DRGW.Net | D&RG / D&RGW Standard Gauge Routes
Nov 2, 2011 · Standard/Dual Gauge Network. Some of these lines - in fact, many of them - started out as narrow gauge, since the D&RG was originally a 3' gauge railroad. However, as the Grande grew, its officers realized in the late 1880s that building a core standard gauge network was the only way to compete.
DRGW.Net | D&RG / D&RGW Locomotive and Car Rosters
Aug 5, 2007 · The narrow and standard gauge steam locomotives of the D&RG, D&SL, D&RGW, RGW, and other predecessors from the beginning to the diesel revolution. Coming Soon! The narrow and standard gauge passenger and freight car rosters throughout history.
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad - Wikipedia
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.
DRGW.Net | D&RGW Steam Locomotive Roster
Dec 18, 2016 · Most of the surviving Rio Grande steam exists today on the D&RGW's two successor narrow gauges - the Durango & Silverton and the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic. These two roads hold the largest collection of Rio Grande …
DRGW - Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad - Denver's …
The line from Pueblo to Leadville was upgraded in 1887 to three rails to accommodate both narrow gauge and standard gauge operation. 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.
Rio Grande class K-27 - Wikipedia
In places where the D&RGW's standard gauge system met the narrow gauge system, the railroad operated dual gauge trackage, with three rails, so that standard gauge equipment ran on the outer two rails and three foot gauge equipment ran on one of the outer rails and a third rail, inside the other two. Since the narrow gauge equipment was much ...
Big Train Tours: D&RGW No. 683 - Colorado Railroad Museum
Mar 11, 2022 · Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This month, we’ll be taking a look at Denver & Rio Grande Western No. 683. This 1890 vintage steam locomotive is today the only standard gauge steam locomotive that remains from the once-mighty Denver & Rio Grande Western system.
HawkinsRails - Denver & Rio Grande Western
Dec 7, 2023 · At its corporate peak in 1992, however, the D&RGW served as a standard gauge transcontinental bridge line between Denver, and Salt Lake City, Utah, including its famous Moffat Tunnel operation through the heart of the Rockies. The Rio Grande was a major originator of coal and mineral traffic in the region.
D&RGW Passenger Car Chronology - UtahRails.net
A total of 32 standard gauge cars were built by St. Charles Car Company in late 1889 to start the Rio Grande Western standard gauge roster. RGW Roster December 31, 1889
DRGW.Net | D&RG/D&RGW Standard Gauge Cabooses
Dec 16, 2013 · All of the standard gauge caboose photos are lumped into a single gallery for now, predominantly sorted by caboose number. The gallery can be found here . Notes
- Some results have been removed