Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad

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The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad was a historic U.S. railroad known for its scenic mountain routes through Colorado and Utah and its role in transcontinental passenger and freight service.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ
abbreviation D&RGW ⓘ
acquired Southern Pacific Transportation Company ⓘ
acquiredBy Southern Pacific Transportation Company ⓘ
acquisitionDate 1988 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateDissolved 1997 ⓘ
foundedBy William Jackson Palmer ⓘ
headquartersLocation Denver, Colorado ⓘ
heritagePreservedBy Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad ⓘ
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad ⓘ
inception 1870 ⓘ
knownFor mountain railroading engineering feats ⓘ
steep grades and sharp curves ⓘ
laterGauge standard gauge ⓘ
mergedInto Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ
nickname Rio Grande ⓘ
notableFor Moffat Tunnel route ⓘ
Rocky Mountains crossings ⓘ
Royal Gorge route ⓘ
Tennessee Pass route ⓘ
narrow-gauge operations in Colorado ⓘ
scenic mountain routes ⓘ
operatedIn Colorado ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
operatedLine Moffat Tunnel Subdivision ⓘ
linked to: Moffat Tunnel

Royal Gorge route along the Arkansas River ⓘ
Soldier Summit route in Utah ⓘ
Tennessee Pass line ⓘ
operatedService freight ⓘ
passenger ⓘ
originalGauge 3 ft narrow gauge ⓘ
partOf Western Pacific–Rio Grande–Missouri Pacific system (historically associated) ⓘ
predecessor Denver and Rio Grande Railway ⓘ
primaryTraffic agricultural products ⓘ
coal ⓘ
intermodal freight ⓘ
ore ⓘ
roleIn transcontinental freight service ⓘ
transcontinental passenger service ⓘ
servedCity Denver, Colorado ⓘ
Ogden, Utah ⓘ
Pueblo, Colorado ⓘ
Salt Lake City, Utah ⓘ
linked to: Salt Lake City
servedRegion Colorado Plateau ⓘ
Rocky Mountains ⓘ
successor Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ

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California Zephyr → formerOperator → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
Sterling Hayden → notableWork → The Denver and Rio Grande ⓘ
linked to: Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Class I freight railroads in the United States → historicallyIncluded → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
Alamosa, Colorado → servedByRailroad → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (historically) ⓘ
linked to: Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
San Francisco (via ferry and bus connections) → railOperator → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
Moffat Tunnel route → historicallyBuiltFor → Denver and Salt Lake Railway ⓘ
linked to: Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Moffat Tunnel route → historicalOperator → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad → abbreviation → D&RGW ⓘ
linked to: Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad → predecessor → Denver and Rio Grande Railway ⓘ
linked to: Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Western Pacific Railroad → partnerRailroadOnCaliforniaZephyr → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
William Jackson Palmer → founded → Denver and Rio Grande Railway ⓘ
linked to: Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Royal Gorge Route Railroad → heritage → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
Rollins Pass route over the Continental Divide → partOf → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad system ⓘ
linked to: Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Moffat Tunnel → associatedWith → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad → follows → former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad San Juan Extension ⓘ
linked to: Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad → originalOwner → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad → heritageFocus → Denver and Rio Grande Western narrow-gauge operations ⓘ
linked to: Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
EMD GP9 → usedBy → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: EMD GP9 locomotive
Tennessee Pass route → operatedBy → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
Soldier Summit route → historicallyUsedBy → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: Soldier Summit route in Utah
Soldier Summit route → formerlyOperatedBy → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: Soldier Summit route in Utah
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad → formerOwner → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad → usesFormerRightOfWayOf → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
Western Pacific Railroad → mainTranscontinentalConnection → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: WP
California Zephyr → operatedBy → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: WP
Exposition Flyer → operatedBy → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
Exposition Flyer → operatedByAbbreviation → D&RGW ⓘ
linked to: Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Colorado Eagle → operatedBy → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
Montrose, Colorado → servedByRailHistorically → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
Union Station (Ogden, Utah) → railroadServed → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
Granby station → formerOwner → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
EMD GP40 → usedBy → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
Cisco, Utah → servedByRailroad → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
Creede mining district → associatedWith → Denver & Rio Grande Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Thompson Springs, Utah → servedByRailroad → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ
Camp Hale (historic) → transportConnection → Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ