Historic Spruce Lodge of South Fork Colorado...built in the 1920's

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DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN RAILROAD ENGINE NO. 40 Creede Branch, Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad State Register 8/14/2002, 5RN.781 This 1942 railroad locomotive is the oldest surviving diesel-electric locomotive to have operated on the D&RGW system. Designed and built by the General Electric Company for rail yard switching operations, No. 40 served successfully on the D&RGW from 1942 until its retirement in 1954. The locomotive was then sold to the Great Western Sugar Company where it continued to operate well into the 1990s.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Spruce Lodge is located
on the Rio Grande River at the foot of the San Juan Mountains and provides
an environment of warm hospitality in a relaxed atmosphere.
Originally built in 1927.  Download Historical Register Doc

Courtesy of www.sprucelodges.com