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The Rio Grande Scenic Railroad of Colorado was a heritage railway that operated from 2006 to 2019 in and around the San Luis Valley as a subsidiary of the San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad. The heritage railroad ceased operating excursions following a wildfire that damaged some of their facilities, as well as the parent company SLRG entering ...
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 ...
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad: Rio Grande Junction Railway: DRGW: 1889 1947 Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad: Rio Grande, Pagosa and Northern Railroad: DRGW: 1899 1908 Denver and Rio Grande Railroad: Rio Grande and Pagosa Springs Railroad: 1895 1914 N/A Rio Grande, Pueblo and Southern Railroad: DRGW: 1902 1908 Denver and Rio Grande ...
The Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad (formerly the San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad) is a class III railroad operating in south-central Colorado.It runs on 154 miles (248 km) of former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks on three lines radiating from Alamosa and interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad in Walsenburg.
The year after Union Pacific purchased Southern Pacific and Rio Grande, the railroad closed the Tennessee Pass line, including the gorge segment. [citation needed] In 1997, Union Pacific was persuaded to sell the 12 miles (19 km) of track through the Royal Gorge in an effort to preserve this scenic route.
Today, the line is part of the San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad, a class III railroad which also operates a seasonal excursion service. [5] The narrow-gauge portion between Antontio and Chama continues to operate as the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad with two trains (one in each direction) traversing the route each day during summer months. [6]
Length: 150 miles Stretching from Cumberland, Maryland, to Pittsburgh, the Great Allegheny Passage takes riders alongside the sun-dappled rivers and streams of what used to be an important rail ...
Old La Veta Pass (officially La Veta Pass), elevation 9,380 ft (2,860 m), [2] was at one time a main travel route between the San Luis Valley and Walsenburg, first on the narrow gauge Denver and Rio Grande Railway, and later on a wagon road and then highway following the same alignment. The route featured two tight curves on the eastern ...