List of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad lines

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The following rail lines have been owned or operated by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad or its predecessors.

Denver-Pueblo Joint Line: Denver (Union Station) to Pueblo
  • Fort Logan Branch: Englewood (Military Junction) to Fort Logan
  • Lehigh Branch: Louviers (Lehigh Junction) to Lehigh Mine
  • Castle Rock Branch: Castle Rock to Hathaway
    • O'Brien's Quarry Spur: Hathaway to O'Brien's Quarry
  • Douglas Quarry Spur: Douglas to Madge Quarry
  • Manitou Branch: Colorado Springs (Manitou Junction) to Manitou
Royal Gorge Line: Pueblo to Salida via Royal Gorge
Tennessee Pass Line: Salida to Grand Junction via Tennessee Pass
  • Calumet Branch: Brown Canon (Hecla Junction) to Calumet
  • Leadville Branch: Malta to Leadville
    • California Gulch Branch: Oro Junction to Rowe Mill
    • Ibex Branch: Leadville to Ibex
      • Graham Park Branch: Graham Park Junction to Tucson
    • Blue River Branch: Leadville to Dillon
  • Ryan Cut-Off: Leadville Junction to Leadville (Leadville Branch)
  • Aspen Branch: Glenwood Springs to Aspen
Gunnison Line: Salida to Grand Junction via Marshall Pass and Black Canyon
Utah Division: Grand Junction to Ogden
Pueblo–Alamosa line: Pueblo to Alamosa
  • Old Main Line: Minnequa (Sonora Junction) to Trinidad; branch from Cuchara Junction to Walsenburg (Walsenburg Junction)
    • Rouse Branch: Rouse Junction to Rouse (later began at Mayne and then Monson on the C&S trackage rights)
      • Old Rouse Branch: Old Rouse Junction to Old Rouse Mines
    • Engleville Branch: Engleville Junction to Engleville
  • Zinc Smelter Spur: Minnequa (Zinc Junction) to Blende
  • Capers Branch: Mustang to Capers (including part of the Old Main Line near Capers)
  • Colorado and Southern Railway trackage rights: Walsenburg to Longsdale Junction
    • Reilly Canon Branch: Longsdale Junction to Boncarbo
  • Loma Branch: Walsenburg (Loma Junction) to Alamo
    • New Pacific Mine Spur: Pictou (New Pacific Junction) to New Pacific Mine
  • Reliance Branch: La Veta (Reliance Junction) to Ojo
  • Tropic Spur: La Veta (Tropic Junction) to Tropic
  • Creede Branch: Alamosa to Creede
Alamosa–Durango line (San Juan Extension): Alamosa to Durango
Moffat Line: Denver (Union Station) to Dotsero (Tennessee Pass Line) via Moffat Tunnel
Rio Grande Southern Railroad: Ridgway (Ouray Branch) to Durango
  • Telluride Branch: Vance Junction to Pandora

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