National and State Register
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 3006
Denver County
Locomotive No. 3006 is a rare surviving example of a second-generation diesel road switcher that remains in near original operating condition. General Motors Corporation constructed the locomotive in 1962 as part of its GP-30 series.
The D&RGW used No. 3006, along with its other GP-30s, throughout Colorado for all types of rail service, including both passenger and freight operations. While not the last GP-30 to be retired in the late 1990s, No. 3006 was the last GP-30 to be sold by the D&RGW’s successor company, the Union Pacific Railroad.
Address
8th & Osage, Union Pacific Railroad Burnham Yard / Denver
Site Number
5DV.7137