National and State Register

Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Track Panel Car No. AX-3214

Denver County

D&RGW Railroad Track Panel Car No. AX-3214 is important as a representative type of railroad maintenance-of-way rolling stock.

A corner view of the car with some other cars in the background.

Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Track Panel Car No. AX-3214

The 1967 car, modified from a 1944 flat car, carried prefabricated railroad track panels to the site of train derailments and wrecks.  The car operated in conjunction with other maintenance-of-way cars as part of a derrick work train.