| Nice shot by an unknown photographer of the 1882 Burnham, Perry, Wms & Co (Baldwin predecessor) narrow gauge 2-8-0 Consolidation #278 built for the Denver & Rio Grande. After serving D&RG and then D&RGW, the loco now resides on a solitar,y isolated section of Cimarron Canyon Trestle Bridge with a stock car and caboose for company, preserved as part of the National Register of Historical Places. Specs - originally class C-16 ("C" for consolidation & 16 for 16,000 lb tractive effort), 3 foot narrow gauge, 36" drivers, 130 psi boiler pressure, 15x20" cylinders, engine weight of 60,000 lb, tractive effort of 13,813 lb. |