Otto Mears, “Pathfinder of the San Juans,” constructed the 162-mile Rio Grande Southern Railroad (narrow gauge) in 1890-91, between Ridgway and Durango, by way of Placerville, Rico, Dolores (a railroad town founded by the R.G.S.), and Mancos, . . . — — Map (db m283599) HM
• Built in Ridgway from a 1926 Model 33 Pierce Arrow Limo 5/4/32 • Weighed 14,950 lbs, was about 43 ft long and cost $2584.56 • Painted silver in 1936 • Sunset herald and centered rear doors in 1940 • Modified from 4 door Pierce Arrow to Wayne . . . — — Map (db m295799) HM
The RGS Motor No. 5 was built in 1933 in the railroad's roundhouse in Ridgway, Colorado. Its front cab was a 1927 Pierce Arrow series 36 limousine widened to carry the motorman and passengers. The rear 24-foot trailer carried mail and freight. It . . . — — Map (db m283699) HM
