List of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad lines

List of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad lines

The following rail lines have been owned or operated by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad or its predecessors.

; Denver-Pueblo Joint Line: Denver (Union Station) to Pueblo
*Fort Logan Branch: Englewood (Military Junction) to Fort Logan
*Lehigh Branch: Louviers (Lehigh Junction) to Lehigh Mine
*Castle Rock Branch: Castle Rock to Hathaway
**O'Brien's Quarry Spur: Hathaway to O'Brien's Quarry
*Douglas Quarry Spur: Douglas to Madge Quarry
*Manitou Branch: Colorado Springs (Manitou Junction) to Manitou

; Royal Gorge Line: Pueblo to Salida via Royal Gorge
*Coal Creek Branch: Florence to Coal Creek
*Oak Creek Branch: Florence (Oak Creek Junction) to Oak Creek
*Chandler Creek Branch: Chandler Junction to Chandler Mine
**Fremont Branch: Fremont Junction to Fremont Mine
*Grape Creek Branch: Canon City (Grape Creek Junction) to Westcliffe
*Westcliffe Branch: Texas Creek to Westcliffe
*Howard Branch: Howard's Quarry Junction to Calcite

; Tennessee Pass Line: Salida to Grand Junction via Tennessee Pass
*Calumet Branch: Brown Canon (Hecla Junction) to Calumet
*Leadville Branch: Malta to Leadville
**California Gulch Branch: Oro Junction to Rowe Mill
**Ibex Branch: Leadville to Ibex
***Graham Park Branch: Graham Park Junction to Tucson
**Blue River Branch: Leadville to Dillon
*Ryan Cut-Off : Leadville Junction to Leadville (Leadville Branch)
*Aspen Branch: Glenwood Springs to Aspen

; Gunnison Line: Salida to Grand Junction via Marshall Pass and Black Canyon
*Monarch Branch: Poncha Junction to Monarch
*Mears Junction-Alamosa Line: Mears Junction to Alamosa
**Orient Branch: Villa Grove to Orient
**Crestone Branch: Moffat to Cottonwood
*Pitkin Branch: Parlin to Quartz
*Crested Butte Branch: Gunnison to Anthracite
**Ruby-Anthracite Branch: Crested Butte to Floresta
*Baldwin Branch: Gunnison to Baldwin
**Kubler Branch: Castleton to Kubler
*Aberdeen Branch: Gunnison (Aberdeen Junction) to Aberdeen Quarry
*Lake City Branch: Sapinero to Lake City
*Ouray Branch : Montrose to Ouray
* North Fork Branch: Delta (North Fork Junction) to Oliver

; Utah Division: Grand Junction to Ogden
*Ballard and Thompson Railroad: Thompson to Sego
* Cane Creek Branch: Brendel to Potash
* Sunnyside Branch: Mounds to Sunnyside
*Spring Canyon Branch: Helper (Spring Canyon Junction) to Mutual
*Kenilworth Branch: Helper (Kenilworth Junction) to Kenilworth
*Jennings and Potter's Quarry Branch: Kyune (Jennings Junction) to quarries
* Pleasant Valley Branch: Colton to Clear Creek
**Winter Quarters Spur: Scofield to Winter Quarters
*Marysvale Branch: Thistle to Marysvale
**San Pete Valley Branch : Ephraim to Nephi
***Morrison Branch: Ephraim to Morrison
***Castle Valley Branch: Salina to Nioche
*Tintic Branch: Springville to Silver City
**Goshen Valley Branch: Pearl to Dividend and Iron King
**Mammoth Spur: Mammoth Junciton to Mammoth Mill
*Provo Canyon Branch: Provo to Heber
*Orem Branch: Provo (Provo Junction) to Orem
*Bingham Branch: Midvale to Bingham
**Garfield Beach Extension: Welby to Garfield
**Dalton and Lark Spur: Dalton to Lark
**Bingham Branch Extension: Loline Junction to Cuprum
***Copper Belt Branch: Bingham (Copper Belt Junction) to Montana-Bingham
****Copper Belt-Carr Fork Branch: Yampa Mine Connection to Yampa Mine
*Little Cottonwood Branch: Midvale to Wasatch
*Park City Branch : Roper Junction to Park City
*Lake Park Branch: Farmington (Lake Park Junction) to Lake Park
*Hooper Branch : Roy to Cox

; Pueblo-Alamosa Line: Pueblo to Alamosa
*Old Main Line : Minnequa (Sonora Junction) to Trinidad; branch from Cuchara Junction to Walsenburg (Walsenburg Junction)
**Rouse Branch: Rouse Junction to Rouse (later began at Mayne and then Monson on the C&S trackage rights)
***Old Rouse Branch: Old Rouse Junction to Old Rouse Mines
**Engleville Branch: Engleville Junction to Engleville
*Zinc Smelter Spur: Minnequa (Zinc Junction) to Blende
*Capers Branch: Mustang to Capers (including part of the Old Main Line near Capers)
*Colorado and Southern Railway trackage rights: Walsenburg to Longsdale Junction
**Reilly Canon Branch: Longsdale Junction to Boncarbo
*Loma Branch: Walsenburg (Loma Junction) to Alamo
**New Pacific Mine Spur: Pictou (New Pacific Junction) to New Pacific Mine
*Reliance Branch: La Veta (Reliance Junction) to Ojo
*Tropic Spur: La Veta (Tropic Junction) to Tropic
*Creede Branch: Alamosa to Creede

; Alamosa-Durango Line: Alamosa to Durango
*Santa Fe Branch: Antonito to Santa Fe
**La Madera Branch: Taos Junction to La Madera
*Chama Lumber Spur: Chama (Biggs Junction) to Tierra Amarilla
*Pagosa Springs Branch: Gato (Pagosa Junction) to Pagosa Springs
*Rio Grande and Southwestern Railroad: Lumberton to Gallinas
*Farmington Branch: Carbon Junction to Farmington
*Silverton Branch: Durango to Silverton

; Moffat Line: Denver (Union Station) to Dotsero (Tennessee Pass Line) via Moffat Tunnel
*Corona Line: Newcomb to Vasquez (old line over Corona Pass; abandoned when Moffat Tunnel opened)
*Craig Branch: Bond (Orestod) to Craig
** Energy Spur: Hitchens to Energy

;Rio Grande Southern Railroad: Ridgway (Ouray Branch) to Durango
*Telluride Branch: Vance Junction to Pandora

References

* [http://utahrails.net/drgw/rg-track-profiles.php D&RGW track profiles: 1923, 1934, and 1969]


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