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</p><p>The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad operated from 1870 to 1988 and was principally a transcontinental bridge between Denver and Salt Lake City, and also extended into New Mexico. The rail line carried much of the coal and minerals of the region. In 1988 as part of a purchase, it merged with the Southern Pacific. Today, most former D and RGW main lines are owned and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad. | </p><p>The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad operated from 1870 to 1988 and was principally a transcontinental bridge between Denver and Salt Lake City, and also extended into New Mexico. The rail line carried much of the coal and minerals of the region. In 1988 as part of a purchase, it merged with the Southern Pacific. Today, most former D and RGW main lines are owned and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad. | ||
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</p><p> | </p><p><img src="/learn/wiki/en/images/a/a3/Denver_%26_Rio_Grande_Western_System_Map.PNG" _fck_mw_filename="Denver & Rio Grande Western System Map.PNG" alt="File:Denver & Rio Grande Western System Map.PNG" /> | ||
</p><p><b>Route map for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad</b> | </p><p><b>Route map for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad</b> | ||
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<h2> Record Locations<br> </h2> | <h2> Record Locations<br> </h2> | ||
<p>The principal repository for the records of the D and RGW is | <p>The principal repository for the records of the D and RGW is <a _fcknotitle="true" href="History Colorado">History Colorado</a>, formerly called the Colorado Historical Society. Other repositories that have some records about this rail line are the Utah State Historical Society, the Pikes Peak library, Colorado College, and Fort Lewis College. <br> | ||
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<h2> Colorado Historical Records<br> </h2> | <h2> Colorado Historical Records<br> </h2> | ||
<p> | <p><a _fcknotitle="true" href="History Colorado">History Colorado</a>’s holdings for the D and RGW include a manuscript collection, a photography collection, artifacts, and maps. <br> | ||
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<h3> Manuscripts<br> </h3> | <h3> Manuscripts<br> </h3> | ||
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<h3> Maps<br> </h3> | <h3> Maps<br> </h3> | ||
<p>History Colorado has some plat maps attributed to the railroad, but this is not comprehensive collection of settlements near D and RG depots. To find these maps, search the library catalog, online at http://www.historycolorado.org/researchers/library-catalog. To cut right to the D and RG maps, try a Subject search for the term "Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--Maps." There may also be maps included within the manuscript collection, and those will be noted on the manuscript finding aid. <br> | <p>History Colorado has some plat maps attributed to the railroad, but this is not comprehensive collection of settlements near D and RG depots. To find these maps, search the library catalog, online at http://www.historycolorado.org/researchers/library-catalog. To cut right to the D and RG maps, try a Subject search for the term "Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--Maps." There may also be maps included within the manuscript collection, and those will be noted on the manuscript finding aid. <br> | ||
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