Rio Grande No. 1 The Montezuma

Denver & Rio Grande No. 1, named The Montezuma, was a 2-4-0 steam locomotive. It was the first locomotive to be built and delivered for the Denver & Rio Grande's 3-foot gauge system, and one of four Class 25 engines they owned, the other three being named Ute, Cortez, and Del Norte.
==History==
Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1871, it ultimately did not prove powerful enough with its short wheelbase for hauling heavy trains through the mountains. When bigger engines arrived on the D&RG, it was leased out to the Denver, Utah and Pacific Railroad until 1883. It latterly spent most of its time running as a switch engine before being retired in 1887 and scrapped on July 23, 1888.
==Trivia==
*The Montezuma's design inspired the Disneyland Railroad No. 4 Ernest S. Marsh at Disneyland, and in turn the four locomotives running on the Western River Railroad at Tokyo Disneyland.
== Gallery ==
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