D&SNG No. 1 is a 50-tonner center-cab type narrow gauge diesel locomotive built by General Electric (GE) in 1957, originally for the Arkansas Limestone Railroad. It would later be sold in 2002 to the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNG) in Durango, CO, following the 2002 Missionary Ridge wildfire, and given the nickname "Hotshot". It is mainly used on the D&SNG for switching operations, mostly out of Durango, CO, and has remained in service as of today.
As of 2024, it is currently one of seven operable narrow gauge diesels on the D&SNG, the others being US Steel/GE 98-tonner center-cab type diesel No. 11, former Georgetown Loop Railroad DE75CT type diesel No. 1203, and former White Pass & Yukon Route (WP&Y) DL-535E type diesels Nos. 101, 103, 106, and 107.
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- Hotshot was originally painted in a cascade, silver, and orange paint scheme, but was later repainted into a black paint scheme in 2018.
- In 2023, Hotshot was fitted with a different horn, but it eventually got its original horn back in 2024.
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