page_title: San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad
hierarchical_section_title: San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad
caption_attribution_description: English: SLRG yard in Alamosa on October 23, 2012
context_page_description: The San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad is a class III railroad operating in Colorado.
  The SLRG began operations in 2003 using 154 miles of former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks on three lines radiating from Alamosa, Colorado. The SLRG operates an eclectic variety of equipment from the SD90MAC to 100-year-old steam locomotives. Steam engine #18 is sometimes found pulling freight, and also modern dome passenger cars on excursion trains.
  Alamosa east to Walsenburg, Colorado where it intersects with the Union Pacific Railroad
  Alamosa south to Antonito, Colorado where it meets the narrow gauge Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
  Alamosa west to South Fork, Colorado
  The railroad meets the San Luis Central Railroad at Sugar Junction in Monte Vista, Colorado.
  The railroad was established by RailAmerica following the divestiture of the tracks by the Union Pacific. Holding company Permian Basin Railways purchased the railroad from RailAmerica in 2005.
context_section_description: The San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad (reporting mark SLRG) is a class III railroad operating in Colorado.
  The SLRG began operations in 2003 using 154 miles of former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks on three lines radiating from Alamosa, Colorado. The SLRG operates an eclectic variety of equipment from the SD90MAC to 100-year-old steam locomotives. Steam engine #18 is sometimes found pulling freight, and also modern dome passenger cars on excursion trains.
  Alamosa east to Walsenburg, Colorado (over La Veta Pass) where it intersects with the Union Pacific Railroad
  Alamosa south to Antonito, Colorado where it meets the narrow gauge Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
  Alamosa west to South Fork, Colorado
  The railroad meets the San Luis Central Railroad at Sugar Junction in Monte Vista, Colorado.
  The railroad was established by RailAmerica following the divestiture of the tracks by the Union Pacific (after acquisition of the D&RGW through merger with the Southern Pacific).  Holding company Permian Basin Railways purchased the railroad from RailAmerica in 2005.
caption: SLRG yard in Alamosa on October 23, 2012
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