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Gold Bond of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad, issued 1. July 1890. The Rio Grande Southern Railroad (reporting mark RGS, also referred to as "The Southern") was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railroad which ran in the southwestern region of the US state of Colorado, from the towns of Durango to Ridgway, routed via Lizard Head Pass.
Almost swapped out with K-28 class No. 478 in 2015 from the D&SNG. Stored in Chama, NM. Undergoing a cosmetic restoration as of 2016. 483 also hauled the last steam powered scheduled passenger train on the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad on May 29, 1965. It was a fan trip from Alamosa to Durango, Colorado. 484 58585 C&TS
Galloping Goose, Telluride, Colorado, 1952. Galloping Goose is the popular name given to a series of seven railcars (officially designated as "motors" by the railroad), built in the 1930s by the Rio Grande Southern Railroad (RGS) and operated until the end of service on the line in the early 1950s.
Rio Grande 315 or Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 315 or D&RGW 315: Steam "C-18" 2-8-0 narrow-gauge 1895 built 2008 NRHP-listed Durango, CO: Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad: CO-07 Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad No. 683 or Rio Grande 683: Steam coal-burning 2-8-0 "Consolidation" 1890 Colorado Railroad Museum ...
Potomac, Fredericksburg and Piedmont Railroad: Virginia: 1876: 1926 [81] Rio Grande Southern Railroad: Colorado: 1892: 1951 [82] Sandy River Railroad, later Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad: Maine: 1879: 1908 [83] 2 ft (610 mm) gauge Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad: Maine: 1908: 1935 [84] 2 ft (610 mm) gauge, portion operating as ...
His routes over Poncha Pass and Marshall Pass were purchased for road beds by the Denver and Rio Grande railway. [9] Mears built several railroads during his 91 years, including the Rio Grande Southern Railroad from Durango to Ridgway, the Silverton Railroad, and the Silverton Northern Railroad. Several of his railroads were narrow gauge.
Rio Grande Southern Railroad, Motor No. 20; D. Rio Grande Southern Railroad Derrick Car; G. Galloping Goose (railcar) T. Trout Lake Trestle This page was last edited ...
The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad and Rio Grande Western Railroad were fully consolidated in 1908. Jeffery remained as president, and well as president of the Rio Grande Southern, until 1912, when he retired and became chairman of the board. He remained as president of the Western Pacific until 1913, when he became its chairman. [12]