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Denver & Rio Grande Western
Railroad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_%26_Rio_Grande_Western_Railroad The
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (reporting mark DRGW), often shortened to Rio Grande
or D&RGW, formerly the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, is a defunct
U.S. railroad company.
The railroad started as a narrow gauge
line running south from Denver, Colorado in 1870; however, served mainly as a transcontinental bridge line
between Denver, and Salt Lake City, Utah. The Rio Grande was
also a major origin of coal and mineral traffic. In
1988, the Rio Grande's parent corporation, Rio Grande Industries, purchased Southern Pacific Transportation
Company, and as the result of a merger, the larger Southern Pacific
Railroad name was chosen for identity. Today, most former D&RGW
main lines are owned and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad; several branch lines
are now operated as heritage railways by various companies. The
Rio Grande was the epitome of mountain railroading, with a motto of
Through the Rockies, not around them and later Main line through
the Rockies, both referring to the Rocky
Mountains. The D&RGW operated the highest mainline rail line
in the United
States, over the
