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A Prospector is normally a person who explores an area for natural resources such as minerals, oil, flora or fauna. Recently however, satellites and robots have been used to automatically search for resources, orbiting planets like the Earth, the Moon, and Mars.
The Prospector is a named passenger train operated by Transwa between Perth, Western Australia and Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
The Prospector was also a named passenger train operated by the Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad between Denver, ColoradoFor other cities named Denver see Denver (disambiguation). Denver is the largest city and capital of the state of Colorado, United States of America. It is the largest city along the Front Range and forms the heart of the Denver Metropolitan Area. The cit and Salt Lake City, UtahSalt Lake City is the state capital of and largest city in Utah, a state of the United States of America. It sits in the Salt Lake Valley in north-central Utah along the Wasatch Front at an elevation of 4,330 ft (1,320 m). The valley is mostly surrounded. The train was inaugurated on November 17November 17 is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. November 17 is the 321st day of the year (322nd in leap years), with 44 remaining. Events The Leonids are visible each year around this day. 1292 ( Julian calendar) John Balliol becomes King of Sc 19411941 is also the title of a Steven Spielberg movie made in 1979 see 1941 (film). Events January January 6 Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms Speech in the State of the Union Address. January 10 Lend-Lease is introduced into the United St. The original equipment on this train were a pair of Budd Company -built diesel multiple unitA diesel multiple unit can be: a multiple unit powered by a diesel engine; one or more of these form a passenger train; a combination of diesel powered locomotives operating under the control of one engine-driver, coupled together consecutively, usually a trains numbered M-1 and M-2. These two trainsets were removed from service on July 5July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. Events 1610 John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland. 1687 Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathem 1942Events January January 1 World War II: The word " United Nations" is first officially used to describe the Allied pact. January 2 World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces. January 5 Amy Johnson disappears in flight over River Thames estuary ass, but the train name and the service between the two cities remained using lightweight cars built by Pullman-Standard .
For the inaugural trip in 1941, the railroad made stainless steel pass holders that was intended to be distributed to passengers aboard the first train. The pass 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 that read
- "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"
The special pass holders weren't distributed to passengers, but are now highly prized by railroadiana collectors.
See also
- Lunar ProspectorThe Lunar Prospector mission was the third selected by NASA for full development and construction as part of the Discovery Program. At a cost of $62. 8 million, the 19-month mission was designed for a low polar orbit investigation of the Moon, including m
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