Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boom Car RGX-3337
Denver County
The car functioned with D&RGW Derrick No. 027 from circa 1957 until 1997. The D&RGW’s Salt Lake City car shops created the car by refitting an elegant business car to perform maintenance-of-way functions.
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boom Car RGX-3337
The reuse of retired rolling stock, modified to meet non-revenue needs, typifies a pattern of business operation found on the D&RGW and other railroads across the state.