Rio Grande Southern Railroad Derrick Car

Rio Grande Southern Railroad Derrick Car
Location 82800Q 83rd Rd, Cimarron Visitor Center, Curecanti National Recreation Area, Cimarron, Colorado
Coordinates 38°26′36″N 107°33′19″W / 38.44333°N 107.55528°W / 38.44333; -107.55528Coordinates: 38°26′36″N 107°33′19″W / 38.44333°N 107.55528°W / 38.44333; -107.55528
Area less than one acre
Built 1948
Built by Fairmont Railway Motors Inc.
NRHP reference # 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. 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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "History Colorado: Montrose County". Retrieved November 12, 2017.
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