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Description Postcard photo of the first trip of the "Painted Train" on the narrow gauge Durango and Silverton Railroad in Colorado. The painted train was an effort to promote the line for tourism which was successful enough to continue today.
Date Postmarked in 1953.
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Author While the first "painted train" trip took place in 1950, it appears that the railroad offered these postcards to those riding the train from that point to promote their service.
Camera location37° 47′ 11.88″ N, 107° 40′ 07.23″ W  Heading=22.5° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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D&RGW 473

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37°47'11.879"N, 107°40'7.230"W

heading: 22.5 degree

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current03:26, 25 April 2012Thumbnail for version as of 03:26, 25 April 2012797 × 504 (174 KB)Renamed user 995577823XynCard has been cropped and auto corrected. Previous upload was to help with dating, source and show there are no copyright marks on it.
03:25, 25 April 2012Thumbnail for version as of 03:25, 25 April 2012866 × 1,130 (143 KB)Renamed user 995577823Xyn{{Information |Description=Postcard photo of the first trip of the "Painted Train" on the narrow gauge Durango and Silverton Railroad in Colorado. The painted train was an effort to promote the line for tourism which was successful enough to continue ...

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