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Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company

 Organization

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 1 Collection or Record:

Phantom Curve (San Juan Mountains), Denver and Rio Grande Railway, the Scenic line of America

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSS_1608_p66_osb5_f1_1018a
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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  • Subject: San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.) -- Photographs X

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