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Rio Grande In Color
Volume 1: Colorado

By: Ross B. Grenard
Morning Sun Books, Inc., 1992
Hardcover, 128 pages, All Color

List Price: $45.00                                       Our Price: $36.00

The all-color story of the Mainline Thru The Rockies during the last years of standard gauge steam and the years when FT’s and PA’s were common. Noted historian Ross Grenard guides the reader through scenic Colorado eloquently explaining the D&RGW operations and innovations during the ‘50 and ‘60s.

Contents Include:

Denver Union Station - Denver Terminal - Burnham
Krauss-Maffei - EMD Hoods - North Yard - The Joint Line
Douglas County - Palmer Lake - Colorado Springs - Pueblo
Royal Gorge - Salida - Monarch Branch - Leadville
Tennessee Pass - 3600s - Eagle River Canyon - Minturn
Alamosa - The Moffat Line - The Big Ten - The Prospector
Coal Creek - Plainview - The Tunnel District - Tolland Area
East Portal - Winter Park - Byers - Gore Canyon - Orestod
Bond - Dotsero Cutoff - Glenwood Canyon - Glenwood Springs
West of Glenwood - Craig Branch - Aspen Branch