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This roster is based largely, with extensive editing for readability and continuity, on Herb Danneman's roster that was published as a CD as part of "Colorado Rail Annual No. 33, Rio Grande Standard gauge Passenger Trains & Cars" published in 2018. This is an excellent book with a multitude of photos and other information and is highly recommended for anyone with an interest in Rio Grande passenger cars and trains.
| Railroad | Numbers | Year | Builder | Length | 1909 Numbers | 1916 Numbers | 1924 Numbers |
| D&RG | 650-656 | 1888 | D&RG | 47' 11" | 648-652 | 648-652 | 648-652 |
| RGW | 51-58 | 1889 | St. Charles Car Co. | 50' 0" | 653-658 | 654-658 | 654-658 |
| D&RG | 657-665 | 1890 | Pullman | 51' 0" | 659-665 | 659-665 | 659-665 |
| RGW | 54,59-61 | 1891 | Pullman | 51' 0" | 666-668 | 668 | |
| RGW | 62-66 | 1898-1901 | Pullman | 60' 0" | 671,672,674 | 671,672,674 | 671,672,674 |
| D&RG | 673,676-678 | 1906 | D&RG | 60' 0" | 673,676-678 | 673,676-678 | 673,676-678 |
| D&RG | 650,665-668 | 1900-1906 | Rebuilt D&RG | 47' 11" | 645-647,650 | 645-647,650 | 645-647,650 |
| D&RG | 671-675 | 1903 | ACF | 60' 8-1/2" | 696-699 | 696-699 | 684-687 |
| D&RG | 669,670 | 1905 | Rebuilt D&RG | 51' 0" | 669,670 | 669,670 | 669,670 |
| RGW | 59 | 1905 | Rebuilt D&RG | 60' 0" | 675 | 675 | 675 |
| RGW | 552,652,662 | 1906 | Rebuilt D&RG | 60' 0" | 679-681 | 680,681 | 680,681 |
| D&RG | 682-684 | 1909 | D&RG | 60' 0" | 682-684 | 682-684 | 682,683 |
| D&RG | 686-695 | 1910 | ACF | 60' 10-5/8" | 686-695 | 710-719 | |
| WP | 101-130 | 1910 | ACF | 60' 10-5/8" | 101-130 | 700-739 | |
| D&RG | 730-734 | 1910 | Barney & Smith | 70' 2" | 740-744 | ||
| D&SL | 745 | 1929 | ACF | 72' 0" | |||
| D&RGW | 1100 | 1948 | Budd | 70' 0" |
| Railroad | Numbers | Year | Builder | Length | 1909 Numbers | 1916 Numbers | 1924 Numbers |
| D&RG | 700-702 | 1888-1889 | Rebuilt D&RG | 48' 0" | 571-573 | 571,573 | 571,573 |
| RGW | 91-92 | 1889 | St. Charles Car Co. | 51' 6" | 576,577 | 576,577 | 577 |
| RGW | 93,94 | 1891 | Pullman | 51' 6" | 578,579 | 578,579 | 578 |
| RGW | 95-97 | 1892 | Pullman | 51' 6" | 551,552,580 | 551,552,580 | 551,552,580 |
| D&RG | 703-706 | 1891-1902 | Rebuilt D&RG | 51' 0" | 560-562 | 560,562 | 560 |
| D&RG | 7052,708 | 1905 | Rebuilt D&RG | 51' 0" | 574,575 | 574,575 | 574,575 |
| RGW | 98,99 | 1900 | Pullman | 55' 0" | 590 | 590 | 590 |
| RGW | 70 | ? | Brill & Co. | 40' 0" | 570 | ||
| RGW | 4 | ? | ? | 34' 0" | 569 | 569 | |
| D&RG | 986-989 | 1913-1916 | Converted D&RG | 70' 2" | 985-989 | 985-989 | |
| RGW | 591 | 1920 | Rebuilt D&RG | 60' 3" | 591 | 591 | |
| RGW | 592,593 | 1920 | Rebuilt D&RG | 52' 0" | 592,593 | 592,593 |
| Railroad | Numbers | Year | Builder | Length | 1909 Numbers | 1916 Numbers | 1924 Numbers |
| RGW | 95,96 | 1901/1902 | Rebuilt D&RG | 51' 6" | 551,552 | 551,552 | 551,552 |
| D&RG | 707 | 1905 | Rebuilt D&RG | 48' 0" | 550 | 550 | 550 |
| Railroad | Numbers | Year | Builder | Length |
| D&RGW | 722,729 | 1937 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 60' 10-5/8" |
| D&RGW | 738 | 1939 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 60' 10-5/8" |
| Railroad | Numbers | Year | Builder | Length | 1909 Numbers | 1916 Numbers | 1924 Numbers |
| RGW | Ogden Provo Salt Lake Utah (1899) Colorado (1901) |
1899-1901 | Pullman | 67' 4" | Ogden Provo Salt Lake Utah (1899) Colorado (1901) |
Ogden Provo Salt Lake Utah (1899) Colorado (1901) |
1001-1004 |
| D&RG | 750-Rio Grande 751-San Juan 752-San Luis 753-Glenwood |
1899 | ACF | 67' 8-1/2" | 750-Rio Grande 751-San Juan 752-San Luis 753-Glenwood |
750-Rio Grande 751-San Juan 752-San Luis 753-Glenwood |
1006,1008-1010 |
| D&RG | 754-Denver | 1901 | ACF | 67' 8-1/2" | Montrose | Montrose | 1007 |
| RGW | Pueblo | 1902 | Pullman | 61' 0" | Pueblo | Pueblo | 1000 |
| D&RG | 755-Pando 756-Manitou |
1906 | Barney & Smith | 70' 0" | 755-Pando 756-Manitou |
755-Pando 756-Manitou |
1011,1013 |
| RGW | Nebo Uintah |
1906 | Barney & Smith | 70' 0" | Nebo Uintah |
Nebo Uintah |
1012,1014 |
| D&RG | California Humboldt Nevada Oakland Pacific Sacramento San Francisco Stockton |
1910 | Barney & Smith | 71' 10" | California Humboldt Nevada Oakland Pacific Sacramento San Francisco Stockton |
California Humboldt Nevada Oakland Pacific Sacramento San Francisco Stockton |
1015-1022 |
| D&RGW | Castle Peak Pikes Peak Sopris Peak Twin Peak |
1927 | ACF | 78' 1-3/4" | |||
| D&RGW | 1115 | 1948 | Budd | 82' 4" |
| Railroad | Numbers | Year | Builder | Length |
| D&RGW | 980-984 | 1936 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 0" |
| D&RGW | 985 | 1937 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 0" |
| D&SL | 955,957 | 1913 | Pullman | 65' 2" |
California Zephyr service
| Railroad | Numbers | Year | Builder | Length |
| D&RGW | 1140 | 1948 | Budd | 78' 10" |
| Railroad | Numbers | Year | Builder | Length |
| D&RGW | James Peak Mt. Harvard Mt. Princeton Mt Yale |
1935 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 72' 6" |
| D&RGW | Mt. Antero Mt. Massive Mt. Timpanogos |
1936 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 72' 6" |
| Railroad | Numbers | Year | Builder | Length | 1909 Numbers | 1916 Numbers | 1924 Numbers |
| D&RG | 600-604 | 1887 | D&RG | 48' 1-1/2" | |||
| RGW | 1-6 | 1889 | St. Charles Car Co. | 50' 0" | 600-605 | 600-605 | 600,603 |
| D&RG | 605-613 | 1890 | Pullman | 51' 0" | 607,608 | 607,608 | 607 |
| D&RG | 613-618 | 1900 | Jackson & Sharp | 60' 0" | 613-618 | 613-618 | 615-618 |
| RGW | 7 | 1900 | Pullman | 55' 0" | 606 | 606 | |
| D&RG | 605, 606, 611, 612. |
1906 | Rebuilt D&RG | 60' 0" | 609-612 | 609-612 | 610,612 |
| D&RG | 609 | 1907 | Rebuilt D&RG | 47' 2" | 599 | 599 | |
| D&RG | 620-629 | 1914 | ACF | 70' 0" | 620-629 | 620-629 | 620-629 |
| D&RGW | 609,611 | 1924 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 60' 1" | |||
| D&RGW | 630,631 | 1930 | ACF | 71' 0" | |||
| D&SL | 632 | 1913 | Pullman | 71' 6" | |||
| D&SL | 633 | 1929 | ACF | 70' 0" |
To D&RGW at merger in 1948
| Railroad | Numbers | Year | Builder | Length |
| D&SL | 450,451 | 1910 | Pullman | 74' 2" |
| Railroad | Numbers | Year | Builder | Length | 1909 Numbers | 1916 Numbers | 1924 Numbers |
| D&RG | 800-811 | 1888 | Pullman | 48' 0" | 800-811 | 800-811 | 800-811 |
| D&RG | 812-821 | 1888 | Pullman | 48' 0" | 750-754 | 750-754 | 750-752 |
| RGW | 101-108 | 1889 | St. Charles Car Co. | 51' 6" | 768-774 | 768-774 | |
| RGW | 201-208 | 1889 | St. Charles Car Co. | 51' 6" | 775-782 | 775-782 | 777-781 |
| D&RG | 812-830 | 1890 | Pullman | 51' 0" | 925-937 | 812,925-936 | 861-871 |
| D&RG | 907-916 | 1890 | Pullman | 51' 0" | 755-757 | 755-757 | |
| RGW | 109-111 | 1891 | Pullman | 51' 0" | 758-760 | 758-760 | |
| RGW | 112-114 | 1892 | Pullman | 51' 0" | 761-763 | 762,763 | |
| RGW | 209-211 | 1891 | Pullman | 51' 0" | 764,765 | 764,765 | 764 |
| RGW | 212-214 | 1892 | Pullman | 51' 0" | 766,767 | 766,767 | 767 |
| RGW | 300,301 | 1880 | Jackson & Sharp | 42' 0"- | |||
| RGW | 215,216 | 1898 | Pullman | 52' 0" | 783,784 | 783,784 | 783 |
| RGW | 217,218 | 1900 | Pullman | 52' 0" | 785,786 | 785,786 | 786 |
| RGW | 400-403 | 1898 | Pullman | 60' 0" | 938-941 | 962-965 | 873-876 |
| D&RG | 830-837 | 1900 | Jackson & Sharp | 59' 11" | 872-879 | 845-851 | 845/851 |
| RGW | 300,301 | 1900 | Pullman | 60' 3" | 789,790 | 790 | |
| D&RG | 838-857 | 1902 | ACF | 53' 6" | 814-832 | 814-832 | 814-832 |
| D&RG | 860-871 | 1903 | ACF | 56' 9" | 861-871 | 834-844 | 834-844 |
| D&RG | 872-874 | 1906 | Barney & Smith | 60' 0" | 860,880,881 | 860,852,853 | 860,852,853 |
| RGW | 220-225 | 1906 | Barney & Smith | 60' 0" | 882-887 | 854-859 | 854-859 |
| D&RG | 914-918 | 1906 | Barney & Smith | 70' 0" | 942-946 | 966-970 | 877-881 |
| RGW | 14 | ? | ? | 42' 3" | 749 | 749 | |
| D&RG | 888-898 | 1910 | Pullman | 70' 0" | 888-898 | 888-898 | 900-950 |
| WP | 301-340 | 1910 | Pullman | 70' 0" | 301-340 | 300's+900-918 | 900-950 |
| D&RGW | 960-970 | 1934 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 0" | |||
| D&RGW | 971-979 | 1935/1937 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 0" | |||
| D&RGW | 950-954 | 1936 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 0" | |||
| D&RGW | 1000-1004 | 1939 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 0" | |||
| D&SL | 861 | 1906 | Pullman | 60' 2" | |||
| D&SL | 956 | 1913 | Pullman | 65' 2" | |||
| D&RGW | 1105-1108 | 1948 | Budd | 78' 10" | |||
| D&RGW | 1248-1250 | 1948 | Budd | 80' 2" |
| Railroad | Numbers | Year | Builder | Length |
| D&RGW | Eagle Canon Royal Gorge Glenwood Canon Ogden Canon Ruby Canon |
1926-1928 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 2" |
| D&RGW | Granite Canon Spanish Fork Canon |
1929 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 2" |
| Railroad | Numbers | Year | Builder | Length | 1909 Numbers | 1916 Numbers | 1924 Numbers |
| D&RG | 770 | 1903 | D&RG | 52' 11-1/2" | 541 | 541 | 541 |
| D&RG | 771 | 1903 | D&RG | 53' 5-1/2" | 542 | 542 | |
| D&RG | 772 | 1905 | D&RG | 51' 0" | 540 | 540 |
California Zephyr service
| Railroad | Numbers | Year | Builder | Length |
| D&RGW | 1120,1121 | 1948 | Budd | 81' 1" |
| D&RGW | 1130-1134 | 1948 | Budd | 78' 2" |
| D&RGW | 1145 | 1948 | Budd | 80' 2" |
| Railroad | Numbers | Year | Builder | Length | 1909 Numbers | 1916 Numbers | 1924 Numbers |
| RGW | B | 1889 | St. Charles Car Co. | 51' 7" | Wasatch | A-6 | 106 |
| D&RG | Maid of Erin | 1887 | Pullman | 49' 0" | A | B-4 | B-4 |
| RGW | A | 1890 | St. Charles Car Co. | 54' 10" | A | A-4 | 104 |
| D&RG | Ballyclare | 1890 | Pullman | 68' 0" | Ballyclare | A-2 | 102 |
| RGW | Nomad | 1890 | St. Charles Car Co. | 65' 0" | Denver | A-1 | 101 |
| RGW | E | ? | Brill & Co. | 40' 0" | E | E | |
| D&RG | H | 1900 | Rebuilt D&RG | 51' 0" | H | A-5 | 105 |
| D&RG | Frederick | 1910 | Rebuilt D&RG | 59' 11" | A-3 | 103 | |
| D&RGW | 100 | Note A | Note A | 73' 6" | 100 | 100 | |
| D&RGW | 101 | 1929 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 0" | |||
| D&RGW | 102 | 1930 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 0" | |||
| D&SL | 100 | 1940 | Rebuilt D&RGW | 70' 0" |
Note A - Built by Pullman in 1912 or 1913, acquired by WP circa 1916, rebuilt and leased by
D&RGW in 1922, purchased from WP by D&RGW in 1925.
| Railroad | Numbers | Year | Builder | Length |
| D&RGW | 1600-1624 | 1929 | Gen. Amer. Car | 53' 3" |
| Railroad | Numbers | Year | Builder | Length | Description |
| RGW | 350-352 | ? | Brill | 40' 0" | Stock Drover |
| D&RG | 154, 155, 165, 166 168 |
1891 | Peninsula Car Co. | 34' 0" | Bagg.-old refrig. |
| D&RG | 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1019, 1021 |
1891 | Peninsula Car Co. | 34' 0" | Passenger Fruit |
| D&RG | 0776 | 1882 | D&RG | 36' 0" | Excursion Const. |
| D&RG | 780-782 | 1905 | D&RG | 51' 2" | Open Obs. |
| D&RG | 801-810 | 1910 | Barney & Smith | 70' 2" | Buffet-Library |
| D&RGW | (see Note) | 1941 | Budd | 153' 0" | Two-car Prospector trainset |
Note:
| D&RGW | M-1 | John Evans | Control-Luggage-Coach |
| David Moffat | Sleeper-Buffet Lounge | ||
| D&RGW | M-2 | Brigham Young | Control-Luggage-Coach |
| Heber C. Kimball | Sleeper-Buffet Lounge |
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