For anyone that may have an interest I transferred 17 RGS maps to the Denver Public Library, Western History.
Date of transfer was March 30 2017 and consisted of the following:
INVENTORY OF MAPS
TRANSFERRED TO WESTERN HISTORY DENVER PUBLIC LIBRARY
BY
JIMMY A BLOUCH
RIO GRANDE SOUTHERN RAILROAD
1. 48-3594 Rio Grande Southern, map of Ridgway yards, Colorado, from Engineer’s office Ridgway, March 6, 1894, 32” wide X 56.5” long, black line ink on paper
2. 74-693 Rio Grande Southern, Ophir Loupe, Happy Home Placer, Colorado, no date, 19” wide X 27.5” long, ink on linen
3.75-920 Rio Grande Southern, Ames Ophir Loop, San Miguel County, Colorado, no date, 37” wide X 31” long, ink on linen
4. 93-H 75-813 Rio Grande Southern, Rico, Colorado, yard, proposed additions, March 25 1893, 13” wide X 36.5” long, ink on linen
5. 100-H Rio Grande Southern Telluride Colorado Station Grounds, no date, 8” wide X 11” long, ink on paper, paper is brittle, broke in two sections
6. 109-1923 Rio Grande Southern, system map, Colorado, showing branches and coal territory served thereby, January 1 and June 1906,
14” wide X 18” long, ink on linen
7. 145-M Rio Grande Southern, Calumet Branch, Colorado, proposed wye and turntable, from Engineer’s Office car at Illium, Colorado, October 5, 1908,
21.5” wide X 36” long
Rolled inside, profile of proposed wye and turntable, Calumet Branch, 11”wide X 18.5” long, ink on paper, brittle
8. 148-L Rio Grande Southern alignment of track centers set during fall of 1907, Colorado, H L Voss Engineer, February 24, 1909,
28” wide X 34.5” long, ink on linen
9. Un-numbered, Rio Grande Southern, Ridgway, Colorado, map shows Rio Grande Southern property and yards, shows Rio Grande Southern and
Denver & Grande tracks color coded, also shows location of old and new
RGS roundhouse, Engineer’s office Ridgway March 6, 1909,
31” wide X 40” long, ink on linen
10. Un-numbered, Rio Grande Southern, Mancos, Colorado, Station Grounds, March 1919, 18” side X 57.5” long, ink on linen
11. Un-numbered, Rio Grande Southern, Mancos, Colorado, 20” wide X 34” long,
no date, 20” side X 34” long, 2 blueprints
12. Un-numbered, Rio Grande Southern, Ute Junction, Colorado, March 1919,
18” wide X 50.5” long, ink on linen
13. Un-numbered, Rio Grande Southern, Rico, Colorado, March 1919,
15” wide X 51” long, ink on linen
14. Un-numbered, Rio Grande Southern, Dallas Divide, Colorado,
March 1919, 15” wide X 37.5” lone, ink on linen
15. In-numbered, Rio Grande Southern, Hesperus, Colorado, Feb 28, 1919,
18.5” wide X 32” long, ink on linen
16. Un-numbered, Rio Grande Southern, map and profile Rico to Durango, Colorado, showing locations for prop0osed ballasting with widening of embankment, no date, 16” wide X 18.5” long, ink on linen
17. Boston Coal & Fuel Company, filing survey from coal mine to connection with Rio Grande Southern, Colorado, 1904, 18” wide X 29.5” long, blue print
This line later operated by Rio Grande Southern as the Calumet Branch
I really do not know how to search the archives so do not know if these items have been cataloged.
Jimmy
