MAP OF THE MONTH Durango & Silverton 6 S Length: 45 miles Built: 1882 G&N Leadville, Colorado & Southern 9 550 C Length: 11 miles Built: 1880 & S SN SIL Colorado’s scenic tourist lines Highest point in North America Climax reached by a standard gauge Silverton Elev. 9,302' railroad, 11,318' D&S depot/ Your guide to some of the country’s most spectacular train rides and attractions D & Tennessee Pass Tunnel (o/s) SN enginehouse S Length: 2,550' Manitou & Pike’s Peak 10 Elevation: 10,221' Length: 8.9 miles Built: 1891 D&RG Blue River Leadville, Colorado & Southern Colorado’s rail excursions Branch NG (1882-1923) Built as Denver South Park & Pacific G “High Line Extension” NG 1880; UP Tennessee Pass Line &R Pike D to Denver, Leadville & Gunnison 1889; Elk Park ’s Peak built as D&RG NG 1881; 1.1 Royal Gorge Route Toll R to Colorado & Southern 1899; to CB&Q Wye www.royalgorgeroute.com oad Cascade SG, 1890; to UP 1996, o/s 1997 Fort Collins 7 ownership 1908; SG 1943 Leadville Old bridge 2.2 Colorado Railroad Museum * ak Toll gate coloradorailroadmuseum.org 76 e 24 to Climax; to BN 1970; to LC&S 1987 550 oad Colorado Midland SG (1882-1920); 25 ’s P D&RG Leadville Branch 3. Cripple Creek & Victor * C O L O R A D O e to Midland Terminal (1921-1949) N Golden oll R built NG 1887; SG 1890; 91 C&S 2-8-0 No. 641 cripplecreekrailroad.com Pik T , Colorado 2 11 DENVER SG 1925; o/s 1997 Leadville Displayed at Leadville. Last 4. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Georgetown 8 Manitou Springs outhern cumbrestoltec.com & S steam locomotive to operate Elev. 6,571' C&S D5 Denver & Rio Grande 70 Pike’s Peak in regular service on a Class I 10 Manitou Springs CM Depot (now a residence); 24 roundhouse denverandriogranderailroad.com Leadville 9 70 Summit House M&PP 0-4-2 Cog No. 2 displayed Lake railroad, 1962 56. Durango & Silverton Cripple Creek 3 Elev. 14,110' Turquoise durangosilvertonrailroad.com r BN Burlington Northern Water tank Mount Manitou e C&S v 6.7 Fort Collins Municipal Ry. * i C&S Colorado & Southern Elev. 8,550' R Leadville depot Canon City 1 CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy fortnet.org/trolley s Jct. D MANITOU DEPOT a C&S &RG 78. Georgetown Loop * s CM Colorado Midland (1888-1920) Needleton Elev. 6,571' n http://georgetownlooprr.com Manitou & Pike’s Peak Mt. Manitou a UP o/s LEADVILLE D&RG Denver & Rio Grande Hikers’ flag stop k D&S 9 M&PP 0-4-2T r Elev. 10,200' 8. Leadville, Colorado & Southern (Cog Railway) SG Scenic Incline A D&RGW Denver & Rio Grande Western leadville-train.com South Fork 5 Alamosa Railway SG Cog No. 4 CM UP Union Pacific mas River 12 Ani 10 25 displayed s 9. Manitou & Pike’s Peak (1907-1990) / cograilway.com 6 Durango Mountain View © 2013 Kalmbach Publishing Co., 4 Antonito Now a hiking trail 11 UP o CM TRAINS: Bill Metzger Platte Valley Trolley * D&RG denvertrolley.org/ Maximum grade 25% CM Not all lines shown Diesel D&RG Ryan Cutoff 12 Rio Grande Scenic N 24 For more detail see TRAINS June 2008 Electra Cascade Creek Windy Point Built NG 1880; 3R 1890; coloradotrain.com Steam and diesel 0 Scale 5 miles 0 Scale 5 miles Lake Wye SG 1925; abandoned 1940 Supplies water * Detail map not shown Tank Creek Steam to the Tacoma © 2013 Kalmbach Publishing Co., TRAINS: Bill Metzger water stop Electric Hydro Plant Royal Gorge Route Railroad 1 Hydro plant Rio Grande Scenic 12 Length: 12 miles Built: 1879 Tacoma Length: 109 miles Built: 1881 Parkdale Denver & Rio Grande Center Original D&RG 50 Royal Gorge Park To Creede Great Sand Dunes D&RG Loma Branch 25 Ro D&RGW No. 2-8-2 499 displayed; Royal Gorge N Del Norte San Luis Central SAN La Veta Pass line /UP yal Gor Derrick Depot o/s LUIS SG (1927-1968) 3A Inclined Ry.; Royal Gorge High line 13 miles long; V National Park NG (1876-1901); ge R Wye 160 ALL BNSF 285 built SG 1913 EY County Road Arka out Suspension Bridge; aerial tramway Rockwood SOUTH FORK D&RG Valley Line Alamo 3A n e Former 443 and US 160 sas Depot, wye D&RG Creede Branch (Poncha Pass Route) SA Ri D&RGW SLR NGRE DE CR built on D&RG grade Walsenburg ver Hanging Bridge Built NG 1891; 3R 1901; G Built NG 1890; SG 1930; Depot o/s depot SG 1902; to SP 1988; Sugar R I Lower Tunnel BNSF ATSF Santa Fe io Abandoned 1959 STO MP 159 G MO 655' long 50 D&RG SLRG to UP 1996; to SLRG 2003 Jct. 17 UNT /UP CCRG Built as Pueblo & Arkansas Valley (AT&SF) R ra AINS 443 O RRRR UP n ALAMOSA NG 1879; to D&RG 1880; 3R 1888; SG 1911; Y on d SLRG UP AL GOR CANON t The D&RGW Durango & Silverton e Depot, shop, wye; D&RGW 160 Monte Vista SLR R Fir MP 180.0 to SP 1988; to UP 1996; to CCRG 1998 CITY er Branch was declared a National Denver & Rio Grande 5 Depot G/R iver 4-6-0 No. 169 displayed at Cole Park G RRRR Rock & Rail (Royal Gorge freight G Historical Landmark in 1967. S Russell La Veta E Length: 22 miles Built: 1891 provider); 50% owner ATSF 160 a Upper Tunnel Depot, wye SLR t Garland 343' long SP Southern Pacific D&RG Grape Creek CCRG depot, (1876-1998) Hermosa D&RG Creede Branch San Luis & Rio Grande (SLRG) G/RGS lanc San Luis & Rio Gr B For WSL West Side Lumber Branch (1881-1890) former ATSF ango & Silv Length of SLRG freight La Veta Pass Built NG 1891; 3R 1901; SG 1902; ande depot; WSL RRRR (ATSF) Dur operations: 155 miles; Elev. 9,242' 0 Scale 5 miles o/s South Fork-Creede 1985; to SP 1988; Shay No. 8 Cotter Branch D&RG Denver & Rio Grande (1881-1921) Rio Grande Scenic (RGS) San Luis Southern SG 1909-1926 New D&RG La Veta Pass Line Maximum grade east slope 3%; to UP 1996; to D&RG Historical © 2013 Kalmbach Publishing Co., TRAINS: Bill Metzger displayed SG Built 1958 D&RGW Denver & Rio Grande Western (1921-1988) passenger excursions: 109 miles San Luis Valley Southern 1928-1954 built SG 1899; to SP 1988; west slope 2.5% Foundation 2000 RGS Rio Grande Southern NG (1891-1952) Southern San Luis Valley 1954-1996 to UP 1996; to SLRG 2003 D&RG Antonito Branch SG&N Silverton, Gladstone & Northerly NG (1899-1938) SA r N La Jara Cumbres & Toltec Scenic 4 e SIL Silverton NG (1888-1926) built NG 1879; 3R 1901; v JU Depot o/s i SN Silverton Northern NG (1896-1942) AN MO Length: 64 miles Built: 1880 ANTONITO R SG 1970; to SP 1988; 285 RGS Perins s S L 550 Depot, shops, water, wye, loop; a U to UP 1996; to SLRG 2003 R Peak Branch S G S N m G 17 D&RGW 2-8-2s No. 494, 495 i A TAINS NG (1901-1926) N /R n J G displayed U 17 A AN SLR M 0 Scale 20 miles DURANGO O Los Pinos S S U N L Perins Elev. 6,510' D& N Tank R TA © 2013 Kalmbach Publishing Co., TRAINS: Bill Metzger 285 G Peak Depot, INS Cumbres museum, Elev. 10,015' Osier Lunch stop, roundhouse, 0 Scale 5 miles 17 Wye, water, showshed Cascade Trestle and shops N Antonito Osier Tank D&RGW Chili Line 285 S 408' long, 137' high © 2013 Kalmbach Publishing Co., &T D&RGW depot o/s loop track NG (1887-1942) C D&RGW to Chama TRAINS: Bill Metzger C to Santa Fe, N.M. RGS &T 160 (abandoned 1969) Cresco Tank Mud Tunnel 17 Windy Tanglefoot 349' long Whiplash Curve C O L O R A D O Point Curve Sublette N E W M E X I C O 4% maximum Toltec C&T SG Standard gauge D&RG San Juan Extension S grade Big Horn wye s NG Narrow gauge (3 foot) TS Built NG Antonito-Chama 1880; o C& Rock (Toltec) in 3R Dual gauge closed 1968; to New Mexico and s P Tunnel 366' long Lava Tank lo 17 Colorado Railroad Authority as e loop track d Passenger Cumbres & Toltec Scenic 1970 io Lobato Trestle TOLT R N Freight EC GOR 310' long, 100' high GE Cog railway © 2013 Kalmbach Publishing Co., TRAINS: Bill Metzger SA er N JU Abandoned iv R AN C&TS Cumbres & Toltec Scenic © 2016 Kalmbach Publishing Co., Trains magazine. Out of service a M This material may not be reproduced in any form o/s m O D&RG Denver & Rio Grande a UNT without permission from the publisher. h CHAMA D&RGW Denver & Rio Grande Western C AI www.TrainsMag.com Elev. 7,863' NS SLRG San Luis & Rio Grande C&T depot, enginehouse, coaling tower, wye, water tank 0 Scale 5 miles © 2013 Kalmbach Publishing Co., TRAINS: Bill Metzger D&RGW to Durango For more detail see TRAINS May 2001 Aband. 1969 .