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[[Image:Denver and Rio Grande RR in Royal Gorge.jpg|right|File:Denver and Rio Grande RR in Royal Gorge.jpg]] The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad | [[Image:Denver and Rio Grande RR in Royal Gorge.jpg|right|File:Denver and Rio Grande RR in Royal Gorge.jpg]] The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad , also operating under the names of Denver & Rio Grande (Colorado, 1870-1923), Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway (Utah only, 1881-1889), and Rio Grande Western (Utah only, 1889-1908), operated from 1870 to 1988 and was principally a transcontinental bridge between Denver and Salt Lake City, but 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&RGW main lines are owned and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_and_Rio_Grande_Western_Railroad (accessed 11 February 2014).</ref> | ||
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The principal repositories for the records of the D&RGW are the Colorado Railroad Museum, the [[Colorado Historical Society|History Colorado]], formerly called the Colorado Historical Society, and the [[Denver Public Library]]. Other repositories that have some records about this rail line are the Utah State Historical Society, the Rio Grande Modeling & Historical Society, the Pikes Peak library, Colorado College, and Fort Lewis College. <ref>Hansen, Holly T, compiler. <i>The Directory of North American Railroads, Associations, Societies, Archives, Libraries, and Museums, and Their Collections </i>.Croydon, Utah; HT Holly Research Services: 1999.</ref><br> | The principal repositories for the records of the D&RGW are the Colorado Railroad Museum, the [[Colorado Historical Society|History Colorado]], formerly called the Colorado Historical Society, and the [[Denver Public Library]]. Other repositories that have some records about this rail line are the Utah State Historical Society, the Rio Grande Modeling & Historical Society, the Pikes Peak library, Colorado College, and Fort Lewis College. <ref>Hansen, Holly T, compiler. <i>The Directory of North American Railroads, Associations, Societies, Archives, Libraries, and Museums, and Their Collections </i>.Croydon, Utah; HT Holly Research Services: 1999.</ref><br> | ||
== Colorado Historical Records | == Colorado Historical Records == | ||
[[Colorado Historical Society|History Colorado]]’s holdings for the D&RGW include a manuscript collection, a photography collection, artifacts, and maps. <br> | [[Colorado Historical Society|History Colorado]]’s holdings for the D&RGW include a manuscript collection, a photography collection, artifacts, and maps. <br> | ||
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=== Photographs === | === Photographs === | ||
The inventory for their photography collection is available [http://www.historycolorado.org/researchers/drg-photographs online]. The photographs themselves are available to view in person at the History Colorado library; the photographs have not yet been digitized.<br> | The inventory for their photography collection is available [http://www.historycolorado.org/researchers/drg-photographs online]. The photographs themselves are available to view in person at the History Colorado library; the photographs have not yet been digitized. <ref name="email" /><br> | ||
=== Maps === | === Maps === | ||
History Colorado has some plat maps attributed to the railroad, but this is not a comprehensive collection of settlements near D&RGW depots. To find these maps, search the | History Colorado has some plat maps attributed to the railroad, but this is not a comprehensive collection of settlements near D&RGW depots. To find these maps, search the | ||
[http://www.historycolorado.org/researchers/library-catalog library catalog]. To go directly to the D&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. | [http://www.historycolorado.org/researchers/library-catalog library catalog]. To go directly to the D&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. <ref name="email" /> | ||
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