National and State Register

Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Engine No. 40

Rio Grande County

This 1942 railroad locomotive is the oldest surviving diesel-electric locomotive to have operated on the D&RGW system.

A black and white photo of the engine on some tracks.

Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Engine No. 40 (2002 photograph.)

Designed and built by the General Electric Company for rail yard switching operations, No. 40 served successfully on the D&RGW from 1942 until its retirement in 1954. The locomotive was then sold to the Great Western Sugar Company where it continued to operate well into the 1990s.

State Register

Address

Creede Branch, Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, South Fork

Site Number

5RN.781