Otto Mears, a Lincoln Party Republican, entrepreneur and the man who built the Rio Grande Southern Railroad from Ridgway to Durango in the 1890s, was highlighted during a history lesson Saturday ...

Philip F. Anschutz of Anschutz Corp., which owns the Rio Grande`s parent, Rio Grande Industries Inc., long has pursued the 13,100-mile Southern Pacific, offering to match any offer Santa Fe received.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- In August 1951, little John Bush was to ride the Galloping Goose, the tourist train in the San Juan Mountains that was meant to save the Rio Grande Southern Railroad.

The Denver Rio Grande became part of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1988 and the Union Pacific acquired the Southern Pacific in 1996, although the Rio Grande rails were not to be in use much ...

In August 1951, little John Bush was to ride the Galloping Goose, the tourist train in the San Juan Mountains that was meant to save the Rio Grande Southern Railroad. It was a big day for the boy ...