Rio Grande Southern Railroad Derrick Car, Curecanti National Recreation Area

Name: Rio Grande Southern Railroad Derrick Car
Address: Curecanti National Recreation Area, United States

#8 among attractions in Curecanti National Recreation Area

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Rio Grande Southern Railroad Derrick Car

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The Rio Grande Southern Railroad Derrick Car is a railroad derrick car which was produced in 1948 for the Rio Grande Southern Railroad. It is one of only three W60 Series A Derrick Cars narrow-gauge examples ever built by the Fairmont Railway Motors Inc. and it is the only one still extant. It is located at the Cimarron Visitor Center of the Curecanti National Recreation Area, in Cimarron, Colorado. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. ()

Built: 1948 (76 years ago)Coordinates: 38°26'36"N, 107°33'18"W

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Curecanti National Recreation Area United States

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Rio Grande Southern Railroad Derrick Car – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Crystal Reservoir, D & RG Narrow Gauge Trestle, Morrow Point Reservoir, Crystal Dam.

3.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Crystal Reservoir, Curecanti National Recreation Area
95 min walk • Crystal Reservoir is a 340-acre artificial reservoir on the Gunnison River in western Colorado. Located in the upper Black Canyon of the Gunnison, the lake was created in 1976 by the U.S.
0.6 miNE
Bridge
D & RG Narrow Gauge Trestle, Curecanti National Recreation Area
17 min walk • The D&RG Narrow Gauge Trestle, also known as the Cimarron Canyon trestle, is a narrow-gauge railroad deck truss bridge crossing the Cimarron River near Cimarron, Colorado.
1.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Morrow Point Reservoir, Curecanti National Recreation Area
29 min walk • Morrow Point Reservoir is an 817-acre artificial reservoir on the Gunnison River in western Colorado. Located in the upper Black Canyon of the Gunnison, the lake was created in 1968 by the U.S.
6 miNW
Dam
Crystal Dam, Curecanti National Recreation Area
152 min walk • Crystal Dam is a 323-foot-tall, double-curvature, concrete, thin arch dam located 6 miles downstream from Morrow Point Dam on the Gunnison River in Colorado, United States.
1.1 miNE
Dam
Morrow Point Dam, Curecanti National Recreation Area
28 min walk • Morrow Point Dam is a 468-foot-tall concrete double-arch dam on the Gunnison River located in Colorado, the first dam of its type built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Rio Grande Southern Railroad Derrick Car, Curecanti National Recreation Area

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Curecanti National Recreation Area plan & book

Rio Grande Southern Railroad Derrick Car – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Crystal Reservoir, Curecanti National Recreation Area

D & RG Narrow Gauge Trestle, Curecanti National Recreation Area

Morrow Point Reservoir, Curecanti National Recreation Area

Crystal Dam, Curecanti National Recreation Area

Morrow Point Dam, Curecanti National Recreation Area