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A postcard of the Grand River (now the Colorado River) in the Grand River Canyon (now Glenwood Canyon). The first tunnel of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad in Glenwood Canyon is visible on the left.
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Close-up of Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Train with snowplow attached to front of engine.
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Several individuals wait to board a passenger train at the Minturn depot on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Taken in 1915. A note on the back reads, "Taken at Minturn, Colo. on Rio Grande Ry at noon U.W. Band Tour of Western States, 1915." The University of Wisconsin-Madison band, under the leadership of Charles "Charlie" Mann, toured the Western United States in 1915, before performing at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, which was...
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A Denver and Rio Grande Railroad locomotive on the turntable at Minturn. The Minturn roundhouse is visible on the right. The railroad employees are unidentified. Taken sometime in the 1920s.
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A postcard of the "York Tunnell," located at Leadville. It's possible that the York Tunnel is actually the Yak Tunnel. Several mining buildings are visible, as are some railroad cars. This postcard was published by the Davis Drug Company of Leadville.
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Denver and Rio Grande Railroad engine 1709 passes through Dotsero in 1939. Engine 1709 was a 4-8-4 type locomotive. The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad commissioned 19 of these locomotives between 1929 and 1938. All 19 were scrapped between 1951 and 1959. This photograph was taken by Otto Perry.
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Denver and Rio Grande Railroad engine 3610 sits at Pando. A railroad employee stands on the tender of the locomotive. Engine 3610 was a 2-8-8-2 type locomotive.
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A passenger train travels through the Royal Gorge along the Arkansas River. This postcard was sent to Alda Borah from Stanley McHatton during World War I. The postmark is dated September 22, 1917, from Junction City, Kansas.
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A postcard of a passenger train passing through the Royal Gorge at night. The Arkansas River runs through the Royal Gorge.
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A postcard of Glenwood Canyon near Eagle. This view is taken near the eastern entrance to the Canyon.
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A postcard of the Glenwood Springs railroad station, originally a stop on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. The station is still standing and is now owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. The station is served by Amtrak's "California Zephyr." The station first opened in 1904.
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A postcard of the Palisades in the Grand River Canyon (now Glenwood Canyon). A passenger train is passing through the canyon. This postcard was sent to Alda Borah from Susie S. Bolt, and is dated July 30, 1917.
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Black and white photograph of a narrow gauge train traveling through the mountains alongside a river.
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A postcard showing the second tunnel in the Grand River Canyon (now Glenwood Canyon) on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
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A postcard showing the second tunnel in the Grand River Canyon (now Glenwood Canyon) on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
16) Ruedi depot
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A postcard of the Ruedi railway station on the Colorado Midland Railway. A water tank is visible on the right. Two unidentified individuals are standing on the platform. The Colorado Midland Railway came through Ruedi around 1887.
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A postcard showing a double tunnel in the Eagle River Canyon. Buildings from Gilman are visible on the cliffs above the canyon.
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Real photo b/w view of locomotive pulling several passenger cars near the Animas River. Not mailed. One of a series of ten such postcards.
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A steam crane preparing to lower a section of the new turntable at Minturn into the turntable pit. In 1928, a new 120-foot turntable was set in place, replacing the old 100-foot table installed in 1912. The older turntable could not accommodate the 3600-series simple-articulated locomotives assigned to the area.
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A colorized view of a train on the highline of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad above the Animas Canyon.
