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Preparing for the future of the company and allowing for the eventual retirement of family members, Rio Grande joins The Richline Group, a Berkshire Hathaway company. 2022 Today Rio Grande employs more than 300 associates, carries more than 30,000 products, and serves thousands of jewelers, manufacturers and metalsmiths across the world.
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Situated on a 984-acre site on the banks of an uncongested deepwater channel, Rio Grande LNG will be the largest privately funded infrastructure project in Texas. At full scale, Rio Grande LNG will deliver enough energy to heat and cool the equivalent of nearly 34 million U.S. households annually.
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What blossomed into the West's most famous railroad was already a powerful corporation by the 1870's and was feverishly extending towards the Pacific coast. It had arrived in nearby La Junta on February 16, 1876. A year later, William Barstow Strong was elected vice president and general manager. This iron-willed individual became a constant irrita...
It extended south from Alamosa, reaching Espanola on December 30, 1880. Just over six years later the line was finished into the fabled trading post on January 8, 1887. Unfortunately, the "Chili Line" was never particularly profitable. It was riddled with curves as sharp as 22 degrees and grades as steep as 4%. Furthermore, the AT&SF already served...
The 1880's were a banner decade for the D&RG as it exploded in size: 1. Heading west from Antonito it crossed 10,015-foot Cumbres Pass and arrived in Durango on July 27, 1881. 2. Silverton was reached a year later, offering direct service into San Juan mining district. 3. Some years later, in 1905, a standard-gauge branch extending southward into F...
One of the most unique services a private railroad ever offered was Rio Grande's "Ski Train." It was launched in 1940 by subsidiary Denver & Salt Lake Railway, originally the Eskimo Ski Club's idea to whisk skiers from Denver to the slopes of Winter Park, a popular resort based in Grand County. It was canceled in 1941 due to World War II but reinst...
As a result, the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway was organized on July 21, 1881 with rights to build from the state line to Salt Lake City via Green River, Soldier Summit, and Provo. To aid in this effort, an earlier charter known as the Sevier Valley Railway was acquired along with three other small short lines; the Bingham Canyon & Camp Floyd...
He chartered the State Line & Denver Railway for the purpose of purchasing the D&RG from Grand Junction to the Utah state line. He then merged it with the Denver & Rio Grande Western during June of 1889, forming the Rio Grande Western Railway. Next, the work of converting the entire network to standard-gauge was carried out; the main line from Ogde...
In 1896, Gould's empire was handed over to his son, George, who continued his father's transcontinental ambitions. At this time he controlled the Missouri Pacific, Wabash, Western Maryland, Wheeling & Lake Erie, and the Rio Grande. George is credited with reuniting the D&RG and Rio Grande Western under common management by acquiring stock control o...
Of Colorado's numerous railroads built to serve the legendary San Juan mining district, one of the more noteworthy was the Rio Grande Southern (RGS). This system was incorporated on November 5, 1889 and promoted by Otto Mears. By that time he had already been involved with various ventures related to the mining industry. The RGS opened from a conne...
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