List of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad lines

The following rail lines have been owned or operated by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad or its predecessors.


 * Denver-Pueblo Joint Line : Denver (Union Station) to Pueblo
 * Fort Logan Branch: Englewood (Military Junction) to Fort Logan
 * Lehigh Branch: Louviers (Lehigh Junction) to Lehigh Mine
 * Castle Rock Branch: Castle Rock to Hathaway
 * O'Brien's Quarry Spur: Hathaway to O'Brien's Quarry
 * Douglas Quarry Spur: Douglas to Madge Quarry
 * Manitou Branch: Colorado Springs (Manitou Junction) to Manitou


 * Royal Gorge Line : Pueblo to Salida via Royal Gorge
 * Coal Creek Branch: Florence to Coal Creek
 * Oak Creek Branch: Florence (Oak Creek Junction) to Oak Creek
 * Chandler Creek Branch: Chandler Junction to Chandler Mine
 * Fremont Branch: Fremont Junction to Fremont Mine
 * Grape Creek Branch: Cañon City (Grape Creek Junction) to Westcliffe
 * Westcliffe Branch: Texas Creek to Westcliffe
 * Howard Branch: Howard's Quarry Junction to Calcite


 * Tennessee Pass Line : Salida to Grand Junction via Tennessee Pass
 * Calumet Branch: Brown Canon (Hecla Junction) to Calumet
 * Leadville Branch: Malta to Leadville
 * California Gulch Branch: Oro Junction to Rowe Mill
 * Ibex Branch: Leadville to Ibex
 * Graham Park Branch: Graham Park Junction to Tucson
 * Blue River Branch: Leadville to Dillon
 * Ryan Cut-Off: Leadville Junction to Leadville (Leadville Branch)
 * Aspen Branch: Glenwood Springs to Aspen


 * Gunnison Line : Salida to Grand Junction via Marshall Pass and Black Canyon
 * Monarch Branch: Poncha Junction to Monarch
 * Mears Junction-Alamosa Line: Mears Junction to Alamosa
 * Orient Branch: Villa Grove to Orient
 * Crestone Branch: Moffat to Cottonwood
 * Pitkin Branch: Parlin to Quartz
 * Crested Butte Branch: Gunnison to Anthracite
 * Ruby-Anthracite Branch: Crested Butte to Floresta
 * Baldwin Branch: Gunnison to Baldwin
 * Kubler Branch: Castleton to Kubler
 * Aberdeen Branch: Gunnison (Aberdeen Junction) to Aberdeen Quarry
 * Lake City Branch: Sapinero to Lake City
 * Ouray Branch: Montrose to Ouray
 * North Fork Branch: Delta (North Fork Junction) to Oliver


 * Utah Division : Grand Junction to Ogden
 * Ballard and Thompson Railroad: Thompson to Sego
 * Cane Creek Branch: Brendel to Potash
 * Sunnyside Branch: Mounds to Sunnyside
 * Spring Canyon Branch: Helper (Spring Canyon Junction) to Mutual
 * Kenilworth Branch: Helper (Kenilworth Junction) to Kenilworth
 * Jennings and Potter's Quarry Branch: Kyune (Jennings Junction) to quarries
 * Pleasant Valley Branch: Colton to Clear Creek
 * Winter Quarters Spur: Scofield to Winter Quarters
 * Marysvale Branch: Thistle to Marysvale
 * San Pete Valley Branch: Ephraim to Nephi
 * Morrison Branch: Ephraim to Morrison
 * Castle Valley Branch: Salina to Nioche
 * Tintic Branch: Springville to Silver City
 * Goshen Valley Branch: Pearl to Dividend and Iron King
 * Mammoth Spur: Mammoth Junction to Mammoth Mill
 * Provo Canyon Branch: Provo to Heber City
 * Orem Branch: Provo (Provo Junction) to Orem
 * Bingham Branch: Midvale to Bingham
 * Garfield Beach Extension: Welby to Garfield
 * Dalton and Lark Spur: Dalton to Lark
 * Bingham Branch Extension: Loline Junction to Cuprum
 * Copper Belt Branch: Bingham (Copper Belt Junction) to Montana-Bingham
 * Copper Belt-Carr Fork Branch: Yampa Mine Connection to Yampa Mine
 * Little Cottonwood Branch: Midvale to Wasatch
 * Park City Branch: Roper Junction to Park City
 * Lake Park Branch: Farmington (Lake Park Junction) to Lake Park
 * Hooper Branch: Roy to Cox


 * Pueblo–Alamosa line : Pueblo to Alamosa
 * Old Main Line: Minnequa (Sonora Junction) to Trinidad; branch from Cuchara Junction to Walsenburg (Walsenburg Junction)
 * Rouse Branch: Rouse Junction to Rouse (later began at Mayne and then Monson on the C&S trackage rights)
 * Old Rouse Branch: Old Rouse Junction to Old Rouse Mines
 * Engleville Branch: Engleville Junction to Engleville
 * Zinc Smelter Spur: Minnequa (Zinc Junction) to Blende
 * Capers Branch: Mustang to Capers (including part of the Old Main Line near Capers)
 * Colorado and Southern Railway trackage rights: Walsenburg to Longsdale Junction
 * Reilly Canon Branch: Longsdale Junction to Boncarbo
 * Loma Branch: Walsenburg (Loma Junction) to Alamo
 * New Pacific Mine Spur: Pictou (New Pacific Junction) to New Pacific Mine
 * Reliance Branch: La Veta (Reliance Junction) to Ojo
 * Tropic Spur: La Veta (Tropic Junction) to Tropic
 * Creede Branch: Alamosa to Creede


 * Alamosa–Durango line (San Juan Extension) : Alamosa to Durango
 * Santa Fe Branch: Antonito to Santa Fe
 * La Madera Branch: Taos Junction to La Madera
 * Chama Lumber Spur: Chama (Biggs Junction) to Tierra Amarilla
 * Pagosa Springs Branch: Gato (Pagosa Junction) to Pagosa Springs
 * Rio Grande and Southwestern Railroad: Lumberton to Gallinas
 * Farmington Branch: Carbon Junction to Farmington
 * Silverton Branch: Durango to Silverton


 * Moffat Line : Denver (Union Station) to Dotsero (Tennessee Pass Line) via Moffat Tunnel
 * Corona Line: Newcomb to Vasquez (old line over Corona Pass; abandoned when Moffat Tunnel opened)
 * Craig Branch: Bond (Orestod) to Craig
 * Energy Spur: Hitchens to Energy


 * Rio Grande Southern Railroad : Ridgway (Ouray Branch) to Durango
 * Telluride Branch: Vance Junction to Pandora