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  2. Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad - Wikipedia

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    Train entering Silverton Photo of the first trip of the "Painted Train" The D&RG Silverton arrives, pulling the glass-topped "Silver Vista" observation car in 1947.. William Jackson Palmer (1836–1908) was a former Union General (serving in the American Civil War) who came to Colorado after managing the construction of the Kansas Pacific Railway into Denver in 1870.

  3. List of Colorado railroads - Wikipedia

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    Colorado, Wyoming and Great Northern Railroad: London, South Park and Leadville Railroad: 1882 1885 South Park and Leadville Short Line Railroad: Longmont and Erie Railroad: CB&Q: 1878 1881 Denver, Longmont and Northwestern Railroad: Midland Terminal Railway: MTR 1892 1949 N/A Missouri Pacific Railroad: MP MP 1917 1997 Union Pacific Railroad

  4. Durango, Colorado - Wikipedia

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    Durango is known worldwide for the Durango & Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad, a heritage railroad that operates what was the Denver & Rio Grande Western's Branchline to the historic mining town of Silverton, Colorado, also still notably using historic D&RGW Steam Locomotives and other historic rail equipment.

  5. Narrow-gauge railroads in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Durango & Silverton would phase out coal fired steam locomotives, converting their steam locomotive fleet to burn oil to reduce embers, running their final coal fired train in early 2024. [14] Both the Durango & Silverton and Cumbres & Toltec would purchase diesel locomotives from the White Pass and Yukon Route to provide alternative power ...

  6. Transportation in Colorado - Wikipedia

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    The junction of Interstate 25 and E-470. Colorado's transportation consists of a network of highway, surface street, rail, and air options. While the public transportation system in Denver is much more complex and developed than other parts of the state, tourism and growth have led to extensive needs statewide.

  7. Rio Grande Southern Railroad - Wikipedia

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    Gold Bond of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad, issued 1. July 1890. The Rio Grande Southern Railroad (reporting mark RGS, also referred to as "The Southern") was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railroad which ran in the southwestern region of the US state of Colorado, from the towns of Durango to Ridgway, routed via Lizard Head Pass.

  8. List of interurban railways in North America - Wikipedia

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    Mount McKay and Kakabeka Falls Railway [1] Niagara Falls Park and River Railway [2] 1893: 1932: Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto Railway [2] 1888: 1959: Freight service continued Nipissing Central Railway [2] North Yonge Railways [citation needed] Sandwich, Windsor and Amherstburg Railway [2] 1886: 1938: Schomberg and Aurora Railway [1 ...

  9. Alamosa–Durango line - Wikipedia

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    The Alamosa–Durango line or San Juan extension was a railroad line built by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, following the border between the U.S. states of Colorado and New Mexico, in the Rocky Mountains. The line was originally built as a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge line between Alamosa, Colorado, and Durango, Colorado.