FORT WORTH & DENVER RAILWAY
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Forth Worth & Denver City Originally incorporated in May of 1873, the Fort Worth & Denver City Railway began construction in 1881, hualting its line at Union Park, New Mexico Territory (528 miles) on March 14, 1888. There it met the Denver, Texas & Fort Worth building south from Pueblo Colorado. The last leg had been built from Pueblo to Denver Colorado by the Denver & New Orleans Railroad. Shortly after through service began April 1, 1888 the three lines went through much consolidation, takeover and bankruptsy. In 1899 the Colorado & Southern Railway picked up the pieces, as well as several other Colorado and Texas shortlines, placing it in a new subsidiary, The Fort Worth & Denver City Railway. In 1908 the Colorado & Southern became a Burlington Lines wholey owned subsidiary. Even so, it and the Fort Worth & Denver City continued to maintain their name for much of their ensueing history. in 1951 the word "City" was removed from the name and most of the other C&S Texas lines were included into the new Fort Worth & Denver Railway. It continued as such until merged in 1982 into the Burlington Northern. For a short time it controlled all Burlington properties, even the "Frisco" in Texas and was a direct subsidy of the parent company. Today much of it continues as BNSF. ** Although the Fort Worth & Denver City was its official name for many years most written paper- work, notes and manuscripts, along with earlier photograph descriptions, simply refer to it as The "Fort Worth & Denver".**
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FW&D 4-4-0 #38
Image, Fort Worth & Denver 4-4-0 Loco #38 Order No. FWD38I Photographer: Joseph Schrick An earlier Fort Worth & Denver City 4-4-0 locomotive #38 pauses at the engine terminal of Wichita Falls, Texas, April 26, 1938. Note the Burlington Lines parent name on the tender and the family F.W. & D. on the cab. Shopping Cart 8.5" by 11" Image, Price - $ 5.00 [Add To Cart] --------------------FW&D 2-8-2 #453
Image, Fort Worth & Denver City 2-8-2 #453 Not suitable for reproduction, reference only. A 2-8-2 Fort Worth & Denver locomotive #453 poses at an unknown location. --------------------FW&D 4-6-0 #501
Image, Fort Worth & Denver 4-6-0 Loco #501 Order No. FWD501I Photographer: Fred C. Stoes A Burlington Route 4-6-0 locomotive #501 with train is captured at Trinidad, Colorado, 1937. Shopping Cart 8.5" by 11" Image, Price - $ 5.00 [Add To Cart] --------------------FW&D 2-10-2 #5200
Image, CB&Q-Burlington 2-10-2 #5200/frt, 1939 Order No. CBQ5200I Image, CB&Q-Burlington 2-10-2 #5200/frt, 1939 Order No. CBQ5200P Photo, CB&Q-Burlington 2-10-2 #5200/frt, 1939 Order No. CBQ5200P, 11" X 14" CBQ5200NP Photographer: Fred C. Stoes "The image was taken at the N. Chestnut Street grade crossing where the large #5200 and freight are about to arrive in Trinidad, CO. The train has just entered the north end of the Trinidad wye from Pueblo, Colorado after it crossed the Purgatoire River Bridge." (information provided by Al Clemens, Trinidad resident.) Shopping Cart 8.5" by 11" Image, Price - $ 5.00 [Add To Cart] 7" by 11" Photo, Price - $ 6.75 [Add To Cart] 11" by 14" Photo, Price - $10.00 [Add To Cart] --------------------
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