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Rio Grande 268
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Baldwin Locomotive Works· from 1882· preserved American narrow-gauge 2-8-0 locomotive (class 60/C-19)
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauge locomotive 268 Cinder Ella 1952: The release on back asks that the photo to be credited to the film Denver and Rio Grande ; the film is from Paramount.· Public domain
- 2. D&RGW 268 in Gunnison: Leighton Moreland· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
Rio Grande 268 is a C-16 class 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type narrow-gauge steam locomotive built for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1882. It is one of three surviving locomotives in D&RG class 60. The later designation C-16 followed the D&RGW class-naming format from 1924 of a letter, “C” for Consolidation type, and a number “16” for its rated tractive effort of approximately 16,000 pounds.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 144 years ago, in 1882.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 73 years (1882–1955).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1882
- in service from
- 1882
- retired
- 1955
- status
- retired
- number built
- 57
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Baldwin Locomotive Works
- operators
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 914 mm 3 ft narrow gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-8-0
- weight
- 27.2 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q124392719, Wikipedia: Rio Grande 268 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.