"Dinky" Locomotive

"Dinky" Locomotive (HM2331)

Location: Ovid, CO 80744 Sedgwick County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 57.813', W 102° 23.285'

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Known as the "Dinky," this unit was owned and operated by the Great Western Sugar Co. from 1926 to 1985.
Its primary function was to shuttle rail cars of coal, lime-rock, beets and sugar in the Ovid factory yards.

Donated to the town of Ovid - 1987 - by the Amalgamated Sugar Co.
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HM NumberHM2331
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Date Added Tuesday, November 21st, 2017 at 10:01am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13T E 719797 N 4537996
Decimal Degrees40.96355000, -102.38808333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 57.813', W 102° 23.285'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 57' 48.78" N, 102° 23' 17.1" W
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Area Code(s)970
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 400-448 Morgan Ave, Ovid CO 80744, US
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