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Rio Grande Railroad (Railroad Color History) | 
 enlarge | Author: James Griffin
Publisher: MBI
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 847778
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 076031442X
Dewey Decimal Number: 385.0978
EAN: 9780760314425
ASIN: 076031442X
Publication Date: July 26, 2003
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Product Description
Travel west through the Rocky mountains on the legendary "Rio Grande" railroad. Also known as the D&RGW, it is a favorite among rail fans and modellers for its breathtaking scenery and its fascinating narrow-gauge legacy. On it's journey from Denver to Salt Lake City the "Rio Grande" ran through the six-mile-long Moffat Tunnel, one of America's miracles of railroad engineering. This book treats the reader to a wealth of information including overviews of steam and diesel locomotives as well as famous passenger trains such as the Vista-domed California Zephyr (Chicago to Oakland, joint with the Burlington and Western Pacific) and the Royal Gorge (Denver to Salt Lake City). All aboard for a fantastic pictorial of arguably the most scenic railroad in America.
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Rio Grande History March 8, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Good review of the history, would have liked to see better route maps.
Rio Grande Railroad- Highly Recommended January 4, 2004
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
James (jim) Griffin has provided a desirable snapshot and synopsis of the D&RGW historical issues with a select compilation of other 'fans' photos as well as his own.
The book describes the time and scale, significant persons and financial history providing great context, expansion and demise of the integral operations and relationships between owners and operators, as well as the 'state and federal' legal issues that are unique to the United States.
James uses modern photography and earlier 20thC from unpublished private sources to highlight the country and 'real estate' that the D&RGW subsequently served.
As a coffee table book (not meant to be a death knell!) for the detailed pictures, a text reference to the operations and hardships encountered, and even better pictorial reference for modellers and enthusiasts showing great detail and variation in the 'living' equipment and trains that real people used. For a non-US train enthusiast I learnt a lot from the book and James has done an excellent job capturing the feel of the topic.
And it is a modellers precis and reference to be admired!
Although tinged with sentiment and a legacy to a disappearing era of corporate leadership, this helps the book personify the way RG employees appeared to enjoy their burdens and lament the loss of their independence. Highly Recommended!
For more information see the D&RGW Yahoo Group/ elist. Many technical experts and historians exists till researching the topic for whatever hobby purposes they desire!
cheers
dave
Interesting and well done December 31, 2003
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book contains breathtaking photographs and easy to read and understand text. It is interesting to see the changes over the years and the information is well documented. I'm not a "train buff," but I enjoyed reading this book and looking at the photos. We keep it on our coffee table so others can view it as well. I'm sure it'd be a valuable addition to any library, especially those who are fans of the Rio Grande Railroad.
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