Rio Grande Passenger Car Roster
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Summary Roster 1924-1987
Unless noted, ownership initials are D&RGW.
| Numbers | Type | Year | Builder | Length | Notes |
| 450,451 | Sleeper-Coach | 1940 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 74' 2" | ex-D&SL |
| 541 | Observation | 1903 | Rebuilt D&RG | 52' 11-1/2" | |
| 550 | Coach Mail & Baggage | 1905 | Rebuilt D&RG | 48' 0" | |
| 551,552 | Coach Mail & Baggage | 1901/1902 | Rebuilt D&RG | 51' 6" | |
| 560 | Coach & Baggage | 1891-1902 | Rebuilt D&RG | 51' 0" | |
| 571-573 | Coach & Baggage | 1888/1889 | Rebuilt D&RG | 48' 0" | |
| 574,575 | Coach & Baggage | 1905 | Rebuilt D&RG | 51' 0" | |
| 577,578 | Coach & Baggage | 1889-1892 | St. Charles/Pullman | 51' 6" | |
| 590 | Coach & Baggage | 1900 | Pullman | 55' 0" | |
| 591 | Coach & Baggage | 1920 | Rebuilt D&RG | 60' 3" | |
| 592,593 | Coach & Baggage | 1920,1921 | Rebuilt D&RG | 52' 0" | |
| 600,603 | Mail & Baggage | 1889 | St. Charles | 50' 0" | |
| 607 | Mail & Baggage | 1890 | Pullman | 51' 0" | |
| 615-618 | Mail & Baggage | 1900 | Jackson & Sharp | 60' 0" | |
| 610,612 | Mail & Baggage | 1906 | Rebuilt D&RG | 60' 0" | |
| 620-629 | Mail & Baggage | 1914 | AC&F | 70' 0" | |
| 609,611 | Mail & Baggage | 1924 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 60' 1" | |
| 630,631 | Mail & Baggage | 1930 | AC&F | 71' 0" | |
| 632 | Mail & Baggage | 1913 | Pullman | 71' 6" | ex-D&SL |
| 633 | Mail & Baggage | 1929 | AC&F | 72' 0" | ex-D&SL |
| 645-647,650 | Mail & Baggage | 1900-1901 | Rebuilt D&RG | 47' 11" | |
| 648,649, 651,652 | Mail & Baggage | 1888 | D&RG | 47' 11" | |
| 654-658 | Mail & Baggage | 1889 | St. Charles | 50' 0" | |
| 659-665 | Mail & Baggage | 1890 | Pullman | 51' 0" | |
| 669,670 | Mail & Baggage | 1905 | Rebuilt D&RG | 51' 0" | |
| 671,672,674 | Mail & Baggage | 1898-1901 | Pullman | 60' 0" | |
| 675 | Mail & Baggage | 1905 | Rebuilt D&RG | 60' 0" | |
| 673,676-678 | Mail & Baggage | 1906 | D&RGW | 60' 0" | |
| 680,681 | Mail & Baggage | 1906 | Rebuilt D&RG | 60' 0" | |
| 682,683 | Mail & Baggage | 1909 | D&RG | 60' 0" | |
| 684-687 | Mail & Baggage | 1903 | AC&F | 60' 8½" | |
| 700-739 | Baggage | 1910 | AC&F | 60' 10-5/8" | |
| 722,729,738 | Dormitory Baggage | 1937/1939 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 60' 10-5/8" | |
| 740-744 | Baggage | 1920 | Rebuilt D&RG | 70' 2" | |
| 745 | Baggage | 1929 | AC&F | 72' 0" | Ex D&SL |
| 750-752 | Coach | 1888 | Pullman | 48' 0" | |
| 764,767 | Coach | 1891/1892 | Pullman | 51' 0" | |
| 777-781 | Coach | 1889 | St. Charles | 51' 6" | |
| 783,786 | Coach | 1898-1900 | Pullman | 52' 0" | |
| 791-793 | Observation | 1905 | D&RG | 51' 2" | |
| 800-811 | Coach | 1888 | Pullman | 48' 0" | |
| 812,813 | Coach | 1890 | Pullman | 51' 0" | |
| 814-832 | Coach | 1902 | AC&F | 53' 6" | |
| 834-844 | Coach | 1903 | AC&F | 56' 9" | |
| 845-851 | Coach | 1900 | Jackson & Sharp | 59' 11" | |
| 852,853 | Coach | 1906 | Barney & Smith | 60' 0" | |
| 854-859 | Coach | 1906 | Barney & Smith | 60' 0" | |
| 860 | Coach | 1906 | Barney & Smith | 60' 0" | |
| 861-871 | Coach | 1890 | Pullman | 51' 0" | |
| 861 | Coach | 1906 | Pullman | 60' 2" | ex-D&SL |
| 873-876 | Coach | 1898 | Pullman | 60' 0" | |
| 877-881 | Coach | 1906 | Barney & Smith | 70' 0" | |
| 900-950 | Coach | 1910 | Pullman | 70' 0" | |
| 950-954 | Coach | 1936 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 0" | |
| 955,957 | Dinette Coach | 1939 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 65' 2" | ex-D&SL |
| 956 | Coach | 1913 | Pullman | 65' 2" | ex-D&SL |
| 960-970 | Coach | 1934 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 0" | |
| 971-979 | Coach | 1935/1937 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 0" | |
| 980-984 | Baggage Buffet Library | 1910 | Barney & Smith | 70' 2" | |
| 980-984 | Dinette Coach | 1936 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 0" | |
| 985 | Dinette Coach | 1937 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 0" | |
| 985-989 | Coach & Baggage | 1911-1913 | Rebuilt D&RG | 70' 2" | |
| 1001-Ogden 1002-Provo 1003-Salt Lake 1004-Colorado 1005-Utah |
Diner | 1899-1901 | Pullman | 67' 4" | |
| 1006-Glenwood 1007- Montrose 1008-Rio Grande 1009-San Juan 1010-San Luis |
Diner | 1899-1901 | AC&F | 67' 8-1/2" | |
| Pueblo | Diner | 1902 | Pullman | 61' 0" | |
| 1011-Manitou 1013-Pando |
Diner | 1906 | Barney & Smith | 70' 0" | |
| 1012-Nebo 1014-Uintah |
Diner | 1906 | Barney & Smith | 70' 0" | |
| 1015-Sacramento 1016-Stockton 1017-Humboldt 1018-Oakland 1019-Nevada 1020-San Francisco 1021-Pacific 1022-California |
Diner | 1910 | Barney & Smith | 71' 10" | |
| Castle Peak Pikes Peak Sopris Peak Twin Peak |
Diner | 1927 | AC&F | 78' 1-3/4" | (Note) |
| 1000-1004 | Coach | 1939 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 0" | |
| 1005-1010 | Coach | 1955-1957 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 0" | |
| 1011-1018 | Coach | 1915 | Pullman | 70' 10" | |
| 1100 | Baggage | 1948 | Budd | 70' 0" | |
| 1120,1121 | Coach | 1964 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 85' 0" | |
| 1105-1108 | Coach | 1948 | Budd | 78' 10" | |
| 1115 | Diner | 1948 | Budd | 82' 4" | |
| 1120,1121 | Sleeping | 1948 | Budd | 85' 0" | |
| 1130-1134 | Sleeping | 1948 | Budd | 85' 0" | |
| 1135 | Sleeping | 1952 | Budd | 85' 0" | |
| 1145 | Sleeping | 1948 | Budd | 85' 0" | |
| 1140 | Buffet Dormitory | 1948 | Budd | 78' 10" | |
| 1200-1202 | Mail & Baggage | 1950 | Pullman-Standard | 72' 10" | |
| 1210-1212 | Baggage | 1950 | Pullman-Standard | 85' 0" | |
| 1230,1231 | Dormitory Baggage Coach | 1950 | Pullman-Standard | 85' 0" | |
| 1240-1247 | Coach | 1950 | Pullman-Standard | 85'0" | |
| 1248-1250 | Coach | 1948 | Budd | 80' 2" | |
| 1270-1273 | Sleeping | 1950 | Pullman-Standard | 85' 0" | |
| 1280,1281 | Diner Lounge | 1950 | Pullman-Standard | 85' 0" | |
| 1290-1292 | Lounge | 1950 | Pullman-Standard | 85' 0" |
Note: D&RGW purchased its first all-steel dining cars from the American Car & Foundry Company in May 1927. The four new cars were named Castle Peak, Pikes Peak, Sopris Peak, and Twin Peak. Until then, the dining car fleet consisted of all wood bodied cars, also named after Colorado mountains. Castle Peak is preserved in Joshua Tree. California. Pikes Peak is preserved at the Forney museum in Denver. Sopris Peak was destroyed in a fire in 1952. Twin Peak was dismantled at Pueblo in 1963. and its frame and trucks were used to build a boom car.
Diner-Lounge Cars
| Numbers | Type | Year | Builder | Length |
| James Peak Mt. Harvard Mt. Princeton Mt. Yale |
Diner Lounge | 1935 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 72' 6" |
| Mt. Antero Mt. Massive Mt. Timpanogos |
Diner Lounge | 1936 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 72' 6" |
Lounge Cars
| Numbers | Type | Year | Builder | Length |
| Eagle Canon Glenwood Canon, Ogden Canon Royal Gorge RubyCanon |
Lounge | 1926-1928 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 2" |
| Spanish Fork Canon Granite Canon |
Lounge | 1929 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 0" |
Express Refrigerator
| Numbers | Type | Year | Builder | Length |
| 1600-1624 | Express Refrigerator | 1929 | General American | 50' 0" |
Box Express (Fruit) Cars
| Numbers | Type | Year | Builder | Length |
| 935-644 | Passenger Fruit | 1891 | Peninsula | 34' 0" |
Business Cars
| Numbers | Type | Year | Builder | Length | Notes |
| 102 | Business | 1890 | Pullman | 68' 0" | |
| B-4 | Business | 1887 | Pullman | 49' 0" | |
| 104 | Business | 1890 | St. Charles Car Co. | 54' 10" | |
| 101 | Business | 1890 | St. Charles Car Co. | 65' 0" | |
| 106 | Business | 1891 | Rebuilt D&RG | 51' 7" | |
| 105 | Business | 1900 | Rebuilt D&RG | 51' 0" | |
| 103 | Business | 1910 | Rebuilt D&RG | 59' 11" | |
| 100 | Business | 1912 | Pullman | 73'6" | |
| 101 | Business | 1929 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 0" | |
| 102 | Business | 1930 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 0" | |
| 105 | Business | 1940 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 0" | ex-D&SL |
| 101 (Marcia) | Business | 1906 | Pullman | 60' 0" | ex-D&SL |
| 10016 | Business | ? | ? | ? | ex-D&SL |
| 100 | Business | 1951 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 85' 0" |
Prospector Trains
| Numbers | Type | Year | Builder | Length |
| John Evans David Moffat |
Control-Luggage-Coach Sleeper-Buffet Lounge |
1941 | Budd | 153' 0" |
| Brigham Young Heber C. Kimball |
Control-Luggage-Coach Sleeper-Buffet Lounge |
1941 | Budd | 153' 0" |
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