Rio Grande 169

{{Infobox locomotive

| name = D&RGW 169

| powertype = Steam

| hatnote = Reference

| image = Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Locomotive No.169.JPG

| alt = No. 169

| caption = Cole Park in Alamosa, Colorado.

| builder = Baldwin Locomotive Works

| serialnumber = 7028

| builddate = 1883

| whytetype = {{whyte|4-6-0}}

| uicclass = 2′C n2

| gauge = {{RailGauge|3ft|lk=on}}

| leadingdiameter =

| driverdiameter = {{convert|46|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}

| weightondrivers = {{convert|50643|lb|t|1|abbr=on}}

| locoweight = {{convert|70550|lb|t|1|abbr=on}}

| fueltype = Coal

| fuelcap =

| watercap =

| boilerpressure =

| cylindercount = Two

| cylindersize = {{convert|14|x|20|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}

| valvegear =

| valvetype =

| tractiveeffort = c. {{convert|12000|lbf|kN|2|abbr=on}}

| factorofadhesion =

| operator = D&RG » D&RGW

| operatorclass = D&RG: 47,
DRGW: T-12

| fleetnumbers = D&RGW: 169

| lastrundate = 1938

| retiredate = 1941

| preservedunits =

| restoredate =

| scrapdate =

| currentowner = The City of Alamosa

| disposition = On Static Display

{{Infobox NRHP

| embed = yes

| name = Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Locomotive No.169

| nrhp_type =

| designated_other1 = Colorado

| designated_other1_date =

| designated_other1_number = 5AL.312.1

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| image =

| caption =

| location = Along Chamber Dr. within Cole Park, Alamosa, Colorado

| coordinates = {{coord|37|28|10.6|N|105|51|43.1|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Colorado#USA

| built = 1883

| architect = Baldwin Locomotive Works

| architecture = Narrow gauge steam locomotive

| added = March 12, 2001

| area = less than one acre

| refnum = 01000230{{NRISref|2009a}}

}}}}

Denver and Rio Grande Western No. 169 is a {{whyte|4-6-0}} "Ten Wheeler" type narrow gauge steam locomotive. It is one of twelve similar locomotives built for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad (D&RGW) by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1883. It was built as a passenger locomotive, with {{convert|46|in|abbr=on}} drivers, the second largest drivers used on any three-foot gauge D&RGW locomotive (The K-37s have {{convert|44|in|abbr=on}} drivers).

During its operational life it was used on all major narrow gauge D&RGW lines. It appears in two Otto Perry photographs on the branch to Santa Fe, New Mexico in April 1933. It was taken out of service in 1938 and then refurbished in 1939 to appear at the 1939 New York World's Fair. In 1941, the railroad donated it to Alamosa, Colorado and has been on display in Cole Park there since. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Locomotive No.169 in 2001.

File:D&RG 167, Class 47, T-12, at Alamosa, shortly after arriving from Baldwin in 1883. CRRM collection.jpg

File:Denver & Rio Grande RR 169.jpg

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