In 1881, the Baldwin locomotive company built 12 C-19 class 2-8-0 engines for the Denver & Rio Grande RR. In 1916, the D&RG sold number 409 to the Rio Grande Southern RR. The RGS renumbered it to 41. In November 1951, the 41 was sold to Knotts Berry Farm in

I have enjoyed being the Prospector Editor starting with Prospector, Volume 16, Issue 2, for almost seven years! (Not bad for a Burlington guy.) As this is the last issue that I’m involved with, I wanted to say thank you to those who have mentored me in all things Rio

The surviving Rio Grande’s 2-8-2 Mikado K-28 locomotives celebrated their 100th birthday in early October, often referred to as the “Sport Model” often compared to the classic '67 Chevrolet Chevelle SS and the smooth Rolls Royce, these locomotives have spent a century hauling tonnage across some of the most challenging

Many folks associated with the preservation of the Rio Grande and the model railroading community in Colorado were saddened to learn about the sudden and unexpected passing of Rod von Bernuth on July 23rd. Rod’s impact to those of us who loved and modeled the Grande was immeasurable. Rod was

The Board of the American Passenger Train History Museum in Charles City, Iowa, recently reached out to the RGM&HS with the news the Phil Sheridan Trust recently donated CZ Dome-Buffet-"Cable Car" Lounge "Silver Shop" to our museum and we are working diligently to get the car moved in short  order.

The Society is proud to announce a new benefit to existing members of the RGM&HS.  Recently the RGM&HS as a 501(c)3 became an institutional member of The Feather River Rail Society.  Your RGMHS membership now gets you free admission and a gift shop discount at the WPRM museum. In Portola,