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Bookmark or Share- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad - WikipediaThe 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.
- DRGW - Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad - Denver's RailRoadsThe 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 in Utah to reach lucrative coal fields.
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad: "Thru The Rockies"Rio Grande Railroad (Denver & Rio Grande Western) Last revised: June 9, 2023. By: Adam Burns. Perhaps no other major American railroad enjoyed such a colorful and captivating history like the Denver & Rio Grande Western.
- UP: Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad - Union PacificDenver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. Founded by Gen. William J. Palmer, a Union veteran of the Civil War, the Rio Grande started building a narrow gauge line south from Denver in 1871 toward Mexico. At its peak mileage in 1917, the Rio Grande was operating nearly 6,000 miles of track.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company - Encyclopedia BritannicaUpdated: Apr. 01, 2024. byname: Rio Grande. Date: 1870 - 1988. Ticker: UNP. Share price: $237.16 (mkt close, Apr. 30, 2024) Market cap: $147.01 bil. Annual revenue: $24.09 bil. Earnings per share (prev. year): $10.48. Sector: Energy & Transportation. Industry: Transportation. CEO: V. James Vena.
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