<p>Invaluable reference work detailing, year by year, what rail trackage was built in Colorado. This includes not only the construction of railroads but also of industrial sidings. Begins in 1867 with the laying of 8.9 miles by the Union Pacific and concludes in 1964 with 14.6 miles of abandonments by the ATSF and the Denver &amp; Rio Grande. Each entry provides the name of the railroad, the location, the number of miles of track, the gauge, and a brief description. The chronological format allows the reader to see readily the overall development of the railroad system in the state, to see the relative pace of construction (and contraction) over the years, and to find out what each railroad was building at any particular time. Illustrated throughout with 250 black and white photos and several maps. With notes and bibliography. 309 pages plus index.</p>

Colorado railroads: Chronological development

Wilkins, Tivis E.

Pruett Pub. Co

<p>Fascinating and detailed history Colorado Springs &amp; Cripple Creek District Railway, familiarly known as the Short Line. The Cripple Creek gold rush of 1891 created a need for railroads to serve this boom town which swelled to 50,000 souls nearly overnight and competed with Denver for the state capital. Here is the story of the standard-gauge railroad that made its way into the near-exclusive narrow-gauge domain of Colorado's Rocky Mountains. The Short Line utilized proven engineering methods to cut an impressive route to Cripple Creek. So impressive in fact that, when then Vice-president Theodore Roosevelt traversed the route in 1901, he is crediting with saying that it was a "trip that bankrupts the English language." When abandoned in the 1920s, the track was removed and the route was converted to the Corley Mountain Highway, an early tourism endeavor that survives today as the famous Gold Camp Road. With vintage ephemera. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and fifteen color postcards. With detailed rosters of interurban electric cars and bibliography. Includes a laid-in packet of specially drawn maps that includes: Colorado Springs Station grounds; Clyde and vicinity; St. Peters and Duffields; and a CS&amp;CCD Travel folder reproduction. 180 pages with index.</p>

Short Line to Cripple Creek, Colorado Rail Annual No. 16

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Colorado railroads: Chronological development

Short Line to Cripple Creek, Colorado Rail Annual No. 16