“Rio Grande to Abandon Tracks in Aspen,” declared the Aspen Illustrated News on Aug. 8, 1968. “The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad has officially notified the Aspen city council that the ...

The town of Minturn celebrated its 120th birthday this month. Minturn was incorporated on Nov. 15, 1904, but had been in existence since 1887 when the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad reached ...

In 1913, the heart of soon-to-be Ignacio was not much more than a train station along the narrow-gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, along with a trading post and a few log ...

Ogden owns a rare gem, and the city has a decision to make. Built in 1881, Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Locomotive No. 223 represents the most historically significant time period in the railroad’s ...

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When Charles E. Bradshaw Jr. bought the Durango to Silverton branch of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in 1981, it marked an important turning point for the economies of both Durango and Silverton.