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 Class I railroad company. The railroad started as a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge line running south from Denver, Colorado, in 1870.

The Denver and Rio Grande Depot, also known as the Montrose Railroad Depot, [2] is a historic railway station in Montrose, Colorado. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has housed the Montrose County Historical Museum since the 1970s.

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 known for its competitive spirit and mountain scenery.

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 Rio Grande Western Railway in 1889 and built several branch lines …

The Denver and Rio Grande Western Depot, commonly referred to as the Rio Grande Depot, is a former train station on the western edge of Downtown Salt Lake City.

Map Map of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway, showing its connections and extensions also the relative position of Denver and Pueblo to all the principal towns and mining regions of Colorado and New Mexico.

Passenger Timetables were made available to the travelling public and include station stops, train schedules, routes, and connections.

May 12, 2021 · Passenger Timetables were made available to the travelling public and include station stops, train schedules, routes, and connections. Maps and charts showing the exact location, grade, and curvature of many of the Rio Grande's lines.

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 in the lucrative mining regions of the Rocky Mountains.

The preferred route was south from Denver to Pueblo, then west along the Arkansas River. Having reached Salida at the other end of the gorge, the rails would turn south across Poncha Pass and stretch out through the San Luis Valley, joining up with the headwaters of the Rio Grande (the river).