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| Cole Park in Alamosa, Colorado. | |
| Power type | Steam |
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| Builder | Baldwin Locomotive Works |
| Serial number | 7028 |
| Build date | 1883 |
| Configuration | 4-6-0 |
| UIC classification | 2′C n2 |
| Gauge | 3 ft (914 mm) |
| Driver diameter | 46 in (1,168 mm) |
| Weight on drivers | 50,643 lb (23.0 t) |
| Locomotive weight | 70,550 lb (32.0 t) |
| Fuel type | Coal |
| Cylinders | Two |
| Cylinder size | 14 in × 20 in (356 mm × 508 mm) |
| Tractive effort | c. 12,000 lbf (53.38 kN) |
| Last run | 1938 |
| Retired | 1941 |
| Current owner | The City of Alamosa |
| Disposition | On Static Display |
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Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Locomotive No.169
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| Location | Along Chamber Dr. within Cole Park, Alamosa, Colorado |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1883 |
| Architect | Baldwin Locomotive Works |
| Architectural style | Narrow gauge steam locomotive |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000230 |
| Added to NRHP | March 12, 2001 |
Denver and Rio Grande Western No. 169 is a 4-6-0 "Ten Wheeler" type narrow gauge steam railway locomotive. It is one of twelve similar locomotives built for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1883. It was built as a passenger locomotive, with 46 in (1,200 mm) drivers, the second largest drivers used on any three foot gauge D&RGW locomotive. (The K-37s which were originally standard gauge have 44 in (1,100 mm) drivers.)
During its operational life it was used on all of the major D&RGW narrow gauge 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 the City of Alamosa and it has been 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.