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870:, reaching Aspen in October, 1887. The D&RG then joined with the Colorado Midland to build a line from Glenwood Springs connecting with D&RG at Grand Junction. Originally considered a secondary branch route to Grand Junction, the entire route from Leadville to Grand Junction was upgraded to standard gauge in 1890, and the original narrow-gauge route via Marshall Pass became a secondary route.
580:, Colorado in Burnham. They were built in 1871 and equipped to service both narrow gauge and standard gauge rolling stock. In 1922 the site received $ 3 million in upgrades, expanding the capacity to repair locomotives and cars. The last steam locomotive was serviced in 1956, at which time the locomotive department was converted to service diesel engines. The other major back shop site was in
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794:, for this purpose. As a defensive move, this may have been enough to discourage the A&C from proceeding to construction. Originally hauling mainly agricultural products, the Farmington line was converted to narrow gauge in 1923, and later delivered pipe and other construction materials to the local oil and natural gas industry into the 1960s.
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Southern Pacific and would do so until the Union Pacific merger. The one noticeable change was to Southern Pacific's "Bloody Nose" paint scheme. The serif font on the sides of the locomotives was replaced
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30, 1883, and by May of that year the D&RG formally leased its Utah subsidiary as previously planned. By mid-1883, financial difficulties due to aggressive growth and expenditures led to a shake up among the D&RG board of directors, and
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buoyed his interest in the narrow-gauge concept which would prove to be advantageous while conquering the mountainous regions of the
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ran at full capacity and turned a modest profit from its 1949 inception through the late 1950s, by the mid-1960s the train was profitable only during the late spring, summer, and fall. In 1970, Western
Pacific, claiming multimillion-dollar losses, dropped out. However, the D&RGW refused to join
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Western during lease disagreements and continued financial struggles, the D&RG went into receivership in July, 1884, with court-appointed receiver William S. Jackson in control. Eventual foreclosure and sale of the original Denver & Rio Grande
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Tennessee Pass had steep grades, and it was not uncommon to see trains running with midtrain and rear-end helpers. In 1997, a year after the D&RGW/SP merger with Union Pacific, the UP closed the line. Although it has been out of service for more than two decades, the rails are
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17, 2009, and will reside in the Eccles Rail Center at the south end of the building. The museum is located at 25th Street and Wall Ave in Ogden, Utah. Many other Rio Grande locomotives still run in service with Union
Pacific but have been "patch-renumbered," with a patch applied over the
920:. In 1918, the D&RG fell into receivership after the bankruptcy of Western Pacific. The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW or DRGW) was incorporated in 1920, and formally emerged as the new re-organization of the old Denver & Rio Grande Railroad on July 31, 1921.
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Tennessee Pass was no longer required for direct service), but a problem still remained: for transcontinental service, the
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August, 1883, while retaining that position with the
Western. Frederick Lovejoy would soon fill Palmer's vacated seat on the D&RG, the first in a succession of post Palmer presidents that would attempt to direct the railroad through future struggles and successes.
1101:(SP). The D&RGW used Southern Pacific's name with SP due to its name recognition among shippers. In time, the D&RGW's fast freight philosophy gave way to SP's long-established practice of running long, slow trains. A contributing factor was the rising cost of
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as quickly as new, replacement diesels could be purchased. By 1956, the D&RGW's standard-gauge steam locomotives had been retired and scrapped. The reason for this was that unlike steam locomotives, diesel locomotives could easily be combined, using the diesels'
896:. The railroad was reorganized as the Rio Grande Western Railway in 1889, as part of a finance plan to upgrade the line from narrow gauge to standard gauge, and built several branch lines in Utah to reach lucrative coal fields. It was the railway which
405:, and as the result of a merger, the larger Southern Pacific Railroad name was chosen for identity. The Rio Grande operated as a separate division of the Southern Pacific until 1992. Today, most former D&RGW main lines are owned and operated by the
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still in usable condition, though many of the signals have been ravaged by time and vandals. In 2011, under a federal
Beautification Grant, a private contractor removed and scrapped the railroad's overhead signal pole lines.
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painted in a stylized version of the D&RGW color scheme. This unit is one of several SD70ACe locomotives the UP has painted in stylized colors to help preserve the image of the railroads it has merged; the others are
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between Denver and Salt Lake City. By 1983, however, citing continued losses in revenue, the D&RGW decided to get out of the passenger business altogether and join Amtrak. With this move, Amtrak rerouted the
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locomotive's number and the number boards replaced. This method allows the locomotives to be numbered into the Union Pacific's roster but is cheaper than fully repainting the engine into UP Armour Yellow.
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in mid-1881. The intention of the D&RGW (aka the "Western") was to work eastward from Provo to an eventual link with westward bound D&RG in Colorado. This physical connection was realized near the
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offered a more leisurely journey – a "rail cruise" – with ample vistas of the Rockies. Although the
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Herald. The tracks left the increasingly-difficult canyon at
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The History Of The Denver And Rio Grande Railway, 1871–1881
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Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum
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3, 1947, gaining control of the "Moffat Road" through the
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1970–present (operated by Cumbres and Toltec Railroad)
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competition challenged the railroad's expanding goals.
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1011:, California (with ferry and bus connections to
854:in an attempt to reach the mining areas around
518:million for the trackage extending through the
409:while several branch lines are now operated as
2757:A Century of Passenger Trains... And Then Some
1137:, partly in response to the earlier merger of
397:In 1988, the Rio Grande's parent corporation,
356:in Colorado, and the famed routes through the
4496:Former Class I railroads in the United States
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2500:. Duell, Sloane & Pearce. pp. 9–15.
1973:Museums that focus on the D&RGW include:
1125:D&RGW 5384, patch-renumbered into UP 8637
858:, before its rival railroad in the area, the
596:The D&RG built west from Pueblo reaching
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478:. Palmer's first hand impressions of the
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2131:Robert A. Rosenblatt (August 10, 1988).
1905:La Veta Pass Narrow Gauge Railroad Depot
1397:Denver-Grand Junction (via Royal Gorge)
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1147:Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
102:Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
50:This article includes a list of general
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1001:Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
792:Arizona & Colorado Railroad Company
553:Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway
403:Southern Pacific Transportation Company
4546:American companies established in 1920
4481:Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
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2628:"Colorado Rail Annual, No. 11". 1981.
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352:, over the 10,240 feet (3,120 m)
278:, D&RG or D&RGW, formerly the
265:Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
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4486:Railway companies established in 1920
2515:"Railroad Renaissance In The Rockies"
2283:"First Trains Enter Cut Into Rockies"
1774:service in Utah. The portion between
1504:1949–1970; 1983–Present (operated by
1254:Thomas H. Beacom 1923–1924 (receiver)
916:(USRA) took over the D&RG during
914:United States Railroad Administration
675:to accommodate both narrow-gauge and
496:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
466:(then the Fountain Colony) by October
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4521:Narrow gauge railroads in New Mexico
2871:Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
2621:Rio Grande - Mainline of the Rockies
1952:The largest collection of surviving
1804:Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad
1678:adding citations to reliable sources
981:mining regions, retired coal-fueled
806:Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad
584:, Utah, built in 1883. The shops in
442:) railroad would proceed south from
335:Through the Rockies, not around them
2700:Henderson, Charles William (1926).
2513:Athearn, Robert G. (January 1957).
2399:. Railroad Emporium. Archived from
1629:Cumbres And Toltec Scenic Railroad
1085:Consolidation with Southern Pacific
719:The D&RG also pushed west from
289:company. The railroad started as a
4516:Narrow gauge railroads in Colorado
1983:Western Mining and Railroad Museum
1841:Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
1067:Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
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612:at the 10,845 feet (3,306 m)
56:it lacks sufficient corresponding
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1724:Still-active and rebuilt features
1319:D&RGW passenger train at the
1251:, 1921–1923 (receiver, 1922–1923)
1176:Chicago and North Western Railway
1131:Southern Pacific Rail Corporation
940:east of Glenwood Springs to near
820:, the Antonito–Chama line as the
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2876:Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
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1911:D & RGW Narrow Gauge Trestle
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2759:. Rocky Mountain Railroad Club.
1960:Western Pacific Railroad Museum
1913:- A trestle from the abandoned
1559:Colorado and New Mexico Express
1541:Denver-Grand Junction-Montrose
1207:William S. Jackson, 1884–1887 (
960:and a branch line from Bond to
874:Denver & Rio Grande Western
4526:Narrow gauge railroads in Utah
2666:. MBI Publishing Company LLC.
1970:, rather than the Rio Grande.
1958:equipment can be found at the
1931:Similarly, the portion of the
1876:Heber Valley Historic Railroad
1172:Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
600:in 1874. The line through the
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2716:Rio Grande In Color, Volume 2
2683:Rio Grande In Color, Volume 1
2350:"Rio Grande Passenger Trains"
2157:"D&RGW Corporate History"
1286:William J. Holtman, 1977–1992
934:Denver and Salt Lake Railroad
824:and Durango–Silverton as the
339:Main line through the Rockies
127:
4536:Defunct New Mexico railroads
2803:, University of Utah Press,
2793:Taniguchi, Nancy J. (1994),
2742:Stewart, Paul Logan (1931).
1523:Denver-Salt Lake City-Ogden
1449:Denver-Salt Lake City/Ogden
1204:Frederick Lovejoy, 1883–1884
832:Rio Grande Southern Railroad
32:Denver and Rio Grande (film)
2595:Narrow Gauge in the Rockies
2573:Athearn, Robert G. (1977).
2554:Athearn, Robert G. (1962).
2059:Texas and St. Louis Railway
1992:Union Station (Ogden, Utah)
494:over right of way with the
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4531:Defunct Colorado railroads
2854:Rio Grande Scenic Railroad
2755:Thode, Jackson C. (1972).
2662:Griffin, James R. (2003).
2159:. DRGW.NET. March 19, 2006
1892:Royal Gorge Route Railroad
1886:Rio Grande Scenic Railroad
906:National Museum of Finland
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810:Rio Grande Scenic Railroad
662:Rio Grande Western Railway
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2750:: University of Colorado.
2681:Grenard, Ross B. (1992).
2558:. Yale University Press.
2519:Utah Historical Quarterly
2321:iD&RGW Online Archive
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1257:John S. Pyeatt, 1924–1935
1241:Alexander R. Baldwin and
1232:Henry U. Mudge, 1915–1917
1180:Southern Pacific Railroad
1168:Missouri Pacific Railroad
1135:Union Pacific Corporation
1117:Merger with Union Pacific
194:Southern Pacific Railroad
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2771:Brayer, Herbert Oliver.
2496:Armitage, Merle (1948).
1978:Colorado Railroad Museum
1968:Western Pacific Railroad
1603:1947–1980 (summer only)
1321:Colorado Railroad Museum
1184:Western Pacific Railroad
1005:Western Pacific Railroad
910:Western Pacific Railroad
894:Grand Junction, Colorado
634:Scenic Line of the World
341:, both referring to the
303:line running south from
2733:Starr, Timothy (2024).
2714:Sandrin, James (1998).
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4541:Defunct Utah railroads
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413:by various companies.
407:Union Pacific Railroad
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198:Union Pacific Railroad
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2317:"Equipment Summaries"
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122:Map of D&RGW and
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1829:Utah Central Railway
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1426:The Exposition Flyer
1038:San Francisco Zephyr
890:Soldier Summit, Utah
816:segments survive as
799:Alamosa–Durango line
737:Santa Fe, New Mexico
735:eventually reaching
721:Walsenburg, Colorado
666:Salt Lake City, Utah
2664:Rio Grande Railroad
2498:Operations Santa Fe
2444:"Yampa Valley Mail"
2223:"Farmington Branch"
1964:Portola, California
1823:Winter Park Express
1794:Bingham Canyon mine
1618:Denver-Winter Park
1359:Years of operation
1139:Burlington Northern
1060:Silverton, Colorado
898:Gustaf Nordenskiöld
628:passing the famous
528:Leadville, Colorado
318:between Denver and
103:
2886:2016-04-27 at the
2859:2015-07-13 at the
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2227:www.actionroad.net
1899:Re-purposed assets
1852:Antonito, Colorado
1600:Durango-Silverton
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2748:Boulder, Colorado
2579:Lincoln, Nebraska
2472:on April 17, 2015
2136:Los Angeles Times
1955:California Zephyr
1856:Chama, New Mexico
1835:Heritage railways
1799:Rock and Rail LLC
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1044:California Zephyr
1031:Rio Grande Zephyr
1021:California Zephyr
1017:California Zephyr
996:California Zephyr
983:steam locomotives
840:Ridgway, Colorado
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763:border, reaching
681:Chama, New Mexico
592:Royal Gorge Route
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2304:Athearn 1957
2299:
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2277:
2270:Athearn 1962
2265:
2237:November 29,
2235:. Retrieved
2231:the original
2226:
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2201:
2195:Athearn 1962
2180:, p. 15
2178:Athearn 1962
2173:
2161:. Retrieved
2151:
2139:. Retrieved
2135:
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2117:
2108:
1996:
1987:Helper, Utah
1972:
1953:
1951:
1880:Provo Canyon
1845:narrow gauge
1727:
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1687:
1672:Please help
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1479:Yampa Valley
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1305:freight cars
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753:Cumbres Pass
725:La Veta Pass
718:
709:
707:, Colorado.
670:
642:Cerro Summit
633:
622:Black Canyon
616:and reached
595:
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425:
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4139:KCM&OTX
3924:CCC&STL
2981:Royal Gorge
2525:(1): 1–26.
2466:"Passenger"
2306:, p. 1
1922:Ogden, Utah
1817:Sugar House
1768:FrontRunner
1748:Green River
1536:Mountaineer
1392:Royal Gorge
1353:Train name
1303:and 14,662
1277:, 1947–1956
1238:, 1917–1918
1229:, 1912–1915
1223:, 1891–1912
1217:, 1887–1891
1201:, 1870–1883
1163:EMD SD70ACe
1103:diesel fuel
924:Moffat Road
918:World War I
886:Ogden, Utah
673:three rails
658:Green River
652:, reaching
644:, reaching
602:Royal Gorge
558:Green River
547:steel ones.
524:Royal Gorge
440:914 mm
368:network in
362:Royal Gorge
316:bridge line
297:914 mm
255:914 mm
210:Track gauge
131: 1914
69:introducing
4475:Categories
4369:TSTL&W
4334:SLIM&S
3994:CP&STL
3583:NC&STL
3353:CSPM&O
3313:CNO&TP
3278:CAR&NW
2968:Prospector
2787:0870460803
2746:(Thesis).
2634:B000NQ5UX8
2506:B01KBHK7ZE
2446:. drgw.org
2377:. drgw.org
2352:. drgw.org
2257:, p.
2100:References
1926:rail trail
1585:1937–1940
1567:1937–1951
1544:1936–1959
1526:1970–1983
1486:1963–1968
1470:1949–1963
1444:Prospector
1434:1939–1949
1416:1942–1971
1400:1946–1967
1382:1906–1946
1356:Endpoints
1265:Henry Swan
1190:Presidents
902:Mesa Verde
761:New Mexico
741:Chili Line
598:Cañon City
504:Dodge City
452:Rio Grande
388:Brightline
374:New Mexico
337:and later
276:Rio Grande
176:New Mexico
52:references
4444:1930–1976
4439:1910–1929
4329:SLB&M
4324:SJ&GI
4314:SFP&P
4304:SB&NY
4299:SA&AP
4219:NYP&N
4214:NOT&M
4204:NJ&NY
4154:LS&MS
4144:LA&SL
4134:KCM&O
4109:HE&WT
4089:GH&SA
4084:GC&SF
4079:FW&RG
4054:EP&SW
4044:DNW&P
4024:DGH&M
4009:CR&NW
4004:CRI&G
3974:CM&PS
3904:BSL&W
3869:A&STL
3718:SD&AE
3638:NYO&W
3603:NO&NE
3598:NYS&W
3578:M&STL
3403:D&TSL
3393:DSS&A
3388:D&RGW
3383:DM&IR
3241:AT&SF
2821:April 13,
2613:Beebe, L.
2587:Beebe, L.
2547:254438817
2289:March 28,
1937:Marysvale
1870:Silverton
1813:streetcar
1661:does not
1613:Ski Train
1089:In 1988,
769:Silverton
697:Lake City
689:Silverton
436:3 ft
394:in 2018.
292:3 ft
250:3 ft
204:Technical
190:Successor
4432:Timeline
4419:Y&MV
4399:W&LE
4394:WJ&S
4389:VS&P
4364:T&OC
4354:T&FS
4349:T&BV
4319:S&IE
4309:SD&A
4294:PS&N
4289:P&SF
4249:PB&W
4234:OR&L
4174:M&NA
4164:MD&V
4149:LE&W
4114:H&TC
4104:G&SI
4099:GR&I
4094:GM&N
4074:FS&W
4069:FJ&G
4064:F&CC
4059:E&TH
4049:D&SL
4039:DM&N
4029:D&IR
3964:CL&N
3959:CI&W
3954:CI&S
3939:CH&D
3914:CA&C
3894:BR&P
3879:BC&A
3874:BA&P
3854:AB&C
3849:AB&A
3837:pre-1956
3798:TP&W
3788:T&NO
3763:SP&S
3688:QA&P
3678:RF&P
3668:P&WV
3648:P&LE
3563:MN&S
3523:LS&I
3518:L&NE
3498:L&HR
3488:KO&G
3463:GS&F
3453:GM&O
3443:GB&W
3433:FW&D
3413:EJ&E
3408:DW&P
3398:DT&I
3378:DL&W
3368:C&WC
3318:C&NW
3303:C&IM
3288:C&EI
3283:CB&Q
3258:B&AR
3253:A&WP
3236:AT&N
3221:AC&Y
2884:Archived
2857:Archived
2619:(1962).
2617:Clegg, C
2593:(1958).
2591:Clegg, C
2539:45057880
2450:March 7,
2407:March 7,
2381:March 7,
2356:March 7,
2163:July 10,
2141:July 10,
2013:See also
1786:Red Line
1642:Remnants
1608:Special
1590:461/462
1572:315/316
1549:115/116
1269:trustees
1209:receiver
1143:Santa Fe
757:Colorado
733:Antonito
705:Somerset
646:Montrose
638:Cimmaron
618:Gunnison
604:reached
560:on March
422:Overview
360:and the
309:Colorado
287:railroad
229: in
168:Colorado
139:Overview
126:routes (
18:D&RG
4461:italics
4374:U&D
4359:T&N
4284:P&S
4269:P&E
4179:M&O
4169:M&I
4034:D&M
3944:C&I
3934:C&G
3929:C&E
3919:C&C
3909:C&A
3899:B&S
3884:B&G
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3793:T&P
3698:S&A
3693:RI/CRIP
3653:P&N
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3508:L&M
3493:L&A
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3323:C&O
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2994:Shavano
1948:Museums
1933:Thistle
1866:Durango
1819:branch.
1788:of the
1682:removed
1667:sources
1577:Shavano
1159:UP 1989
1133:to the
1056:Durango
1009:Oakland
944:on the
729:Alamosa
723:, over
685:Durango
624:of the
586:Alamosa
417:History
392:Florida
284:Class I
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3197:Former
3164:Mexico
3127:Canada
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502:with
484:Wales
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