Photos & Videos Photo of the Day Fighting snow on the Rio Grande narrow gauge

Fighting snow on the Rio Grande narrow gauge

By Angela Cotey | February 21, 2025

| Last updated on August 7, 2025

Rio Grande rotary plow OY stands with 2-8-2 494 at Osier, Colo., on January 4, 1952, during one of the worst winters to hit the D&RGW narrow gauge.
John Norwood photo

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