Rio Grande 484 Tank Top

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Rio Grande 484, a Mikado 2-8-2 narrow gauge steam locomotive, originally built for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad in 1925. It now pulls excursion trains on the Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad out of Chama, New Mexico. The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad was originally constructed in 1880 as part of the Rio Grande’s narrow gauge San Juan Extension, which served the silver mining district of the San Juan mountains in southwestern Colorado. With the repeal of the Sherman Act in 1893 and its devastating effect on the silver mining industry, traffic over the San Juan Extension failed to warrant conversion to standard gauge. In the decades that followed, the railroad was mostly stagnant, although its last major upgrades in equipment and infrastructure happened in the 1920s. A post-World War II natural gas boom brought a brief period of prosperity to the line, but operations dwindled to a trickle in the 1960s. Finally, in 1969 the Interstate Commerce Commission gran...

I am Dale R.Carlson, the man behind the camera for Bluemoonistic Studio. Living in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains and traveling beyond. My mind sees, my heart feels and my camera puts them together! My intent is to place you in the feeling and emotion of the scene that I created. Wall art is available for purchase both at fineartamerica.com. Digital downloads of all photos are available at www.bluemoonistic.com. All of these photos are available in high quality prints, including canvas, metal, acrylic, and wood prints. They can also be placed on many different products. My photos have been published in the magazines, "Blue Ridge Country", "Western North Carolina" and "Farm and Ranch Living" and are used by many...