| Denver & Rio Grande Western #315 |
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D&RGW No. 315 at the C&TS in 2008 |
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| Reference | | Power type | Steam |
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| Builder | Baldwin Locomotive Works |
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| Serial number | 14352 |
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| Model | 10-26 E |
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| Build date | 1895 |
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| Rebuild date | 2001–2007 |
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| Career |
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| Class | - D&RG: Class 72
- D&RGW: C-18
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| Retired | 1950 (revenue service) |
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| Restored | August 2007 |
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| Current owner | Durango Railroad Historical Society |
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| Disposition | Operational, Currently at the C&TS based in Antonito, Colorado |
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Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 315 | | |
| | Location | 479 Main Ave., Durango, Colorado |
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| Area | less than one acre |
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| Built | 1895 |
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| Architect | Baldwin Locomotive Works |
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| Architectural style | Narrow gauge Consolidation |
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| NRHP reference No. | 08001008 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 24, 2008 |
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Denver and Rio Grande Western No. 315 is a class "C-18" 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type narrow-gauge steam locomotive that was originally built for the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1895. It was purchased by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad (D&RG) in 1917 and later became known as No. 315. It was retired in 1949 and had been on display at City of Durango parks until the Durango Railroad Historical Society restored the locomotive from 2001 to August 2007. It was operational from then until September 2021. On March 8, 2023, it returned to service, following its FRA federally mandated 1,472-day boiler inspection and overhaul. Most "sister" locomotives to No. 315 were scrapped, but two others survive today: D&RGW No. 318, on display at the Colorado Railroad Museum; and F&CC No. 10, currently in storage at the Nevada Southern Railroad Museum.
