Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 315
National Register of Historic Places

Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 315

Durango, La Plata County, Colorado
Listed
October 23, 2008
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
08001008

About this property

Denver and Rio Grande Western 315 is a C-18 class 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type narrow-gauge steam locomotive that was originally built for the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1895. It was purchased by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad (D&RG) in 1917 and later became known as No. 315. It was retired in 1949 and had been on display at City of Durango parks until the Durango Railroad Historical Society restored the locomotive from 2001 to August 2007. It was operational from then until September 2021. On March 8, 2023, it returned to service, following its FRA federally mandated 1,472-day boiler inspection and overhaul. Most "sister" locomotives to No. 315 were scrapped, but two others survive today: D&RGW No. 318, on display at the Colorado Railroad Museum; and F&CC No. 10, currently in storage at the Nevada Southern Railroad Museum. The designation C-18 followed the D&RGW class-naming format from 1924 of a letter, “C” for Consolidation type, and a number “18” for its rated tractive effort of approximately 18,000 pounds.

Location

479 Main Ave.
Durango, La Plata County, Colorado
37.26794, -107.88292

Categories

TRANSPORTATIONENGINEERINGCOMMERCEINDUSTRY
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Sources

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When was Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 315 listed on the National Register?

Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 315 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 23, 2008.

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Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 315 is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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