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Rio Grande Scenic Railroad

Index Rio Grande Scenic Railroad

The Rio Grande Scenic Railroad of Colorado, a heritage railway, began operations in 2006, operating both steam and diesel locomotives in and around the San Luis Valley, on trackage of the San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad. [1]

30 relations: Alamosa, Colorado, American Locomotive Company, Blanca, Colorado, Colorado, Creede, Colorado, Denver, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Dome car, Durango, Colorado, Grand Canyon Railway, Head-end power, Heritage railway, La Veta Pass, La Veta, Colorado, Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad, Monte Vista, Colorado, Mount Hood Railroad, Narrow-gauge railway, North America, Parlor car, Pullman (car or coach), Salida, Colorado, San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad, San Luis Valley, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, Steam locomotive, Track gauge conversion, 2-8-0.

Alamosa, Colorado

Alamosa is a city under Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Alamosa County, Colorado, United States.

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American Locomotive Company

The American Locomotive Company, often shortened to ALCO, ALCo or Alco, designed, built and sold steam locomotives, diesel-electric locomotives, diesel engines and generators, specialized forgings, high quality steel, armed tanks and automobiles and produced nuclear energy.

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Blanca, Colorado

The Town of Blanca is a Statutory Town in Costilla County, Colorado, United States.

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Colorado

Colorado is a state of the United States encompassing most of the southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains.

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Creede, Colorado

The historic City of Creede is the Statutory Town that is the county seat and the only incorporated municipality in Mineral County, Colorado, United States.

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Denver

Denver, officially the City and County of Denver, is the capital and most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad

The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, often shortened to Rio Grande, D&RG or D&RGW, formerly the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, was an American Class I railroad company.

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Dome car

A dome car is a type of railway passenger car that has a glass dome on the top of the car where passengers can ride and see in all directions around the train.

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Durango, Colorado

The City of Durango is the county seat and the most populous municipality of La Plata County, Colorado, United States.

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Grand Canyon Railway

The Grand Canyon Railway, is a passenger railroad which operates between Williams, Arizona, and Grand Canyon National Park South Rim.

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Head-end power

In rail transport, head-end power (HEP) or electric train supply (ETS) is the electrical power distribution system on a passenger train.

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Heritage railway

A heritage railway is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past.

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La Veta Pass

La Veta Pass is the name associated with two nearby mountain passes in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of south central Colorado in the United States, both lying on the boundary between Costilla and Huerfano counties.

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La Veta, Colorado

The Town of La Veta is a statutory town in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States.

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Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad

The Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad, a U.S. railroad offering service from Marquette, Michigan, to nearby locations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, began operations in 1896.

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Monte Vista, Colorado

Monte Vista is the Home Rule Municipality that is the most populous municipality in Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States.

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Mount Hood Railroad

The Mount Hood Railroad is a heritage and shortline freight railroad located in Hood River, Oregon, east of Portland, Oregon, United States.

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Narrow-gauge railway

A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than the standard.

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North America

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

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Parlor car

A parlor car (or parlour car outside the United States of America) is a type of passenger coach that provides superior comforts and amenities when compared to a standard coach.

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Pullman (car or coach)

In the United States, Pullman was used to refer to railroad sleeping cars which were built and operated on most U.S. railroads by the Pullman Company (founded by George Pullman) from 1867 to December 31, 1968.

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Salida, Colorado

The City of Salida (Spanish:, "exit") is a Statutory City that is the county seat and most populous city of Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.

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San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad

The San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad is a class III railroad operating in Colorado.

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San Luis Valley

The San Luis Valley is a region in south-central Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico.

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Sangre de Cristo Mountains

The Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Spanish for "Blood of Christ") are the southernmost subrange of the Rocky Mountains.

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Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe (or; Tewa: Ogha Po'oge, Yootó) is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico.

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Southern Pacific Transportation Company

The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1998 that operated in the Western United States.

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Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine.

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Track gauge conversion

Gauge conversion is the change of one railway track gauge to another.

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2-8-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles and no trailing wheels.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_Scenic_Railroad

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