Photos & Videos Photo of the Day Rocket at Denver Union Station

Rocket at Denver Union Station

By Angela Cotey | September 29, 2022

An E7 backs Rock Island’s Rocky Mountain Rocket into Denver Union Station in the early 1950s. Meanwhile, five tracks to the right, a Union Pacific switcher pulls a consist from the station.
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