| Title: |
CS 4-6-0 #312 - Colorado & Southern |
| Description: |
Rhode Island (pre-ALCo) built this 4-6-0 ten wheeler in October of 1890 originally as Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf #1406 (serial #2453) and later in 1896 renumbered to Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf #70. In 1898 after a merger of railroads, it was relabeled Colorado & Southern 4-6-0 #312, class C-3E. On July 29,1938, it was sold to the Hayden Coal Company of Hayden, CO. By 1944, it was sent to the scrapper's torch. 1920 rebuilt specs - 62" drivers, 180 psi boiler pressure, 20x24" cylinders, modest engine wt of 131,200 lb and modest tractive force of 21,380 lb This photo is by rail fan Blackburn. |
| Photo Date: |
10/10/1936 Upload Date: 11/19/2025 3:39:25 AM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
CS 312(4-6-0) |
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