Rolling Stock

Steam Engine No. 12

The Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania completed locomotive No. 12 on February 19, 1929. It was a steam powered locomotive. In the 1950s, it was the last steam engine still in use by the Kahului Railroad Company, hauling sugar cane, pineapples and other freight. When Kahului Railroad began using diesel locomotives, the No. 12 served as a backup.

Engine No. 12 made its last run on May 24, 1966 and in 1967 was brought to the mainland. Eventually, Silverwood Theme Park in Athol, Idaho purchased the engine. Now No. 12 will make Colorado part of its history and has been returned to service as part of the Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park.

Steam Engine No. 9

Joining the Loop roster in 2006!  Built in 1884, Colorado & Southern Engine No. 9 was used extensively throughout Colorado’s narrow gauge system, including the Georgetown Loop.  It operated as both freight and passenger, bringing the last passenger train from Leadville to Denver in 1937.  The locomotive was exhibited at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York City and at the 1948-49 Chicago Railroad Fair.  It was stored for a time in Illinois and displayed at the Black Hills Central excursion railroad from1957 to 1988.  The Colorado Historical Society purchased the No. 9 in 1988 and brought her home.

Diesel Engine No. 21

Rocky Mountain Steel Mills (formerly Colorado Fuel & Iron) of Pueblo donated the No. 21, a 1940s-era, 44-ton General Electric diesel/electric locomotive to the Colorado Historical Society to use for backup operations and maintenance at the park.  The railroad industry nicknamed this particular type of locomotive “Critter” or “Big Critter.”  It pulled tons of steel ingots at the plant and operated in that capacity until the 1980s.  The engine then sat idle and unnoticed in a field for many years. In 2004, staff at the plant recognizing its historic value made arrangements to donate it to the society.  Narrow gauge locomotives in this weight class are becoming very rare because of modernization and the operational switch to standard gauge equipment.

Additional On-site Rolling Stock for the Railroad

Excursion Cars/Passenger Cars, Denver & Rio Grande Western

Open gondola, No. 705
Open gondola, No. 718
Open gondola, No. 746
Open gondola, No. 1089
Covered gondola, No. 1156
Open gondola, No. 1157
Covered gondola, No. 1643
Boxcar, No. 3038
Boxcar, No. 3219
Boxcar, No. 3748

Passenger Coach

Colorado & Southern No. 76

Mail Car 

Colorado & Southern No. 13

Caboose 

Denver & Rio Grande Western No. 0586

Speeder Car and Trailer

Fairmont A4 Speeder, CN No. 19174

Display Cars, Denver & Rio Grande Western