From | To | Type | Activity |
1940 | 2009 | Train | Ski Train, Denver-Winter Park |
1940 | 1967 | Train | Texas Zephyr (Train) |
1941 | Pre 1982 | Loco | Alco S-2 (D&RGW) |
1941 | Pre 1982 | Loco | EMD NW2 (D&RGW) |
1941 | Note | AAR recommends 3 flatcar designs - 53'6" (50-ton & 70-ton) & 50' (70-ton) | |
1941 | 1967 | Train | Prospector, Denver-Salt Lake City & Ogden, #'s 7 & 8 |
1942 | Pre 1982 | Loco | EMD FT (D&RGW) |
1942 | 1971 | Train | Colorado Eagle (train) MP |
1946 | Cvd Hoppers |
GA: 2-bay hopper car 1,958-cf. 70-ton |
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1946 | 1950 | Loco | Alco RS2 Loco |
1946 | Pre 1982 | Loco | EMD F3 (D&RGW) |
1946 | 1971 | Train | City of St. Louis (train) UP |
1946 | 1967 | Train | Royal Gorge, Denver-Grand Junction (via Royal Gorge), # 1 & 2 |
1947 | Pre 1982 | Loco | Alco PA-1 (D&RGW) |
1947 | 1967 | Loco | EMD F-3 (C&S) |
1947 | 1983 | Loco | EMD NW-2 (C&S) |
1948 | Pre 1982 | Loco | FM H10-44 (D&RGW) |
1948 | Pre 1982 | Loco | FM H15-44 (D&RGW) |
1949 | Pre 1982 | Loco | EMD F7 (D&RGW) |
1949 | 1971 | Train | California Zephyr (train) |
1949 | - | Yard | North Yard (D&RGW) |
1950 | 1956 | Loco | Alco RS3 Loco (D&RGW) |
1950 | 1968 | Loco | EMD F-7 (C&S) |
1950 | - | Loco | EMD GP7 Loco (D&RGW) |
1951 | Loco | Up to GP7/F7/RS3 | |
1953 | Cvd Hoppers |
PS-2: 3-bay hopper car 2,893-cf. 70-ton |
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1953 | 1983 | Loco | EMD SD7 (C&S) |
1953 | - | Loco | EMD SD7 Loco (D&RGW) |
1953 | Trailers | SP 28' "Truck Service" piggybacks - 2 trailers per flatcar | |
1954 | 1964 | Loco | EMD E9 |
1954 | Note | 19,000 gal 70 ton tankcar introduced | |
1954 | 1968 | Train | Yampa Valley, Denver-Craig, #'s 9 & 10 |
1955 | Pre 1982 | Loco | EMD F9 (D&RGW) |
1955 | Pre 1982 | Loco | EMD GP9 (D&RGW) |
1955 | Note | Trailer Train created by PRR | |
1956 | - | Loco | EMD SD9 (C&S) |
1957 | - | Loco | EMD SD9 Loco (D&RGW) |
1957 | Trailers | 40' trailers allowed on highways | |
1957 | Trailers | 85' flatcars were introduced | |
1958 | Cvd Hoppers |
PS-2: 3-bay hopper car
3,219-cf. 70-ton |
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1958 | 1963 | Loco | EMD SD24 Loco (ATSF 80; CB&Q 16; SOU 48; UP 75) |
1958 | Loco | Up to GP9/SD9/F9/SD24 | |
1958 | Note | CB&Q started to update from Boxcar red to Chinese Red | |
1959 | - | Loco | EMD SW-1200 (C&S) |
1960 | Cvd Hoppers |
GA: Airslide hopper car 2,600-cf. 70-ton |
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1960 | Loco | GE U25B (CBQ) | |
1960 | Note | SP, ATSF & UP joined Trailer Train | |
1960 | Note | Tri-level automobile racks for 85' flatcars introduced | |
1960 | Note | Standard freight car now 50' long & 70 tons capacity | |
1961 | 1963 | Loco | EMD GP30 Loco (D&RGW) |
1961 | Loco | Up to GP30/SD9/F9/U25B | |
1961 | Note | The use of a single black, seven-inch stripe was first used on D&RGW locomotives in 1961. The first units with this scheme, the A-B-B-A set of passenger F3s (D&RGW 5521, 5522, 5523, 5524) assigned to the California Zephyr, were completed in mid-April 1961. | |
1962 | Cvd Hoppers |
PS-2CD: 3-bay hopper car 4,000-cf. 100-ton |
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1963 | ? | Loco | Alco C-420 "Century" loco introduced |
1963 | 1965 | Loco | EMD GP35 Loco (D&RGW) |
1963 | Loco | GE U25C (CBQ) | |
1963 | Note | DRGW joined Trailer Train | |
1964 | Cvd Hoppers |
PS-2: 3-bay hopper car 4,427-cf. 100-ton |
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1964 | Cvd Hoppers |
ACF: 4-bay hopper car 4,650-cf. 100-ton |
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1964 | 1996 | Loco | EMD SW1000/1200 (D&RGW) |
1964 | Note | 17' high 10' wide 87' long Hi-cube boxcars (with NO running boards) introduced | |
1964 | Trailers | 89' flatcars were introduced | |
1965 | 1971 | Loco | EMD SD45 Loco (D&RGW) |
1966 | 1972 | Cvd Hoppers |
PS-2: 3-bay hopper car 4,740-cf. 100-ton |
1966 | - | Loco | EMD GP40 Loco (D&RGW) |
1966 | Loco | Up to GP40/SD45 | |
1966 | Note | New cars could be constructed without running boards | |
1966 | Note | Roof walks not included on new equipment after 10/66 | |
1967 | 1999 | Loco | EMD FP45 Loco |
1967 | 1987 | Loco | EMD SD40 (C&S) |
1967 | 1977 | Trailers | ACI (Automatic Car ID) plate introduced - abandoned |
1968 | Cvd Hoppers |
ACF: 2-bay hopper car
2,970-cf. 100-ton |
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1968 | 1971 | Loco | EMD F45 Loco |
1968 | 1987 | Loco | GE U30C (C&S) |
1968 | Note | Roller-bearing trucks required on all new equipment | |
1969 | Loco | EMD DD40AX introduced | |
1969 | Note | ACF® Industries built general-purpose, single-compartment, 23,500 gallon, insulated, coiled, non-pressurized tank car introdced | |
1970 | 1995 | Railroads | Burlington Northern (March) |
1971 | Railroads | Amtrak Commenced operations on 1/05/1971 | |
1971 | 1983 | Train | Rio Grande Zephyr (train) |
1972 | Cvd Hoppers |
PS-2: 3-bay hopper car 4,750-cf. 100-ton |
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1972 | 1986 | Loco | EMD GP40-2 Loco (D&RGW) |