The Prospector 23, Number 2 Has Been Mailed

Arriving soon in a mailbox near you! The Prospector Volume 23, Number 2 started being mailed out this week from our printer. Passenger trains are an important part of the Rio Grande history, and this issue of The Prospector is full of passenger train material. Thornton Waite has submitted a

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The Prospector 23, Number 1 Has Been Mailed

Arriving soon in a mailbox near you! The Prospector Volume 23, Number 1 started being mailed out this week from our printer. This issue we delve into winter railroading and snow removal on Colorado’s mountain passes. Our first article, penned by W. George Cook, explores the early days of snow

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The Prospector 22, Number 4 Has Been Mailed

Arriving soon in a mailbox near you! The Prospector Volume 22, Number 3 started being mailed out this week from our printer. This issue features another of the late Mike McLaughlin’s short stories, this one known as “The Stove” is about the daily struggle of a signal gang in the

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The Prospector 22, Number 3 Has Been Mailed

Arriving soon in a mailbox near you! The Prospector Volume 22, Number 3 started being mailed out this week from our printer. This issue features another of the late Mike McLaughlin’s short stories, this one on the unusual interchange with the Salt Lake Garfield & Western. Next up in the

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Image of the cover of the latest Prospector issue featuring two photos of Rio Grande Trains

The Prospector 22, Number 2 Has Been Mailed

Arriving soon in a mailbox near you! The Prospector Volume 22, Number 2 started being mailed out this week from our printer. This issue features the westbound half of Richard Severance's photo essays of the standard gauge "Assault On Solider Summit Westbound" and "Grande Fast Freights - Narrow Gauge Style,"

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The Prospector 22, Number 1 Has Been Mailed

Arriving soon in a mailbox near you! The Prospector Volume 22, Number 1 started being mailed out this week from our printer. Happy New Year! The RGM&HS Board of Trustees approved this special 56-page edition of the Prospector as a belated Christmas present to the RGM&HS membership. They agreed that

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The Prospector 21, Number 4 Has Been Mailed

Arriving soon in a mailbox near you! The Prospector Volume 21, Number 4 started being mailed out this week from our printer. Both Foreign and Domestic members should start seeing your issue delivered in the next week or so to your mailbox.  If you are not an RGM&HS member, (although

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The Prospector Volume 21, Number 3 Has Been Mailed

Arriving soon in a mailbox near you! The Prospector Volume 21, Number 3 started being mailed out this week from our printer. Both Foreign and Domestic members should start seeing your issue delivered in the next week or so to your mailbox.  If you are not an RGM&HS member, (although

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The Prospector Volume 21, Number 2 Has Been Mailed

Arriving soon in a mailbox near you! The Prospector Volume 21 Number 2 started being mailed out this week from our printer. Both Foreign and Domestic members should start seeing your issue delivered in the next week or so to your mailbox.  If you are not an RGM&HS member, (although

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The Prospector Volume 21, Number 1 Has Been Mailed

Arriving soon in a mailbox near you! The Prospector Volume 21 Number 1 started being mailed out this week from our printer. Both Foreign and Domestic members should start seeing your issue delivered in the next week or so to your mailbox.  If you are not an RGM&HS member, (although

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