Remaining Locomotives
There are two locomotives that still exist from the original Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad:
#51, a 2-8-0 built in 1880 by Baldwin Locomotive Works. #51 was renumbered in 1885 to #191 and still bears this number, currently residing at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado, on static display. #191 is the oldest remaining authentic Colorado locomotive in the state.
#72, a 2-6-0 built in 1884 by Cooke Locomotive Works. #72 was renumbered by the Colorado & Southern Railroad as their #9, and has been restored for operation in Breckenridge, Colorado. Currently on display at the Rotary Snowplow Park in Breckenridge.
Note: The locomotive pictured above is not an authentic D,SP&PRR locomotive. It is indeed a 36" narrow-gauge locomotive built by H K Porter in 1914 for a railroad in Guatemala.
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