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Colorados Railroads

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Symbols:

	Purpose of Railroad	Zweck der Eisenbahn
C R	Terminal (connecting) Railroad, in Industrial region	VerbindungsBahn im Industriegebiet
F R	Branchline Railroad built to connect with farming area	Nebenbahn zu Bauernhöfen
IR	Industrial Railroad, serving a factory and or being operated by such	Industriebahn
L R	Lumber Railroad, serving lumber area	Nebenbahn fuer Holzfaeller
M R	Branchline Railroad built to serve mines	Stichstrecke zu Bergwerken
T R	Tourist Railroad	Touristenbahn
U R	Urban Railway, Tramway	Strassenbahn
X X	Major carrier	Hauptstrecke

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Name Gauge/Time/Purpose Route Remarks Argentine Central 36inch / 1905 - 1918 / MR, TR Walldorf - Vidler Mine Walldorf - Grays Peak Second highest railroad in the U.S. (14110ft) Renamed Argentine & Grays Peak in 1912 Arkansas Valley 36inch / 1906 - 1907 / FR Rocky Ford - Jct. w/ Santa Fe Bought by Santa Fe in 1907 Aspen & Western Railway 36inch / ---- / -- ---- ---- Atchinson Topeka & Santa Fe SG / 1859 - 1995 / XX Denver - Pueblo - Trinidad - Raton Kansas City - Trinidad Pueblo - Corley Mine (nr. Canon City) Merged in 1995 with Burlington Northern to form BNSF

B

Name Gauge/Time /Purpose Route Remarks Bald Mountain Railroad SG / 1902 - 1921 / MR Occidetal Decelopment Mine - D&RGW Jct 2 miles track Beaver Penrose & Northern SG / 1909 - 1918 / FR Florence - Penrose 6 miles track Book Cliff Railway 36inch /1899 - 1923 / MR Served Carpenter Mine and others   Boston Coal & Fuel NG / 1901 - 1906 / MR Franklin Jct (nr. Durango) - Perins Peak Coal Mine   Boston & Colorado Smeltering NG / 1879 - 1910 / IR Boston & Colorado Smelter   Burlington Northern SG / 1970 - 1995 / XX Cheyenne - Denver Cheyenne - Holdridge Denver - Trinidad - Des Moines Denver - Chicago Denver - Golden Founded by merging Chicago Burlington & Quincy, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Colorado & Southern, Burlington, Rock Island, Fort Worth & Denver City

C

Name Gauge/Time/Purpose Route Remarks Calumet Fuel Co. NG / 1906 - 1926 / MR West of Durango Owned by Boston Coal and Fuel Leased to Rio Grande Southern Canon City and Cripple Creek NG / ? / ? Canon City - Oro Junta   Castle Valley ? / ? / ? ? Merged Rio Grande Western Central Pacific SG / ? / XX Denver - Northeastbound Later Union Pacific Chicago Burlington and Quincy SG / 1864 - 1970 / XX Denver - Pueblo Denver - Golden Pueblo - Chicago Denver - Chicago Later BNSF Chicago Rock Island and Pacific SG / 1851 - 1981/ XX Denver - Chicago Denver - Golden Later Rock Island Chicosa Fuel NG / 1899 - 1913 / CR 7 Mines at Forbes north of Trinidad Connected with Colorado and Southern Colorado Central NG and SG / 1865 - 1890 / XX Denver - Golden Golden - Boulder Boulder - Longmont Denver - Wyoming   Merged Colorado Southern feat. famous Georgetown Loop Colorado and Northwestern NG / 1897 - 1909 / MR Boulder - Greeley/Ward/Eldora mines   Colorado and Southern SG / 1898 - 1962 / XX Denver - New Orleans Denver - Leyden Denver - Northbound Colorado Springs - Grand Jct Owner of Denver Texas and New Orleans Colorado Midland and 28 other railroads Colorado and Southeastern SG / 1903 - 1951 / MR Branchlines to mines near Trinidad   Colorado and South Western NG / 1925 - 1933 / LR North of Dolores Connecting with Rio Grande Southern   Colorado and Wyoming SG / 1899 - today / MR Near Trinidad   Colorado Coal and Iron NG / 1880 - 1892 / IR Steel Mill Pueblo   Colorado Eastern NG / 1888 - 1915 / CR Denver Vicinity   Colorado Fuel and Iron SG and NG / 1892 - Today / IR ----   Colorado Kansas SG / 1911 - 1938 / MR Pueblo - Stone City   Colorado Midland SG / 1883 - 1922 / XX Colorado Springs - Leadville Leadville - Glenwood Springs Glenwood Springs - Aspen Glenwood Springs - G Junction History on this Homepage Colorado Northern NG / 1883 - 1884 / MR Longmont - Mitchell Mines   Colorado Railroad SG / 1938 - 1957 / CR Terminal RR near Pueblo   Colorado Springs and Interurban -- / 1900 - 1935 / UR Colorado Springs Tramway   Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District SG / 1899 - 1922 / MR Colorado Springs Sth. flanks of Pikes Peak   Colorado Utah and Southwestern SG / 1906 - 1919 / LR Fraser to logging community   Colorado Ute Electricity Auth. SG / ? / MR Dawson (nr. Phippsburgh) - Hayden Power Plant abandoned Colorado Yule Marble SG / 1910 - 1942 / IR Glenwood Springs marble quarry   Coors Brewery SG / 1965 - today / IR Coors Brewery Golden   Crescent Tramway NG / /     Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs SG / 1915 - 1921 / TR Near Cripple Creek   Cripple Creek District SG / 1897 - 1898 / MR Near Cripple Creek Abandoned too steep Cripple Creek and Victor NG / 1967 - ? / TR Near Cripple Creek Tourist Railroad Rebuilt on dismantled Cripple Creek District trackage Crystal River and San Juan SG / 1893 - 1942 / MR Coal Mines near Aspen and Carbondale Also Crystal River Rwy. Cumbres and Toltec Scenic RR NG / 1971 - today / TR Antonito - Chama

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