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The ''Prospector'' was a passenger train operated by the Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad between Denver, Colorado and Salt Lake City, Utah. There were two incarnations of the train: a streamlined, diesel multiple unit train that operated briefly from 1941 to 1942; and a locomotive-hauled train of conventional passenger equipment that operated from 1945 until 1967. ==The 1941-1942 ''Prospector''== The train was inaugurated November 17, 1941. The original equipment was a pair of Budd Company-built diesel multiple unit trains numbered M-1 and M-2. The trainsets, however, had significant reliability problems exacerbated by the difficult terrain through which the railway ran; consequently, the train was discontinued July 5, 1942. The trainsets were returned to Budd and ultimately scrapped. For the inaugural trip in 1941, the railroad made stainless steel pass holders that were intended to be distributed to passengers. The holder was engraved with a line drawing of the train on the outside. On the inside were two cards—one with an embossed picture of a prospector and mule in gold, the other with a message reading: :"Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad is honored to welcome _____ on the inaugural trip of the Prospector. New, diesel power, stainless steel streamlined train designed for overnight every night service between Denver and Salt Lake City" However, the holders were not distributed as intended to passengers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prospector (train)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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