Right of Way and Track Map of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad 1919

Gwynn, J.G. and Arthur Ridgeway

Published by Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, 1919

About this Item

Right of Way and Track Map of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, 1919 corrected in 1927. Map is in 12 primary sheets and three supplemental sheets spliced and printed on one continuous blueprint paper roll. Total length is 15 feet long and 2 feet high. Each sheet has margins so there is not a continuous track. Runs from survey station 0+00 to survey station 2362+90, Durango to Silverton. The scale is 1" to 400'. Lists property owners adjacent to the track, town plats of Silverton and Durango, plus numerous locations of now abandoned mining towns and camps along the route. Also notes piers, abutments, cattle guards, bridges, trusses etc. The Denver & Rio Grande ran between Colorado and Utah with numerous short-lines off its main tracks, usually to mining communities and mines. Their motto was "Through the Rockies, Not Around Them". Many engineering feats of tunnels, bridges and roadcuts were constructed. The D&RG reached Durango, CO in August 1881 pushing north to Silverton by July 1882. Today this narrow gauge line continues as the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad as a tourist attraction. No copies of this map are found in institutional holdings as of November 2014.; Map.

Seller Inventory # 007731

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Right of Way and Track Map of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad 1919
• Publisher: Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
• Publication Date: 1919
• Binding: No Binding
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
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