RGSrr.com Rio Grande Southern RR - Paper / Documents

Over the years, some people have sent me images of various documents from the RGS - service records, bills of lading, etc. Ted Klavern and his son Mark, especially, have allowed the use of dozens of paperwork scans (their collection is now owned by Richard L Tower). I thought it would be fun to share these, and I've created this page to do so. Have more? Please let me know at

Here's links to some other sites w/ RGS paperwork. Further down are scans of actual RGS documents... enjoy!

Other Links

• Ridgway RR Museum archival collection
• Mark Evan's Historical Paper collection
• Mark Evans' Paper / Passes Collection
• NG Circle Paper

Newspaper Timetables

• RGS newspaper timetable and fares, Daily Journal, 10-11-09
• RGS newspaper timetable, Daily Journal, 1-22-1923 (scroll down a bit)

Newspaper Ads

• RGS newspaper ad, 1890s
• RGS newspaper ad, Durango Democrat 10-26-1909
• Early RGS newspaper ad

Maintenance / Operations documents:

1900s	Timesheet, Jul 22, 1911	Same Timesheet (clearer?)	Check, 1914 Another check, 1914	Delay form, RGS 2-8-0 #2 Dec 14, 1915 (her last year)	Telegram, for hurried transport, 1912
	Telegram, for lost cattle, 1916	Report, daily tie-up, 1916	RGS 40, inspection rpt, 1917	RGS 40, inspection rpt Nov 1, 1917	RGS 40, inspection rpt Oct 27, 1919
1920s+	Goose 6, inspection rpt Oct 10, 192x	Accident rpt, car derailment on Calumet branch, 1920	RGS 20, inspection rpt Apr 14, 1929	RGS 20, inspection rpt Apr 16, 1929	RGS 20, inspection rpt Apr 16, 1929
	RGS 20, inspection rpt Apr 16, 1929	RGS 20, inspection rpt Apr 17, 1929	Check; payment for telegraph work, 1931
1940s+	Goose 4, inspection rpt Jul 3, 1940	Goose 4, inspection rpt Jul 9, 1940	Goose 4, inspection rpt Jul 10, 1940	Goose 4, inspection rpt Jul 11, 1940	Goose 4, inspection rpt Jul 16, 1940
	Goose 2, repair rpt Sep 1942	Goose 3, inspection rpt Oct 21, 1943	Goose 4, inspection rpt Oct 28, 1943	Goose 5, repair rpt Feb 8, 1945	Goose 5, repair rpt Feb 8, 1945
	Goose 5, inspection rpt Aug 23, 1945	Goose 4, inspection rpt Nov 8, 1945	RGS 20, repair rpt Nov 2, 1947	Goose 4, repair rpt May 1951	RGS 20, repair rpt May 7, 1951

Service / Supply documents:

1890s	Note, coal, Ute Jct, 1893	Voucher, coal, Ute Jct, 1893	Voucher, chief engineer's work, Durango, 1893	Bill, drafting services, Durango, 1893	Voucher, misc services, 1894
1900s	Bill, (not sure what this is), 1901	Bill, lock rental, 1901	Bill, supplies, 1901	Materials used, Sect 15 (Coke Ovens), 1907	Receipt, Porter coal, 1907
	Receipt, Porter coal, 1909	Conductor's book, 1911	Bill, from D&RGW, for RGS portion of switcher fuel (coal) in Durango, 1912	Voucher, from D&RGW, for RGS portion of switch fuel (coal) in Durango, 1912	Bill, Special Agent Curtwright's labor, for special services, 1912
	Voucher, Special Agent Curtwright's labor, for special services, 1912	Receipt, Porter coal, 1922

Shipping documents:

1890s	Lading bill, hides, 1892	Bill for voucher, oats, 1892	Voucher, oats, 1892
1900s	Recipt, black powder; 190x	Lading bill, hides & pelts, 1924	Receipt for adv charges, 1927

Ticket documents:

1900s

Ticket to Butte, MT, unknown date

Glencoe to Mancos, 1907

Otto's Passes:

1890s

Here's a set of Otto Mears' passes from his various railroads, including the Silverton and RGS. This set includes every year of the silver passes, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, and 1892. It is all from the Fred Walsen family. Fred was the treasurer of the RGS. This is from the Martin E. Hansen collection.