Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (DRGW)

Likely the first Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (DRGW) locomotive I ever saw was at the Kaiser, in Fontana, CA, on Saturday, March 31, 1973. DRGW 5328 is an SD45 off the UP-DRGW pool coal train that was running at that time.

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DRGW and its subsidiaries

Click on the following links to see pictures related to the DRGW in the number series indicated:

DRGW 5328 EMD SD45

Reportedly DRGW 5328 was built in 1968 by EMD as a model SD45, DRGW 5328 builder's number 33760.
The disposition of this locomotive is: Rebuilt to SD40M-2 becoming UP 4741 in 1999, then UP 2791, then CEFX 2791, then MNA 2791 & MNA 3392, then Kiamichi Railroad (KRR) 3392.

DRGW SD45 5328 at Kaiser, CA

Scanned from a print printed on Kodabrome Type F, Hard Paper.
Scan 2018012501ph.7
- Photo on Flickr

SP DRGW 5510 EMD SD50

SP DRGW 5510 was an EMD SD50. It reportedly was built in 1984, as an EMD SD50 DRGW 5510 construction number 847022-10. Other owners and numbers associated with this locomotive include: UP 9854, UP 5104.

SP DRGW 5510 in Truckee

On Tuesday, August 12, 1997, Southern Pacific (DRGW) SD50 5510 is sitting in Truckee, CA.

Photo of 5510
Scan 2007021902.13v3
- Photos on Flickr: Roster, Another Roster, Close up of cab

Structures

Rio Grande Depot, Salt Lake City

Built in 1910 for the Denver Rio Grande and Western Railroad, in Salt Lake City, It now houses state history offices, the Utah History Research Center, the Rio Gallery, and the Rio Grande Cafe.