Streamliners and Services
This service is the subject of a famous song by CW McCall, and still runs to this very day.
What is the Silverton?
These locomotives are NOT converted!
What are the K-37's?
the D&RG and the ATSF had a war over this route
what is the Royal Gorge Route?
The D&RGW wanted more L-105's, but the war production board gave them these instead.
What are Union Pacific Challengers?
The Bird Man we all know.
Who is Hyce (Mark Hubris)
This D&RGW service was the last privately owned passenger service to not join Amtrak, ending it's long run in 1983.
What is the Rio Grande Zephyr.
One of the class hitting a bus in Sandy Utah got stripes put on this class of locomotive. (bonus points if you can get the OTHER class that also had stripes)
What are the L-105's?
This line is known for having the longest piece of straight track in the world, one problem, it was narrow gauge.
What is the Valley Line.
This railroad was known for leasing D&RGW locomotives and not having the best maintenance practices.
What is the Rio Grande Southern
He was crazy enough to try and build a new mainline from Denver to Salt Lake City.
Who is David Moffat?
The predecessor of the California Zephyr, this service was centered around a certain event in San Francisco.
The Exposition Flyer
These passenger engines were built with Nickel Steel boilers, which might've lead to one of them blowing up
What are the M-68's?
the D&RGW got this branch in a trade with the C&S.
What is the Pitkin Branch? Or What is the Baldwin Branch?
This railroad is the reason D&RGW 683 survives. (Bonus points if you can name the other thing this railroad is notable for)
What is the Southern San Luis Valley Railroad? (And the Tender diesel)
The D&RGW's primary business car bore his name.
This overnight service from Denver to Salt Lake City started out with a Budding failure.
What is the Prospector?
This branch held the final steam operations on the Standard Gauge.
What is the Creede Branch
A famous trainset from this railroad took a detour of the Moffat Road during the opening of the Dotsero Cutoff. (bonus points if you name the service the trainset was named for)
What is the CB&Q? (The Denver Zephyr)
President of the D&RGW, he had a mountain peak named after him, and was one of the names on the Prospector cars.
Who is John Evans
This train was famous for being lead by a PA-1 and featured a goofy consist.
What is the Yampa Valley Mail Train?
These were considered the "largest locomotives in the world" when they were built for the D&RGW, and ended up killing their track.
What are the L-131's?
This narrow gauge line was known for frequent flash floods, and was replaced by a standard gauge branch of the same name.
What is the Westcliffe Branch?
A 4-8-2 from this Railroad was pulling a special service, but it had to be helped up the Moffat Road by an L-132 (bonus points if you guess the service)
The New York Central (Rexall Drug Train)
Colorado's only Billionaire, he bought Rio Grande Industries in 1984, and then went on to purchase the Southern Pacific.