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In the 19th century, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad built lines along the Front Range that are now owned by BNSF and Union Pacific. Pueblo–Denver passenger service existed until the formation of Amtrak in 1971. [1] The Denver–Cheyenne segment was last served in 1997 by the Pioneer.
The Overland Limited leaving 16th Street station (Oakland), in 1906. The Overland Route was a train route operated jointly by the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad/Southern Pacific Railroad, between the eastern termini of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska, [1] and the San Francisco Bay Area, over the grade of the first transcontinental railroad (aka the "Pacific ...
Bighorn Divide and Wyoming Railroad: Big Horn Railroad: CB&Q: 1905 1916 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad: Burlington Northern Inc. BN 1970 1981 Burlington Northern Railroad: Burlington Northern Railroad: BN 1981 1996 Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway: Carbon Cut-Off Railway: UP: 1889 1899 Union Pacific Railroad: Cheyenne and ...
The Cheyenne and Northern Railway was established in March 1886. The initial investors included Warren, Sturgis and Phillip Dater, first president of the Cheyenne Club. The eventual goal of the railroad was to build all the way north to the Northern Pacific line in Montana but the immediate target was Douglas, Wyoming. Over a year and a half ...
The Swan Ranch Railroad (SRRR) is an industrial railroad that operates within the Swan Ranch Industrial Park, located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. [1] The railroad is owned and operated by Watco, which announced the formation of the SRRR on 30 November 2011. [1] SRRR began operations in December 2011, operating 17,192 feet (3.2561 mi) of trackage. [1]
BNSF Railway (reporting mark BNSF) is the largest freight railroad in the United States. One of six North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 36,000 employees, [1] 33,400 miles (53,800 km) of track in 28 states, and over 8,000 locomotives. [2]
The Denver Pacific Railway was a historic railroad that operated in the western United States during the late 19th century. Formed in 1867 in the Colorado Territory, the company operated lines in Colorado and present-day southeastern Wyoming in the 1870s until merging with the Kansas Pacific and Union Pacific railroads in 1880.
The Bighorn Divide and Wyoming Railroad is headquartered in Riverton. [9] In addition to its 4.2-mile long main line which it owns and operates, the company has 23.5 miles of trackage rights over BNSF between Bonneville and Lysite, which allow it to serve the CononcoPhillips oil facility in Lost Cabin via a 4-mile long leased spur.