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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.
Rio Grande Southern Railroad Galloping Goose No.2 at Colorado Railroad Museum. Galloping Goose No. 2 is the only example of this type of narrow gauge rail car designed for combination passenger and freight service, which maintains this as-used configuration in Colorado and thus is significant at a statewide level.
located at the Colorado Railroad Museum: 72: Rio Grande Southern Railroad, Motor No. 7: Rio Grande Southern Railroad, Motor No. 7: February 28, 1997 : 17155 W. 44th Ave. Golden: located at the Colorado Railroad Museum: 73
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.
Founded in 1880 by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad as a hub for the silver and gold mining trade, the trains transported freight and passengers and Durango soon became known for its robust mining ...
The railway branched south out of Montrose to Ouray and the Rio Grande Southern Railroad, and it branched east to Gunnison and Crested Butte. [4] The depot was nominated for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places for its architectural and transportation significance; it was listed on June 3, 1982.
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.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, Rio Grande Southern Railroad: Display: No: Since 1983: The locomotive was built for the D&RG in 1887, and sold to the Rio Grande Southern Railroad in 1916, which renumbered it as their No. 42. It has been restored to as it appeared in the 20th-century (compare photo with original line drawing of this class of ...