Rio Grande Southern Railroad Derrick Car
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| Location | 82800Q 83rd Rd, Cimarron Visitor Center, Curecanti National Recreation Area, Cimarron, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 38°26′36″N 107°33′19″W / 38.44333°N 107.55528°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1948 |
| Built by | Fairmont Railway Motors Inc. |
| NRHP reference No. | 10000237[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 10, 2010 |
The Rio Grande Southern Railroad Derrick Car is a railroad derrick car which was produced in 1948 for the Rio Grande Southern Railroad. It is one of only three W60 Series A Derrick Cars narrow-gauge examples ever built by the Fairmont Railway Motors Inc., and it is the only one still extant.[2] It is located at the Cimarron Visitor Center of the Curecanti National Recreation Area, in Cimarron, Colorado. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "History Colorado: Montrose County". Retrieved November 12, 2017.
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