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The Denver & Rio Grande Railway (D&RG) was incorporated on October 27, 1870, by General William Jackson Palmer (1836–1909), and a board of four directors.
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history of the denver & rio grande western railroad The Denver & Rio Grande Railway, brainchild of Civil War veteran General William Jackson Palmer, was incorporated by Palmer and his associates on Oct. 12, 1870.
5 days ago · Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company (D&RGW), former American railroad chartered in 1870 as the Denver and Rio Grande Railway (D&RG). It began with a narrow-gauge line extending from Denver, Colorado, south to New Mexico and west to Salt Lake City, Utah.
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(1870-1886) This is the original, founded in 1870 by General Palmer, that built the majority of the Colorado D&RGW system. It went into receivership in 1884, and emerged in 1886 as the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company
(1886-1908) Took over possession of the property of the original Denver & Rio Grande Railway. Lasted until the merger with the Rio Grande Western of Utah in 1908 to for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company (Consolidated).
(1881-1889) The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway Company was founded by General Palmer to build the western outlet for the Rio Grande, the D&RGW Rwy built the original narrow gauge mainline from Salt Lake City to State Line (the CO/UT border on the way to Grand Junction, CO). In 1889, as part of the conversion of the Utah lines to standard gauge...
(1889-1908) The Rio Grande Western Railway, often referred to as simply the RGW, was founded in 1889 as part of the standard-gauging of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railwayin Utah. It was a new corporation to provide the credit and structure needed for the 100ish miles of new construction that would take place as a result of the conversion. In 1...
(1921-1947) The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad was the successor to the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company (Consolidated). It was assembled to provide a corporation under the Western Pacific Railroad to absorb the recently-purchased Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company's (Consolidated) assets. It fell into bankruptcy in 1946, and emerged as...
The Denver & Rio Grande Railway, brainchild of Civil War veteran General William Jackson Palmer, was incorporated by Palmer and his associates on Oct. 12, 1870. Palmer intended to provide a north-south link between the major transcontinental railroads that passed north and south of Colorado.
The Denver & Rio Grande Railway (D&RG) was incorporated on October 27, 1870, by General William Jackson Palmer (1836–1909), and a board of four directors.
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. Founded by Gen. William J. Palmer, a Union veteran of the Civil War, the Rio Grande started building a narrow gauge line south from Denver in 1871 toward Mexico. At its peak mileage in 1917, the Rio Grande was operating nearly 6,000 miles of track.