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Owner: Colorado & Southern
Model:BLW 2-8-0Built As:UPDG 9 (2-8-0)
Serial Number:15142Order No:
Frame Number:Built:12/1896
Notes:ex-Union Pacific Denver & Gulf 9
Other locos with this serial:  CS 71(2-8-0)
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CS 2-8-0n #71 - Colorado & Southern
Title:  CS 2-8-0n #71 - Colorado & Southern
Description:  Colorado & Southern narrow gauge 2-8-0 Consolidation #71 was built in 1896 by Baldwin originally as Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf 9. In 1899, UPD&G was merged into the new Colorado & Southern RR and was renumbered CS 2-8-0 #71 at the time. Upon retirement, CS #71 was donated to Central City in 1941 and placed on display. It still resides in Central City, but is now located outside one of the casinos in town. This is where Jim Lockart found it when he took this color slide of it in 1986. Original specs - 3' narrow gauge, 37" drivers,180 psi boiler pressure, 15.5x20" cylinders, very modest engine wt of 80,500 lb and very modest tracxtive effort of 19,848 lb.
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 2/10/2024 12:58:22 PM
Location:  Central City, CO
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam
Locomotives:  CS 71(2-8-0)
Views:  69   Comments: 0
C&S 2-8-0 71
Title:  C&S 2-8-0 71
Description:  This narrow gauge 2-8-0 was in excursion service out of Central City, Colorado.
Photo Date:  10/8/1988  Upload Date: 8/3/2019 1:23:40 PM
Location:  Central City, CO
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  CS 71(2-8-0)
Views:  540   Comments: 1
Colorado and Southern No. 71
Title:  Colorado and Southern No. 71
Description:  Colorado and Southern Railway's No. 71 is on display in Central City, CO.
Photo Date:  11/23/2008  Upload Date: 11/23/2008 8:42:43 PM
Location:  Central City, CO
Author:  amtrakswchief 4
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CS 71(2-8-0)
Views:  1951   Comments: 0


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