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  2. Rio Grande Scenic Railroad - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Dome car - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Gorge Route Railroad and the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad operate former Santa Fe, Great Northern and Milwaukee Road full-length domes in excursion service on their respective routes in central and southern Colorado. A unique feature of the Rio Grande Scenic service is the chance to ride in a modern dome car behind a vintage steam ...

  5. List of Colorado railroads - Wikipedia

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    Rio Grande Gunnison Railway: DRGW: 1891 1908 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 ...

  6. Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Royal Gorge Route Railroad - Wikipedia

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    The Rio Grande, whose track ended 0.75 miles (1.21 km) from downtown Cañon City, [N 2] raced crews to the same area, but they were blocked by Santa Fe graders in the narrow canyon. By a few hours they had lost the first round in what became a two-year struggle between the two railroads that would be known as the Royal Gorge War.

  8. List of White Pass and Yukon Route locomotives and cars ...

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    Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. Class K-28. Originally, D&RGW #470. Purchased by the U.S. Army in 1942 for use on the WP&YR. Retired and shipped to Auburn, Washington in 1944. Scrapped in 1946. [9] [59] USA 251 American Locomotive Co. 2-8-2. 27,540 lbf (122.5 kN) September 1923 64982 Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. Class K-28. Originally, D ...

  9. Rio Grande Southern Railroad - Wikipedia

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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.