Denver south park and pacific railroad books

Railroad books and periodicals union pacific railroad museum library, 200 pearl st. Como memories many books have been written about, and few. A very good contemporary copy of this early colorado railroad, showing the route from denver on across south park to gunnison and beyond. The three main railway structures in the complex are the train depot, railway hotel and stone roundhouse together with original bunk houses and track car sheds. While part of this is due to the structures beautiful architecture the other is its impressive and distinctive arched neonlit sign that greets travelers. The railroad opened up the first rail routes to a large section of the central colorado mining district in the decades of the mineral boom. Aug 27, 2018 como, colorado, located north of fairplay, was an important railroad town for the narrow gauge denver, south park and pacific railroad. A brief history of south park and its affiliated railroads. See more ideas about south park, railroad, colorado railroad. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. By duncan harveyphotos as noted the recent advent of readytorun equipment in ho scale narrow gauge hon3, and the almost simultaneous release of several new railroad books dealing with colorado narrow gauges, combined with articles on various web sites have caused some interesting thoughts. The book is in very fine condition, a small tear to the spine tape at the head of the spine, the spine is solid, all pages are present and clean. Denver, south park and pacific railroad black forest youtube. Please check the news page for the 2018 track laying dates.

Situated about 18 miles southwest of buena vista, colorado is the historic narrow gauge railroad alpine tunnel. Denver south park and pacific narrow gauge locomotive no. The railroad reached como from denver in 1879 and built a switch and maintenance site for the boreas pass line into breckenridge, colorado. Jeffcos westall monument highlighted the denver post. The ted kierscey photo collection early photos of the denver south park and pacific railroad platte canyon early images of platte canon near dome rock in platte canon.

Early colorado mountain railroad history comes to life within the pages of this book. Denver south park and pacific pictorial supplement abebooks. Jul 10, 2016 in the mid 1870s, the denver, south park and pacific railroad came into existence, running from denver and up the platte canyon, making its way over kenosha pass and through south park, going through the alpine tunnel and ending up in gunnison. Ghost town search results, your best source for colorado history information, as well as information about each county, museums, historical societies, chambers of commerce, ghost towns, mines, mining camps, and colorado related books and videos. Alpine tunnel, colorado an engineering marvel legends. Como memories many books have been written about, and. Westall was driving about 450 passengers back to denver on that fateful day when just before he reached the dome rock station on the denver, south park, pacific railroad near the banks of the. Aug 26, 2017 denver, south park and pacific railroad como to selkirk. Excellent and scarce original frank dean image of d. Formed on october 1, 1872, it would be over 1 12 years later until the railroad would drive a spike into its first wooden tie on may 18, 1874.

Here is the story of real railroad men in executive offices, in the shops, at the. Railroad depots still remain in many of south parks communities today as well as a roundhouse and railroad hotel in como. Rocky mountain railroad club at the world press, 1976. Once the highest railroad tunnel in the world, at an altitude of 11,523 feet, it was the first tunnel to be built through the continental divide. Purely on aesthetics denver union station dus is one of the most appealing terminals in the country. Denver, south park and pacific railroad como to selkirk. Denvers railroads is a website dedicated to the that connected directly or indirectly with other railroads at denver.

In 1882, under the direction of sidney dillon of the union pacific railroad, the denver, south park and pacific railroad by then controlled by the union pacific begun laying narrow gauge tracks up the pass, which dillon renamed in honor of boreas, the ancient greek god of the north wind. During the heyday of rail travel in this country dus played host to many of the wests most famous. Denvers omnitrax has quickly become a major railroad player. Iron ladies of the american railroad travel the west on historic railroads. Restore the denver and rio grande railroad route home. This was a business venture not limited to the state of colorado. This is just one of the stories you may hear on a leadville colorado and southern railroad train tour.

The trolley follows a scenic route along the south platte river, beginning near the rei building at confluence park. The minimum radius is 75 feet with a maximum grade of 3. What was called the high line left the original route at como, and proceeded across boreas pass to breckenridge, and. Transportation and mining 18811920 national park service. Pages in category denver, south park and pacific railroad the following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. The denver, south park, and pacific railroad later called the denver, leadville and gunnison railway was a historic 3 ft 914 mm narrow gauge railroad that operated in colorado in the western united states in the late 19th century. The denver, south park, and pacific railroad was a historic 3 ft 914 mm narrow gauge railroad that operated in colorado in the western united states in the. Alpine tunnel, colorado an engineering marvel legends of. The document was created as a result of a colorado state historical fund grant awarded to colorado state parks for the purpose of preparing a historic context that would assist in evaluation and planning efforts related to railroad abandonments and potential railstotrails conversions. Denver s railroads is a website dedicated to the that connected directly or indirectly with other railroads at denver. The company conducts tours of sections of the former denver south park and pacific route. With nearly two dozen shortline railroads across the country, denvers omnitrax has quickly become a major player company unlocking value in some old assets, including former eastman kodak.

Along the denver, south park, and pacific railroad learning. In the 1860s, residents of the mining camp of hamilton about 9 miles to the northeast, disgusted at. Jul 04, 2017 denver, south park and pacific railroad black forest. Como railroad roundhouse denver public library history. Crains railway pages denver, south park and pacific. History of the city of denver denver county, cogenweb. The railroad is currently under construction with a planned mainline of over 8,000 ft of track. Denver south park and pacific the original 1949 printing of this storied volume that became a collectors item on the rare book market. The railroad took its name from the fact that its main line from denver. Railway employee records for colorado volume iii by gerald e.

However in order to keep the website manageable we have decided to limit its outlook to the passenger side of rolling stock. Como, colorado, located north of fairplay, was an important railroad town for the narrow gauge denver, south park and pacific railroad. The denver, south park, and pacific railroad was a historic 3 ft 914 mm narrow gauge railroad that operated in colorado in the western united states in the late 19th century. It is intended to be a onestop source of reference material on these railroads, with an emphasis on the 1950s and 1960s period. Books, articles, links this page contains a listing of books, magazine articles, and web links that describe the denver, south park and pacific railway in considerable detail. The denver, south park and pacific railroad is a 7 12 gauge railroad located in the beautiful south park area west of colorado springs, colorado. The denver trolley is a replica of an openair seeing denver streetcar operated by the denver tramway company in the preworld war i era. The denver, south park and pacific historical society. Rons duc back ride web site for ron hurd of denver. Iron ladies of the american railroad true west magazine. Offered here is a route map of the denver south park and pacific railway. The denver, south park and pacific railroad began the work of connecting st. Be sure to visit como on boreas pass railroad day, saturday. Mountain railroad club and a great selection of related books, art and.