Evening before the last D&RGW Rio Grande Zephyr run east. Train had terminated at Grand Jct due to Thistle (Utah) slide closing D&RGW main. DRGW trains were running on UP via Wyoming.
Rio Grande F9 is seen at the Colorado Railroad Museum.
Eastbound Rio Grande Zephyr at station stop in Helper, Utah.
Eastbound Rio Grande Zephyr at Kyune, Utah.
Pentax MX; Kodachrome
Crewman gives a roll past as RGZ heads west to Moffat. Pentax MX; Kodachrome
Headed for the Rockies; Silver Sky on the rear. Pentax MX; Kodachrome
A classy vest-pocket streamliner still shows her elegant lines deep into the Amtrak era. Pentax MX; Agfachrome
Service for the Rio Grande Zephyr. Pentax MX; Agfachrome
Rio Grande Zephyr climbs the Front Range. Honeywell MX: Agfachrome
Rio Grande Zephyr rolls through the Rockies - not around them. Pentax MX; Agfachrome
Train 366 from Pueblo to Denver, CO. 5771 was making its last revenue freight run. 2004 finds it displayed at the Colorado RR Museum, Golden, CO.
DRGW 5711
