Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company
Administrative History
The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (1870-1988) was American Class I Railway company.
The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad was started in 1870 by General William Jackson Palmer. It served to connect Salt Lake City, Utah, to Denver, Colorado. It was an important American railway located along coal mining areas of Utah and Colorado.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company photograph of Castle Gate, Utah
Contains a photograph of men sitting alongside a railroad situated in Castle Gate, Utah. Materials are dated approximately 1880-1950.
Palmer Lake
Palmer Lake, approximately 1879-1894
Photograph in Colorado; this photograph has the "W. H. Jackson & Co. Phot. Denver" logo. Photograph of two women, a man, and four children by a small rowboat on the edge of a lake.
Phantom Curve (San Juan Mountains), Denver and Rio Grande Railway, the Scenic line of America
Phantom Curve (San Juan Mountains), Denver and Rio Grande Railway, the Scenic line of America, approximately 1879-1894
Photograph of a man standing by a tall rock by a sharp curve in the railroad tracks. The cardstock is torn and warped.