Baldwin 481 2 8 2 Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotive by Jack Pumphrey - Royalty Free and Rights Managed Licenses

Jack Pumphrey

Las Cruces, NM

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Baldwin 481 2 8 2 Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotive

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Jack Pumphrey

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Drawing - Pen & Ink

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The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is a 3 ft narrow gauge heritage railroad that operates 45.2 miles of track between Durango and Silverton, in the U.S. state of Colorado, the railway is a federally designated National Historic Landmark, the route was originally opened in 1882 by the Denver & Rio Grande Railway to transport silver and gold ore mined from the San Juan Mountains, the line was an extension of the D&RG 3 ft narrow gauge line from Antonito, Colorado, to Durango, the last train to operate into Durango from the east was on December 6, 1968, the Strater Hotel, this grand downtown hotel was built in 1887 and is a 3-minute walk from the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum, the steam engine # 481 is a K-36 Mikado, 2-8-2 built in 1925 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works which was an American builder of railroad locomotives, Eddystone, Pennsylvania.

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