Rolling Stock
When the Uintah shut down many cars were obtained by area farmers, at little or no cost, to be used for storage. Usually all under body metal (couplers, brake rigging, and truss rods) was removed by the railroad, but exterior metal (grab irons etc.) was left on. Very little of this rolling stock still exists, most being burnt or dismantled through the years.
Most rolling stock that still exists is located at the the following locations.
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The Cross Orchards Living History Farm in Grand Junction, CO |
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Various farms in the vicinity of Mack and Fruita, CO |
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The Colorado Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum at Golden, CO |
The following is a list of known remaining pieces of rolling stock.
Boxcars
#200 is owned by the Museum of Western Colo. and is
on display at Cross Orchards. It has been restored to a very good
condition and is complete with brake rigging, couplers, and trucks.
#221 is owned by the Museum of Western Colo. and is on display at Cross Orchards. It has been restored to a very good condition and is complete with brake rigging, couplers, and trucks.
#2?? was purchased by Alan Kraus at a farm auction and was recently moved to his property at Loma, CO and restoration has begun. It is on trucks and is sitting on a sort section of display track but still needs couplers and brake components. It had been updated with a Murphy (metal covering) roof, and had been on a concrete foundation so is in good to fair condition. The car number is unknown. Alan also has a D&RGW drop bottom gondola which is displayed on the same display track.
#226 was purchased by Charles Roberts at a farm auction, and is expected to be restored in the near future. It has the original wood roof, was on blocks, and is in good to fair condition.
#2?? is being used for farm storage. It had been updated with a Murphy (metal covering) roof and is on blocks, so is in good to fair condition. This car is unique in that it has small doors in both ends (most have a small door in one end only). The car number is unknown.
#2?? has recently been discovered. It is located West of Fruta and is being used for general storage and is in good to fair condition. The owner would like to restore it but no plans have been made to do so yet.
Stock Cars
#412 is owned by the Museum of Western Colo. and on
display at Cross Orchards. It has been restored to a good condition and is
complete with brake rigging, couplers, and trucks.
#418 was purchased by Charles Roberts at a farm auction, and is expected to be restored. It had been on a concrete foundation and is in fair condition .
Caboose
#3 is the only known surviving Uintah caboose, and was the
only Uintah caboose to have two trucks (8 wheels). It is
owned by the Museum of Western Colo. and is on display at Cross Orchards.
This caboose was obtained in very poor condition in 1987 and restoration was
begun in 1996. It was dismantled,
pictures were taken, detail drawings were made, and it is in the process of
being reconstructed. See caboose #3 rebuilding for text, pictures, and a
progress report.
Note. There is a car located at Mack, CO that is claimed to be an ex Uintah caboose. Inspection by several knowledgeable individuals has shown it to be one end of a NG boxcar that has been cut in half. It is NOT an ex Uintah caboose.
Water Cars
Two steel water cars reside on the
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. The Uintah originally had five flat cars with
wooden water tanks to supply water to Mack and other points. These were
later replaced by seven wood frame flat cars with steel, tender like, tanks. When the
Uintah RY shut down the metal tank cars were bought by the D&RGW and later
two were passed on to
the D&SNGRR.
Uintah #021/ D&RGW #0469 is located at Silverton, CO. and is in good condition.
Uintah #023/D&RGW #0470 has been donated to the Durango Railroad Historical Society and is presently stored at Bayfield, CO. awaiting restoration. It is in fair condition and has one end sill almost rotted away.
These cars are the only known ex Uintah cars to still have the original Uintah trucks and couplers
Work Cars
B&B #1 is a sleeper/tool car owned by the Museum of
Western Colo. and is on display at Cross Orchards. Approximately 75% of
this car is a sleeping and eating area, with bunks, a sink, and a pot bellied
stove, while the other end has a tool and equipment storage area. It has
been restored to a good condition complete with interior furnishings and trucks but still needs brake
rigging and couplers.
#01 has a caboose like platform and door at one end and side doors on both sides. We have yet to determine if it was a tool car or caboose, as it has attributes of both. It was built by the Uintah from an old D&RGW flat car. It owned by the Museum of Western Colo. and is on display at Cross Orchards. It has been restored to a good condition with trucks and link and pin couplers, but still needs brake rigging.
Passenger Cars
#50 is a combination passenger/baggage car owned
and displayed by the Colorado Railroad Museum, and has been restored to an
excellent condition. This car began life as a sleeping car but was rebuilt
as a combination car by the Uintah.
#51 is a Pullman Co. sleeper owned by the Museum of Western Colo. and is located at Cross Orchards. It is in poor condition with all interior fixtures, paneling, etc. having been removed. It is presently stored under shelter with hopes of eventual rebuilding and display.
#B-8 is a business car owned and displayed by the Colorado Railroad Museum, and has been restored to an excellent condition. This car was originally a coach but was rebuilt as a business car by the D&RG and later sold to the Uintah.
Locomotives
Uintah # 12 is presently stored at the Nevada State Railroad Museum at
Boulder City, Nevada. This locomotive was originally the Florence & Cripple
Creek #10, became the Uintah #12 in 1917, and became the Eureka-Nevada #12
after being sold by the Uintah in 1937.
The tender of Uintah #30 was sold to the D&RGW in 1939 and made into water car #W499. This was subsequently turned into the tender for snowplow #OM in 1962 and is located at Chama, NM.