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Denver & Salt Lake 200
Class 76   2-6-6-0
 
This locomotive was built by Alco-Schenectady (#45604) in October 1908 for the D&SL predecessor Denver, Northwestern & Pacific as an 0-6-6-0. The lead truck was added in 1912. In 1947 it was transferred into the D&RGW roster as Class L-77 #3360 and lasted until 1952.
 
These were real low speed tonnage brutes, “bulldog power” whose drivers stuck to the rails seldom slipping.
 
The Denver, Northwestern & Pacific was David Moffat’s Road incorporated in 1902 to build an “airline” from Denver to Salt Lake City. It had numerous financial problems and reorganizations becoming the Denver & Salt Lake Railroad in 1913. After another reorganization in 1926, it became the Denver & Salt Lake Railway and was acquired by the D&RGW in 1931. The D&RGW set about constructing the Dotsero Cut-off that would finally complete Moffat’s dream of linking Denver to Salt Lake via Rollins Pass, which was ultimately conquered by the Moffat Tunnel in February 1928. D&RGW completely absorbed the D&SL in 1947, renumbering and reclassifying the locomotive fleet.

D&SL Numbers: 200 - 216
D&RGW Numbers 3360 - 3375*
*(202 assigned 3362, but not used as the locomotive was scrapped in 1947)
210 was wrecked and never had an assigned D&RGW number.

Boilers of 3368 (208) and 3375 (216) were reportedly used by the Oriental Refinery in Alamosa, CO as steam power plants until about 1964 when a fire occured.
3375 was reportedly used on the LaVeta Pass line for a short time.

D&SL Class 76 specs:
Low Pressure Cylinders; 33-1/2" x 32"
High Pressure Cylinders; 21" x 32"
55 inch drivers
225 psi boiler pressure
70,466 lbs. Tractive Effort

Location, date and photographer unknown



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 07/25/25 05:48 by train1275.

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Looks like an early Ski Train operation.

mike woodruff
north plattte ne

I really like the looks of this locomotive.
Bob

ski train at hot suplher?

IMO, that would be an interesting railroad to model in the D&STL days. Has anyone done a creditable job?

Victor Baird

Location might be Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado.

swaool Wrote:
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> Looks like an early Ski Train operation.
>
> mike woodruff

What is the purpose of that "quarter-circle scoop" attached to the rear of the smokestack?

Hakk

chakk Wrote:
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> What is the purpose of that "quarter-circle scoop"
> attached to the rear of the smokestack?
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> Hakk

Smoke deflector.