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This brief and un-narrated film shows the operation of the narrow gauge locomotive #476, a 2-8-2 Mikado built by the American Locomotive Company or ALCO, on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW). The same engine was sold to the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNG) in 1981. The film opens with shots of steam locomotive 476 (:18). The tourist train pulls out from the station and approaches a bend in the track (1:30). It rolls past a small workman's shack (1:48). A view from aboard the train captures telephone poles flicking by (2:21). The train crosses a bridge and passes spectators (2:56). The train slows and the conductor waves on any potential riders (3:30). It then pauses on the bridge as the engine smokes (3:39). With a quick burst of steam and clanging steel, the train starts up again (3:59). Passengers are shown on an open air observation car (5:30) as the train rumbles on. Built in 1923, locomotive 476 pulled trains on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW) narrow gauge system until being moved to the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNG). It operated excursions on the D&SNG until being taken out of service in late 1999 and placed on display in the D&SNG roundhouse museum. It was recently restored and is now being converted to burn oil instead of coal. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
