Gen. William J. Palmer had a vision of creating economic opportunity by connecting communities via his Denver & Rio Grande ...

“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 Colorado Railroad Museum, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, and Durango Railroad Historical Society have ...

Rides on a steam train pulled by Denver & Rio Grande Western No. 491 (Colorado’s largest operating coal-fired steam locomotive). The train this day will be a “Mixed Train” of coaches and freight cars, ...

There’s a pair of stories in this week’s Time Machine (that’s our “this week in local history” column, publishing on Monday) which explain more — but after the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ...

In 1881, the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad was expanding in six different directions at once, transforming vast regions of Colorado and Utah. That was the year of explosive growth for the railroad.

The museum also has one of my favorite locomotive designs, an EMD F9 in Denver & Rio Grande Western livery. If you think of a mid-20th century locomotive, this is probably what you're picturing.

“The railroad was originally built by the Denver and Rio Grande [Western Railroad] in 1880 as a part of the San Juan extension,“ said Scott Gibbs, Cumbres and Toltec railroad president.