Colorado Narrow Gauge Archives - Rail Preservation Network

D&RGW #223 to be restored to operation and reside at the Colorado Railroad Museum

October 29, 2025

After spending 30 years in Ogden, Utah, Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive #223 will be heading home to Colorado. The newly formed 223 Locomotive Foundation non-profit has taken ownership of the locomotive from the city of Ogden, with plans to restore it to operation. In 2024 the city of Ogden, Utah took definitive ownership […]

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Ownership of D&RGW #223 turned over to the city of Ogden, UT

November 2, 2023

The storied locomotive will once again be starting a new chapter of its life with new ownership. After gaining full control and ownership of Denver & Rio Grande Western #223 earlier this year, the Utah State Historical Society (USHS) has turned over the locomotive to the city of Ogden, Utah. The USHS has owned #223

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Durango & Silverton to return K-28 #478 to service

October 21, 2023

On October 17th, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (DSNG) announced that they intend to return locomotive #478 to service. The 1923 built 2-8-2 steam locomotive last operated in 2016 before being placed in the railroad’s Roundhouse Museum. The announcement was made with a line-up of all three of the railroad’s K-28 locomotives outside

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Utah State Historical Society receives full ownership and control over D&RGW #223

April 14, 2023

Ownership of #223 has changed once again in October 2023. Read about the update here. Denver & Rio Grande Western #223, a 1881 2-8-0 steam locomotive, in now entirely in the hands of the Utah State Historical Society (USHS). On April 4th, 2023, Salt Lake City signed an agreement with the group giving them full

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