It is intended to be a onestop source of reference material on these railroads, with an emphasis on the 1950s and 1960s period. 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. 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. Jul 04, 2017 denver, south park and pacific railroad black forest. 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. Como, colorado, located north of fairplay, was an important railroad town for the narrow gauge denver, south park and pacific railroad. Some books are new enough to be puechased from the publisher. 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. Purely on aesthetics denver union station dus is one of the most appealing terminals in the country.
Excellent and scarce original frank dean image of d. Denvers railroads is a website dedicated to the that connected directly or indirectly with other railroads at denver. Denver, south park and pacific railroad como to selkirk. Mountain railroad club and a great selection of related books, art and. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. The company conducts tours of sections of the former denver south park and pacific route. The denver trolley is a replica of an openair seeing denver streetcar operated by the denver tramway company in the preworld war i era. While part of this is due to the structures beautiful architecture the other is its impressive and distinctive arched neonlit sign that greets travelers. Restore the denver and rio grande railroad route home.
See more ideas about south park, railroad, colorado railroad. 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. Como memories many books have been written about, and. What was called the high line left the original route at como, and proceeded across boreas pass to breckenridge, and. Denver s railroads is a website dedicated to the that connected directly or indirectly with other railroads at denver. Poor condition, the dust jacket has some edge wear and creasing and is now in a protective cover. The railroad is currently under construction with a planned mainline of over 8,000 ft of track. Railroad depots still remain in many of south parks communities today as well as a roundhouse and railroad hotel in como. 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. 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. Denver, south park and pacific railroad bibliography.
Transportation and mining 18811920 national park service. Be sure to visit como on boreas pass railroad day, saturday. 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. Denvers omnitrax has quickly become a major railroad player.
Aug 26, 2017 denver, south park and pacific railroad como to selkirk. Occult books book binding porn traditional leather bookbinding. Railway employee records for colorado volume iii by gerald e. Here is the story of real railroad men in executive offices, in the shops, at the. 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. Crains railway pages denver, south park and pacific.
Chris enss is a new york times bestselling author who has written more than 20 books on the subject of. Aug 27, 2018 como, colorado, located north of fairplay, was an important railroad town for the narrow gauge denver, south park and pacific railroad. This was a business venture not limited to the state of colorado. Rocky mountain railroad club at the world press, 1976.
Alpine tunnel, colorado an engineering marvel legends of. The denver, south park and pacific railroad began the work of connecting st. Iron ladies of the american railroad true west magazine. Early colorado mountain railroad history comes to life within the pages of this book. Como railroad roundhouse denver public library history. 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 the original 1949 printing of this storied volume that became a collectors item on the rare book market. 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. 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. The railroad reached como from denver in 1879 and built a switch and maintenance site for the boreas pass line into breckenridge, colorado.
The railroad took its name from the fact that its main line from denver. This is just one of the stories you may hear on a leadville colorado and southern railroad train tour. History of the city of denver denver county, cogenweb. Situated about 18 miles southwest of buena vista, colorado is the historic narrow gauge railroad alpine tunnel. Jeffcos westall monument highlighted the denver post. Rons duc back ride web site for ron hurd of denver. Restore the denver and rio grande railroad route, albuquerque, nm. Alpine tunnel, colorado an engineering marvel legends. In the 1860s, residents of the mining camp of hamilton about 9 miles to the northeast, disgusted at. Denver, south park and pacific railroad 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. 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. 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.
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. Along the denver, south park, and pacific railroad learning. 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. Please check the news page for the 2018 track laying dates. 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. Pages in category denver, south park and pacific railroad the following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. However in order to keep the website manageable we have decided to limit its outlook to the passenger side of rolling stock. The minimum radius is 75 feet with a maximum grade of 3. During the heyday of rail travel in this country dus played host to many of the wests most famous. Offered here is a route map of the denver south park and pacific railway. The denver, south park and pacific historical society. A very good contemporary copy of this early colorado railroad, showing the route from denver on across south park to gunnison and beyond. Railroads played a significant role in the overall development of colorado.