Royal Gorge, Denver & Rio Grande Western train, Colorado, 1929

Subjects: Mountains & Hills Railroads & Trains Rivers & Streams
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1929 (White Border)

Back of Royal Gorge, Denver & Rio Grande Western train, Colorado, 1929, c. 1929 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

The view looks through the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River in Colorado, a narrow granite canyon near Cañon City, with a Denver & Rio Grande Western train on a ledge cut into the canyon wall above the water. Daylight trains through the gorge stopped ten minutes at Hanging Bridge so passengers could alight and see the chasm unobstructed. The railroad's route through the gorge was a celebrated engineering achievement of the late 1870s. A traveler named Martha called it "about the most beautiful spot on our journey."

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

This is about the most beautiful spot on our journey Doesn't it look it new? pardon a tree Love - Martha

PublisherDenver & Rio Grande Western Railroad

IN THE ROYAL GORGE, GRAND CANON OF THE ARKANSAS, COLORADO ON MAIN LINE, DENVER AND RIO GRANDE WESTERN RAILROAD --- D&RGW ROYAL GORGE ROUTE SCENIC LINE Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad SCENIC POST CARD IN THE ROYAL GORGE, Grand Canon of the Arkansas, Colorado. Daylight trains through the Royal Gorge stop ten minutes at the Hanging Bridge so that passengers may alight and obtain an unobstructed view of the great chasm. On main line, Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad

PostmarkedColorado Springs, CO, August 15, 1929, 22:00

Addressed to

Miss Betty Jane Haufler

28 Hawughel St. R.E. Massillon, OH

Postcard record

Postmarked	August 15, 1929, 22:00, Colorado Springs, CO
Publisher	Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Miss Betty Jane Haufler, 28 Hawughel St. R.E., Massillon, OH
Place depicted	Royal Gorge, CO
Place depicted	Arkansas River, CO
Place mentioned	Royal Gorge, CO
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	White border; color halftone/lithographic screen; light edge and corner wear; no handwriting on front. Postmark: COLORADO SPRINGS 1929 AUG 15 10 PM. Divided-back railroad advertising card (D&RGW "Scenic Post Card") with 1¢ Franklin stamp; light edge wear, corner creases, small tear at top edge, faint staining.

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Royal Gorge, Denver & Rio Grande Western train, Colorado, 1929, postcard, c. 1929. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/royal-gorge-denver-rio-grande-western-train-colorado-1929. Accessed November 2, 2026.