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Clarified company name as Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW), added former company names (D&RG, D&RGRy, RGW), expanded list of Utah Stations, expanded list of records repositories
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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 Railroad operated from 1870 to 1988 and was principally a transcontinental bridge between Denver and Salt Lake City, | [[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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<br> [[Image:Denver and Rio Grande Western System Map.PNG|File:Denver and Rio Grande Western System Map.PNG]]<br> | <br> [[Image:Denver and Rio Grande Western System Map.PNG|File:Denver and Rio Grande Western System Map.PNG]]<br> | ||
'''Route map for the Denver | '''Route map for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad''' | ||
== Settlers and Stations == | == Settlers and Stations == | ||
Settlers were attracted to nearby communities because the railroads provided access to markets. Railroads encouraged settlement along their routes to help increase the need for their service. If an ancestor settled near a railroad, you may be able to trace their place of origin back to another place along the tracks. For the D | The Denver & Rio Grande Western constructed its routes to tap two main industries: agriculture and mining. Settlers were attracted to nearby communities because the railroads provided access to employment and markets. Railroads encouraged settlement along their routes to help increase the need for their service. If an ancestor settled near a railroad, you may be able to trace their place of origin back to another place along the tracks. For the D&RGW, this list also shows communities that had important mines.<br> | ||
=== Depots and Stations (Partial List) <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "List of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad lines" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Denver_and_Rio_Grande_Western_Railroad_lines (accessed 11 February 2014).</ref> === | === Depots and Stations (Partial List) <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "List of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad lines" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Denver_and_Rio_Grande_Western_Railroad_lines (accessed 11 February 2014).</ref> === | ||
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===== <br> '''Utah''' ===== | ===== <br> '''Utah''' ===== | ||
'''Salt Lake City'''<br> Ogden<br> Soldier Summit | '''Salt Lake City'''<br> American Fork<br> Aurora<br> Bacchus<br> Barton<br> Bingham<br> Burgin<br> Castilla<br> Castle Gate<br> Cedar<br> Charleston<br> Cisco<br> Clear Creek<br> Clearfield<br> Colton (Pleasant Valley Junction)<br> Columbia Junction<br> Copperton<br> Cox<br> Cuprum<br> Detour<br> Dividend (Iron King)<br> Elberta<br> Elsinore<br> Ephraim<br> Eureka<br> Fairview<br> Farmington<br> Farnsworth<br> Floy<br> Garfield<br> Geneva<br> Gillully<br> Goshen<br> Green River<br> Gunnison<br> Heber<br> Helper<br> Hill Top<br> Holloway<br> Hooper<br> Indianola<br> Kaysville<br> Keigley<br> Kenilworth<br> Kyune<br> Laguna<br> Lark<br> Layton<br> Lehi<br> Magna<br> Mammoth<br> Manti<br> Mapleton<br> Marysvale<br> Mesa<br> Midvale<br> Mill Fork<br> Moroni<br> Mounds<br> Mount Pleasant<br> Murray<br> Mutual<br> Nephi<br> Nioche<br> Ogden<br> Olmstead<br> Orem<br> Park City<br> Payson<br> Pearl<br> Penitentiary<br> Potash<br> Price<br> Provo<br> Rains<br> Richfield<br> Riverton<br> Roper<br> Roy<br> Sagers<br> Salina<br> Sandy<br> Santaquin<br> Scofield<br> Sego<br> Sigurd<br> Silver City<br> Soldier Summit<br> Spanish Fork<br> Springville<br> Standardville<br> Sterling<br> Sugarhouse<br> Sunnyside<br> Thistle<br> Thompson Springs (Thompsons)<br> Tucker<br> Vivian Park<br> Wallsburg<br> Wash<br> Wasatch<br> Welby<br> Wellington<br> Westwater<br> Winter Quarters<br> Woods Cross<br> Woodside | ||
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== Record Locations == | == Record Locations == | ||
Records for the D&RGW are scattered among holding institutions across its route, including but not limited to:<br> | |||
Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library Special Collections (Provo, Utah)<br> | |||
Colorado Railroad Museum (Golden, Colorado)<br> | |||
Denver Public Library (Denver, Colorado)<br> | |||
History Colorado (Denver, Colorado)<br> | |||
Utah State Historical Society (Salt Lake City, Utah)<br> | |||
Western Mining & Railway Museum (Helper, Utah)<br> | |||
The principal | 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 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<br> == | == Colorado Historical Records<br> == | ||
[[Colorado Historical Society|History Colorado]]’s holdings for the D | [[Colorado Historical Society|History Colorado]]’s holdings for the D&RGW include a manuscript collection, a photography collection, artifacts, and maps. <br> | ||
=== Manuscripts<br> === | === Manuscripts<br> === | ||
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=== Maps<br> === | === Maps<br> === | ||
History Colorado has some plat maps attributed to the railroad, but this is not a comprehensive collection of settlements near D | 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 library catalog, online at http://www.historycolorado.org/researchers/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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