The story of the Denver & Rio Grande Western's Utah Division.
Rio Grande: Jewel of the Wasatch from White River Productions examines the origins and ultimate demise of the D&RGW's Utah Division between Grand Junction, Colorado, and Ogden, Utah. Built by the same General Palmer who had contributed so much to the early Denver & Rio Grande in Colorado, the line across the eastern Utah desert to the Wasatch Front never had large precious mineral deposits as its attraction, relying instead on the more mundane carloads of coal, iron ore, and copper. Following the 1908 merger of the Utah and Colorado lines, the company focused on upgrading its property and soliciting traffic far beyond its home states. This transcontinental traffic, along with the postwar coal business, made the D&RGW a successful and profitable property despite being surrounded by much larger, often unfriendly carriers. One by one the needed connections were eliminated until the road was forced to cast its lot with a weakened Southern Pacific, and finally passed to Union Pacific. The pictures and stories herein provide a look back to better days, when the Rio Grande was indeed the Jewel of the Wasatch. In English.
Features
- History of the Denver & Rio Grande Western's Utah Division
- Line between Grand Junction, Colorado, and Ogden, Utah
- Coal, mineral and transcontinental traffic
- Historical photographs and accounts
- Hardcover
- Published by White River Productions — English-language text
The story of the Denver & Rio Grande Western's Utah Division.
Rio Grande: Jewel of the Wasatch from White River Productions examines the origins and ultimate demise of the D&RGW's Utah Division between Grand Junction, Colorado, and Ogden, Utah. Built by the same General Palmer who had contributed so much to the early Denver & Rio Grande in Colorado, the line across the eastern Utah desert to the Wasatch Front never had large precious mineral deposits as its attraction, relying instead on the more mundane carloads of coal, iron ore, and copper. Following the 1908 merger of the Utah and Colorado lines, the company focused on upgrading its property and soliciting traffic far beyond its home states. This transcontinental traffic, along with the postwar coal business, made the D&RGW a successful and profitable property despite being surrounded by much larger, often unfriendly carriers. One by one the needed connections were eliminated until the road was forced to cast its lot with a weakened Southern Pacific, and finally passed to Union Pacific. The pictures and stories herein provide a look back to better days, when the Rio Grande was indeed the Jewel of the Wasatch. In English.
Features
- History of the Denver & Rio Grande Western's Utah Division
- Line between Grand Junction, Colorado, and Ogden, Utah
- Coal, mineral and transcontinental traffic
- Historical photographs and accounts
- Hardcover
- Published by White River Productions — English-language text