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The Denver & Rio Grande Railway (D&RG) was incorporated on October 27, 1870, by General William Jackson Palmer (1836–1909), and a board of four directors. It was originally announced that the new 3 ft (914 mm) railroad would proceed south from Denver and travel an estimated 875 miles (1,408 km) south to El Paso via Pueblo, westward along the Arkansas River, and continue southward through the ...
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.
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad: Denver and Rio Grande Railway: DRGW: 1870 1886 Denver and Rio Grande Railroad: Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad: D&RG, D&RGW, DRGW DRGW 1920 1997 Union Pacific Railroad: Denver and Salt Lake Railroad: D&SL DRGW: 1912 1927 Denver and Salt Lake Railway: Denver and Salt Lake Railway: D&SL DRGW: 1926 ...
The Royal Gorge Route Railroad is a heritage railroad based in Cañon City, Colorado. A 1950s-era train makes daily 2-hour excursion runs from the Santa Fe Depot through the Royal Gorge along a famous section of the former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad.
The Alamosa–Durango line or San Juan extension was a railroad line built by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, following the border between the U.S. states of Colorado and New Mexico, in the Rocky Mountains.
The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad: Rebel of the Rockies. University of Nebraska Press. The Moffat Tunnel at www.Colorado.gov; Moffat Library of Washingtonville at www.moffatlibrary.org; White Hills Arizona Mohave Museum at www.ctaz.com; Salida Colorado History – Chaffee County Colorado 125th Anniversary Timeline at www.salida.com
The existence of the Colorado Central and Pacific Railroad prompted the citizens of Denver to incorporate the Denver Pacific Railroad on November 19, 1867. Following a spirited campaign raising capital, the Denver Pacific Railroad laid its first track in 1869. [1] By June 26, 1870, the Denver Pacific Railroad was completed.
The following rail lines have been owned or operated by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad or its predecessors. Denver-Pueblo Joint Line: Denver (Union Station) to Pueblo. Fort Logan Branch: Englewood (Military Junction) to Fort Logan; Lehigh Branch: Louviers (Lehigh Junction) to Lehigh Mine; Castle Rock Branch: Castle Rock to Hathaway