The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (reporting mark DRGW), often shortened to Rio Grande, D&RG or D&RGW, formerly the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, was an American …

The original Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway (D&RGW) built a narrow gauge line from Ogden, Utah via Soldier Summit, Utah to Grand Junction, Colorado. The railroad became the …

Nov 5, 2024 · The Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW) was a legendary western "fallen flag" which battled the Rocky Mountains through Colorado and Utah.

The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway Company was founded by General Palmer to build the western outlet for the Rio Grande, the D&RGW Rwy built the original narrow gauge …

On that day, General William Jackson Palmer and his associates filed articles of incorporation for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. Over the next century, this railroad would …

On-line coal, bridge traffic with friendly connections, and the opening of the 6.2-mile Moffat Tunnel in 1928 that dramatically shortened its Denver-Salt Lake Route, the Rio Grande became …

May 12, 2021 · The information presented here is maintained purely as an online historical reference for railfans, modellers, historians, and anyone with even a casual interest in the …

Jan 29, 2025 · The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW) was built toward Gunnison in hopes of tapping wealth and traffic coming in from the booming nearby gold and …

The Denver & Rio Grande never reached farther south than northern New Mexico. As the D&RG Railway expanded westward, it ran into conflicts with other railroads that also wanted to build …

Feb 4, 2025 · Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company (D&RGW), former American railroad chartered in 1870 as the Denver and Rio Grande Railway (D&RG). It began with a …