Denver And Rio Grande Western

Author : R. A. LeMassena
Publisher : TLC Publishing (VA)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Locomotives
ISBN : 1883089484

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Denver and Rio Grande Western by R. A. LeMassena Pdf

"Robert LeMassena, one of America's foremost steam locomotive historians, takes another look at the D&RGW's standard gauge steam locomotives in the "big power" era and ending with the last of steam. he looks at the Rio Grande's profile, traffic, and geography, and how the railraod met its needs with some of the biggest, most powerful and most efficient non-articulated and articulated steam locomotives in American railroading. His concise, brief overview sheds new light on the motive power of this interesting and highly regarded Western railroad." --From back cover

Author : Robert G. Athearn
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0803209207

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The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad by Robert G. Athearn Pdf

Nowhere better than in the history of its railroads is the growth of the Old West revealed, and for Colorado the development of the Denver and Rio Grande Western epitomizes the changes that took place between 1870 and the present. Robert G. Athearn's intimate knowledge of the West has enabled him to write a gripping account of the famous narrow-gauge Denver and Rio Grande as it inched its way south, then turned west into the Rockies. By f1883 it had joined with the Rio Grande Western to become Colorado's only line across the mountains. The Dotsero Cutoff and the six-mile Moffat Tunnel put Denver on a transcontinental line for the first time. Twelve maps and fifty-five illustrations help tell the story.

Author : James R. Griffin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Railroad passenger cars
ISBN : 1610604962

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Rio Grande Railroad by James R. Griffin Pdf

Travel west through the Rocky mountains on the legendary "Rio Grande" railroad. Also known as the D&RGW, it is a favorite among rail fans and modellers for its breathtaking scenery and its fascinating narrow-gauge legacy. On it's journey from Denver to Salt Lake City the "Rio Grande" ran through the six-mile-long Moffat Tunnel, one of America's miracles of railroad engineering. This book treats the reader to a wealth of information including overviews of steam and diesel locomotives as well as famous passenger trains such as the Vista-domed California Zephyr (Chicago to Oakland, joint with the Burlington and Western Pacific) and the Royal Gorge (Denver to Salt Lake City). All aboard for a fantastic pictorial of arguably the most scenic railroad in America.

Author : O. Meredith Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Transportation
ISBN : STANFORD:36105118159321

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The Denver and Rio Grande Project, 1870-1901 by O. Meredith Wilson Pdf

Author : John B. Norwood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0911581073

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Rio Grande Narrow Gauge Recollections by John B. Norwood Pdf

Author : Robert Greenleaf Athearn,Dale R. Roylance
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:473971962

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Rebel of the Rockies by Robert Greenleaf Athearn,Dale R. Roylance Pdf

Author : Will Bagley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131792702

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Always a Cowboy by Will Bagley Pdf

"Born on the frontier at American Fork, Utah Territory, two years after the Denver & Rio Grande Western reached town, Judge Wilson McCarthy lived to try to harness the wonders of the Atomic Age." "After a youth as a cowboy on the Canadian plains, Mormon missionary in Scotland, and law student at Columbia (while working for Tammany Hall), Judge McCarthy advanced from crusading district attorney to judge and banker. He then became one of the most powerful men in America as a director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Herbert Hoover's response to the Great Depression. His crowning achievement would be the rescue of a legendary American railroad." "The halcyon days of railroads have passed, but the legend of the Denver & Rio Grande lives on. Crossing the Continental Divide, the storied line hauled away vast mineral wealth but had to survive various corporate incarnations, business and political machinations, and a record that for a time earned it the nickname "Dangerous and Rapidly Growing Worse." McCarthy gave the road's employees a stake in the company's success and made it into a "western railroad operated by western men.""--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Donald J. Heimburger
Publisher : Heimburger House Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0911581162

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Rio Grande Steam Locomotives by Donald J. Heimburger Pdf

This volume features 140 photographs and 26 folio drawings, as well as maps, timetables and equipment rosters from 1891 to 1956, when the last standard gauge steam locomotive roamed the Rio Grande. It traces the development of Rio Grande’s steam locomotives from the early days to the last days of steam when locomotive fires were dropped and diesels took over the task of hauling tonnage through the beautiful but rugged Western terrain. Rio Grande Steam Locomotives is a book that will interest not only Rio Grande fans, but also steam locomotive fans as well. Besides giving an overview history of the railroad, the book highlights numerous standard gauge steam locomotives from the 0-6-0 and 4-6-2 to the giant 2-8-8-2 and 4-6-6-4. Two special chapters are included in the book: one chapter features Rio Grande steamers built by the American Locomotive Company and its predecessor companies, and another chapter features more builder’s photographs from the Baldwin Locomotive Works. There are 14 chapters in all, each adding more valuable information and photographs to the exciting steam locomotive history of this popular Western railroad.

Author : Frank Henry Thomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Colorado
ISBN : UOM:39015023095808

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The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad by Frank Henry Thomas Pdf

Author : Robert Greenleaf Athearn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Electronic
ISBN : LCCN:62016560

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Rebel of the Rockies by Robert Greenleaf Athearn Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 978 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : United States
ISBN : UCAL:B5104344

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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1990: Action by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Pdf

Author : Ronald Schmitt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1733596526

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Denver and Rio Grande Western by Ronald Schmitt Pdf

Photographs of representative steam locomotives from the roster of the historic Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad are featured. This book has many images of long-retired motive power. The D&RGW standard- gauge operations are often overlooked and little known due to the deep interest in the narrow-gauge lines of the D&RGW. This book reviews the narrow-gauge locomotives as well. But, standard-gauge steam locomotives are featured.

Author : John B. Norwood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Transportation
ISBN : UOM:39015009809230

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Rio Grande Narrow Gauge by John B. Norwood Pdf

"There's a high level of excitement and interest in the Rio Grande's narrow gauge lines today. Perhaps more so now than at any other time since the narrow gauge lines were built. There has always been a certain romance of the rails where 3-foot-gauge trackage is concerned, and even more so with those lines that ran through the scenic wonders of our country, such as the Rocky Mountains. Dreamer and railroad builder General William J. Palmer projected a railroad to Mexico City, but instead his 3-foot railroad went west, to Salt Lake City and Ogden." --From inside of book jacket

Author : Lucius Beebe,Charles Clegg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Railroads
ISBN : UOM:39015021022069

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Rio Grande: Mainline of the Rockies by Lucius Beebe,Charles Clegg Pdf

The story of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad is in large measure the story of Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region from the reconstruction years following the Civil War to the present.

Author : United States. National Railroad Adjustment Board
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 992 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Arbitration, Industrial
ISBN : UCAL:B3003130

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Awards [of The] First Division by United States. National Railroad Adjustment Board Pdf