Last Update: Jan 30th 2010

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Purpose of Railroad C R Terminal (connecting) Railroad, in Industrial region F R Branchline Railroad built to connect with farming area IR Industrial Railroad, serving a factory and or being operated by such L R Lumber Railroad, serving lumber area M R Branchline Railroad built to serve mines T R Tourist Railroad U R Urban Railway, Tramway X X Major carrier

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Name Gauge/Time/Purpose Route Remarks Edna Coal Co SG / 1947 - 1950 / IR Moffat Coal Co. in Oak Hills   Eldorado Springs RY SG / 1906 - 1907 / CR Marshall - Sth Boulder Canyon Bought by Denver and Interurban 1907 Elk Creek Coal SG / 1917 - 1920 / MR Elk Creek Coal Mine - Milner Connected with Denver and Salt Lake Renamed Amalgated Development Co

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Name Gauge/Time/Purpose Route Remarks Fisher Lumber Co NG / 1880 - 1888 / IR Fisher Lumber Co nr. Colorado Springs   Florence and Cripple Creek RR NG / 1893 - 1915 / MR Florence - Cripple Creek Cripple Creek - Canon City Heavy damage by flood, subsequently dismantled Fort Collins Municipal RY ?? / ?? - ?? / UR Fort Collins Electric

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Name Gauge/Time/Purpose Route Remarks Garfield Coal Mine SG / 1907 - 1920 / IR Garfield Coal Mine nr. Palisade Owned one locomotive Genessee & Wyoming RR SG / 2003 - today / XX Helper - Provo Purchased Utah Rwy. in 2003 Georgetown Loop RR NG / 1973 - today / TR Georgetown - Silver Plume famous steel trestle bridge Gilpin Tramway NG / 1886 - 1906 / MR Mines around Central City   Gilpin RR NG / 1906 - 1917 / MR Central City sucessor to Gilpin Tramway Globe Smeltering and Refining NG / 1896 - 1899 / IR Globe Smeltering and Refining Conr. Denver   Golden and Ralston RR NG / 1878 - 1879 / MR Golden - Dry Creek   Golden, Boulder and Caribou RR NG / ???? - ???? / MR Golden - Marshall -Fox Mine   Golden Circle RR NG / 1896 - 1915 / MR Victor - Cripple Creek Renamed Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs in 1915 Golden City and South Platte RR NG / ???? - ???? / MR Golden - Clay Claymine now served by Moffat Road from Denver (Fireclay) Grand River Valley RY SG / 1914 - 1935 / UR Grand Junction Successor to Grand Junction and Grand River Valley Grand Junction and Grand River Valley SG / 1909 - 1914 / UR Grand Junction Electric Great Western RY SG / 1901 - 1981 / FR Loveland - Welty - Eaton (direction of Johnstown) Windsor - Longmont - Johnstown Elm - Wattenburg   Owned by Great Western Sugar Co. Long Route network

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Name Gauge/Time/Purpose Route Remarks Hayden Coal Company SG / 1910 - 1947 / IR Hayden Coal Mine near Haybro Connected to Denver and Salt Lake High Country RR NG / 1972 - ???? / TR Amusement Park near Golden Successor to Magic Mountain RR Highlands Street RR SG / 1888 - 1893 / UR Denver   Holly Sugar Co SG / 1920 - 1977 / IR Holly Sugar Co in Swink and Delta

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Name Gauge/Time/Purpose Route Remarks Ideal Cement Company SG / 1924 - 1928 / IR Ideal Cement Company at Portland and Concrete   Intermountain Power Project SG / 1907 - 1909 / UR Denver - Golden Renamed Denver and Intermountain RY in 1909

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Name Gauge/Time/Purpo se Route Remarks Kansas Pacific RY SG / 1855 - 1880 / XX Kansas - Denver Cheyenne - Denver Became Part of Union Pacific RR Koppers Company NG / 1939 - 1962 / IR Koopers subsidaries at Denver, Salida and Minnequa

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Name Gauge/Time/Purpose Route Remarks La Plata Coal and Iron NG / 1890 - 1903 / IR Mine nr. Durango to Bocea Connecting with Denver and Rio Grande RR Laramie, Hahns Peak and Pacific SG / 1901 - 1914 / XX Laramie - Coalmont Renamed Colorado Wyoming and Eastern RR in 1914 Laramie North Park and Western RR SG / 1924 - 1951 / XX ??? Bought by Union Pacific RR Leadville Climax Shortline SG / ???? - ???? / MR Leadville - Climax Trackage now Leadville Colorado and Southern Tourist RR Leadville Colorado and Southern SG / ???? - today / TR Leadville to Climax   Leadville Mineral Belt RR SG / ???? - ???? / MR Leadville - Graham Park Mine Colorado Southern Subsidary Connected to Leadville Climax Shortline Little Book Cliff RY NG / 1889 - 1925 / MR Book Cliff Mines to Grand Junction   London South Park and Leadville RR NG / 1882 - 1885 / MR Leadville to London Mine

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Name Gauge/Time/Purpose Route Remarks Magic Mountain RR NG / 1962 - 1972 / TR Amusement Park near Golden Never operated Bought by High Country RR Manitou and Pikes Peak CR / 1888 - today / TR Manitou - Pikes Peak See article on this Homepage Midland Terminal RY SG / 1892 - 1949 / MR Colorado Springs - Cripple Creek   Missouri Pacific RR SG / 1849 - 1965 / XX Kansas - Pueblo Bought by Union Pacific Moffat Coal Company SG / 1916 - 1946 / IR Moffat Coal Company at Oak Hills (Yampa Coal Field)   Montezuma Lumber Company NG / 1906 - ???? / IR Montezuma Lumber Company Sawmill at Arloa   Montezuma Lumber Company NG / 1935 - 1948 / IR Montezuma Lumber Company Lumber Mill near Dolores Burned down Mt. Manitou Incline RR CR / ???? - ???? / TR Manitou to Mt. Manitou

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Name Gauge/Time/Purpose Route Remarks National Lumber Company NG / 1926 - 1939 / IR Railroad Tie factory at Salida Bought by Koppers Company New Mexico Lumber Company NG / 1890 - 1932 / IR Logging venture near Dolores   Noland Land and Transfer SG / 1895 - 1915 / IR Sandstone Quarry nr. Lyons   Northwestern Terminal RR SG / 1904 - 1926 / CR Utah Junction - Denver

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Name Gauge/Time/Purpose Route Remarks Pagosa Lumber Company NG / 1917 / IR Pagosa Lumber Company at Pagosa Springs   Park Ry NG / 1888 - 1893 / UR Denver Bought by Denver Tramway Philadelphia Smeltering Company SG / 1888 - 1900 / IR Phildaelphia Smelter Pueblo Bought by American Smeltering Pinnacle Coal Company SG / 1918 - 1926 / IR Mine at Coal View   Platte River Power Authority SG / 1982 - today / IR Power Plant at Ft Collins   Platte Valley Trolley SG / ???? - ???? / TR Tourist Line   Public Service of Colorado SG / 1947 - today / IR Electric Power Plants   Pueblo and Arkansas Valley RR SG / 1875 - 1890 / XX Pueblo - Canon City Pueblo - Trinidad Taken over by Santa Fe RR Pueblo Smeltering Company NG / 1878 - 1889 / IR Smelter at Pueblo Bought by American Smeltering