Rio Grande Scenic Railroad

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Rio Grande Scenic Railroad
No. 18, a 2-8-0, leads an excursion through Blanca, Colorado in 2008.
Commercial operations
Name	Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Built by	Denver and Rio Grande Railway
Original gauge	3 ft (914 mm) After 1899: 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Owned by	San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad Iowa Pacific Holdings
Operated by	Rio Grande Scenic Railroad
Stations	Alamosa, Fort Garland, Fir Summit, La Veta
Preserved gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Commercial history
Opened	1878
1899	Gauge conversion and name change
Closed to passengers	(?)
Closed	(?)
Preservation history
2006	Opened
2019	Ceased operations
Website
www.coloradotrain.com[dead link]

The Rio Grande Scenic Railroad of Colorado was a heritage railway that operated from 2006 to 2019 in and around the San Luis Valley as a subsidiary of the San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad. The heritage railroad ceased operating excursions following a wildfire that damaged some of their facilities, as well as the parent company SLRG entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late 2019.^[1]