Ranger Sarah with the Junior Rangers badges she has earned so far on her current adventure.
— at Curecanti National Recreation Area.

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Ranger Sarah heads in to the campground at Cimarron where she will be camping for the night.
— at Curecanti National Recreation Area

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Ranger Sarah looks at Locomotive #278, its coal tender, a boxcar, and caboose, an example of rolling stock railroad cars used on this branch of the Denver & Rio Grande (D&RG) Narrow Gauge Railroad.
— at Curecanti National Recreation Area.

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Ranger Sarah looks at the last remaining railroad trestle along the Black Canyon of the Gunnison route.
— at Curecanti National Recreation Area.

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Ranger Sarah learns that passenger trains also traveled the rail line through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. Read more at https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=158937
— at Curecanti National Recreation Area.

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Ranger Sarah learns how busy the Cimarron state was with all the cattle and sheep that were transported on the line. Read more at https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=158946
— at Curecanti National Recreation Area.

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Ranger Sarah with a tiny crane car at the railroad exhibit at Cimarron.
— at Curecanti National Recreation Area.

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Ranger Sarah learns of the challenges the railroad faced and the special rail cars it had. Learn more at https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=158986
— at Curecanti National Recreation Area.

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Ranger Sarah checks out the Trail Exhibit. The area was called Cimarron as some of the rail workers were reminded of the hills around Cimarron, New Mexico, and the camp was dubbed "Cimarron."
— at Curecanti National Recreation Area.

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