The Prospector

The Prospector is a Budd-built two-car train that operates on the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad.
==History==
In November 1941, the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad inaugurated the Prospector that went overnight between Denver and Salt Like City via the Moffat Tunnel. Unfortunately, the trains proved inadequate for the job: with only 44 seats and 18 beds, demand exceeded capacity; while the little 192-HP Hercules Diesels were insufficient for getting the trains over the mountains.
Within eight months the Rio Grande returned the trains to Budd and they were scrapped, including The Prospector.
Category:Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Category:Passenger locomotives
Category:Locomotives
Category:Scrapped locomotives