Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Hopper No. 14718
Denver County
The 1966 rail car is a rare surviving example of a standard gauge, open top, triple-bay, 70-ton hopper car. Used to carry coal, limestone, dolomite and other bulk materials not requiring weather protection, the 70-ton hopper is a freight car type important to the operation of the Rio Grande Railroad during the later part of the 20th century.
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Hopper No. 14718 (2006 photograph.)
The car’s forty-years of continuous service demonstrate the success of its design and manufacture.