RailPictures.Net Photo: DRGW 5771 Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad EMD F9(A) at Glenwood Canyon, Colorado by Steve Patterson

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» Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (more..)
» EMD F9(A) (more..)

» Unknown
» Glenwood Canyon, Colorado, USA (more..)
» April 24, 1983

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» DRGW 18 (more..)

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Coming home for the last time --- as the sun was setting D&RGW's "Rio Grande Zephyr" Train 18 was arguably in one of the route's most popular locations --- Glenwood Canyon --- after departing Glenwood Springs on April 24, 1983. This was before completion of Interstate 70 through the canyon (1992) and the motorcade pursuing the famous train had a State Patrolman at the front and another at the end making sure there would be no crazy driving. So I picked a spot and waited. Did the two fishermen even notice the last passage? D&RGW reluctantly joined Amtrak.

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