Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ruby Canyon
- View of a Rio Grande Western passenger train and the Colorado River in Ruby Canyon, Grand County, Utah.
- Colorado River (Colo.- Mexico)--1880-1890.; Grand County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Ruby Canyon (Colo. and Utah)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Utah--Grand County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Utah--Grand County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Utah--Grand County--1880-1890.; Rio...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Saguache snowslide, Animas Canon, near Silverton, Colo
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks in Animas Canyon, San Juan County, Colorado; also shows a man by deep snow walls.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Durango smelting plant of the American Smelting & Refining Co.
- Panoramic view of the Durango Smelting Plant in Durango, LaPlata County, Colorado shows: refinery buildings, smokestacks, tailings, D. & R. G. W. train with engine and railcars.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Durango (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Durango--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Durango--1920-1930.; Smelters--Colorado--Durango--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Aug. 30, '97, Castle Rock, Douglas Co.
- View north along standard and narrow gauge railroad tracks of Denver and Rio Grande Western and Colorado and Southern towards Castle Rock, a rhyolite lava rock formation, Castle Rock, Douglas County, Colorado, includes a small gabled residence with...
- Castle Rock (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Castle Rock--1890-1900.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- August 30, 1897
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 168, engine type 4-6-0
- Left side view of engine. Photographed: Salida, Colo., June 23, 1929.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Salida.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1929
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 204, engine type 2-8-0
- Left side view of engine. Photographed: Durango, Colo., June 2, 1923.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1923.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Durango.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1923
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 209, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., ca. 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- [1930]
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 342, engine type 2-8-0
- Left side view of engine, stored, parts missing. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., April 14, 1935.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1935.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1935
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 226, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1930
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 226, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, rear view. Photographed: Durango, Colo., June 2, 1923.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1923.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Durango.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1923
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 278, engine type 2-8-0
- Right side view of engine. Photographed: Gunnison, Colo., May 26, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Gunnison.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 345, engine type 2-8-0
- Left side view of engine. Photographed: Montrose, Colo., September 26, 1943.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1943.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Montrose.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1943
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 268, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Iola, Colo., October 10, 1952.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1952.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Iola.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1952
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 340, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Cimarron, Colo., 1948.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1948.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cimarron.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1948
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 343, engine type 2-8-0
- Left side view of engine, stored. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., July 41, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 340, engine type 2-8-0
- Left side view of engine. Photographed: Ridgway, Colo., September 10, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Ridgway.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 278, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Salida, Colo., October 24, 1928.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1928.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Salida.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1928
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 340, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Durango, Colo., June 13, 1942.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1942.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Durango.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1942
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 345, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end, leased to Colorado & Southern. Photographed: Denver, Colo., September 22, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1936
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 346, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, leased to Colorado & Sheridan. Photographed: Sheridan Junction, Colo., September 29, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Sheridan Junction.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1936
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 345, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Gunnison, Colo., June 12, 1941.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1941.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Gunnison.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1941
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 168, engine type 4-6-0
- Left side view of engine. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., June 6, 1923.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1923.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1923
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 168, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, stored, with fake diamond stack. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., May 8, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 167, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Salida, Colo., August 31, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Salida.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1930
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 168, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, top, stored. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., April 14, 1935.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1935.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1935
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 169, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Santa Fe, N.M., April 30, 1933.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1933.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Santa Fe.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1933
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 169, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, stored, parts missing. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., July 3, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 167, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., August 31, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1930
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 271, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Durango, Colo., May 27, 1939.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1939.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Durango.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1939
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 169, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end, stored, parts missing. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., July 4, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 172, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, stored. Photographed: Salida, Colo., September 20, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Salida.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1936
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 271, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end, stored. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., April 14, 1935.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1935.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1935
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 278, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end, stored. Photographed: Salida, Colo., September 5, 1926.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1926.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Salida.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1926
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 271, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Pagosa Springs, Colo., June 2, 1923.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1923.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Pagosa Springs.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1923
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 203, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Salida, Colo., May 27, 1923.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1923.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Salida.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1923
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 204, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Chama, N.M., June 3, 1923.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1923.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Chama.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1923
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 209, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, stored, parts missing. Photographed: Gunnison, Colo., September 20, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Gunnison.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1936
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 209, engine type 2-8-0
- Left side view of engine stored, parts missing. Photographed: Gunnison, Colo., September 20, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Gunnison.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1936
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 223, engine type 2-8-0
- Right side view of engine. Photographed: Gunnison, Colo., July 4, 1940.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Gunnison.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1940
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 302, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, stored, parts missing. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., July 5, 1937.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1937.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1937
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 315, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Montrose, Colo., February 23, 1940.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Montrose.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1940
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 213, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end, stored, without tender. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., June 6, 1923.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1923.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1923
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 220, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Embudo, N.M., October 20, 1920.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1920.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Embudo.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1920
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 223, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Gunnison, Colo., July 4, 1940.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Gunnison.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1940
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 223, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Gunnison, Colo., July 4, 1940.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Gunnison.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1940
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 302, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end, stored, parts missing. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1930
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 263, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Durango, Colo., June 2, 1923.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1923.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Durango.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1923
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 226, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., April 14, 1935.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1935.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1935
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 271, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Durango, Colo., July 4, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Durango.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 266, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, stored, without tender. Photographed: Salida, Colo., May 27, 1923.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1923.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Salida.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1923