Denver & Rio Grande Western Outfit Bunk Car No. 04432
San Juan County
Outfit Bunk Car 04432 is a converted revenue boxcar originally built in 1899 and repurposed in 1914 as living quarters for rail workers servicing railroad water facilities along the rail line, work which was critical to the steam-powered narrow gauge railroad.
Denver & Rio Grande Western Outfit Bunk Car No. 04432
The car is significant for engineering as a good example of an early narrow gauge box car converted for use as living quarters. It is also significant for transportation for its continued service on the narrow gauge rail lines of southwest Colorado from 1899-1968.