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Rio Grande streamliner Royal Gorge in the Royal Gorge: two more photos of different trains sets from different views

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Gary Garth McCann

  The photo above is reproduced here from a Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad post card. The caption reads: “America’s Best-Loved Travel Wonder–the Royal Gorge–is the scenic highlight of one of Rio Grande’s two routes through the heart of … Continue reading →

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Royal Gorge along the Arkansas River between Pueblo and Tennessee pass

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Gary Garth McCann

Reproduced here from a Vanishing Vistas post card, attributed there to the D&RGW RR archives courtesy of the State Historical Society of Colorado.  

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Rio Grande Royal Gorge in the Royal Gorge, Colorado

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Gary Garth McCann

  This photo of the streamlined (more or less) Royal Gorge is from the Rio Grande promotional booklet, the cover of which is shown below.   The black-and-white photo below is reproduced from the booklet “Railroads at Work,” published for children by the Association … Continue reading →

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