A Denver, Rio Grande & Western SW1200 recently arrived in Utah after being acquired by the Promontory Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. 

Rio Grande 133 was built in 1965 and spent years working in Utah before heading east to South Dakota, where it operated at various grain elevators. It eventually ended up in Iowa. In early 2024, it was announced that the locomotive had been donated to the NRHS chapter by the Southeast Farmers Coop. The engine remained in Iowa until late 2025, when it moved west to Utah, where it will be put on display at the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, pending a cosmetic and operational restoration.

The group is currently raising $15,000 to acquire a new set of batteries, preserve and improve its original Rio Grande paint, and address some rust issues. Donations can be made through GoFundMe.

—Justin Franz