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  2. List of Colorado railroads - Wikipedia

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    Colorado Central Railroad: Colorado Railroad: 1938 1957 N/A Colorado Railroad: CB&Q: 1906 1930 Colorado and Southern Railway: Colorado Railway: DRGW: 1883 1888 Denver and Rio Grande Railroad: Colorado Central Railroad: CB&Q: 1869 1890 Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway: Colorado Central and Pacific Railroad: CB&Q: 1866 1869 Colorado Central ...

  3. Georgetown–Silver Plume Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Georgetown became a center for thousands of miners operating in the surrounding hills. Silver Plume was developed as one of a series of satellite camps, and in 1884 the Georgetown Loop Railroad was built, connecting the two by rail. Mining declined in the 1890s, and the area has since had a relatively low population. [3]

  4. List of heritage railroads in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Wisconsin. East Troy Electric Railroad. Kenosha Streetcar. Kettle Moraine Scenic Railway (Closed in October 2001) Lumberjack Steam Train. Mid-Continent Railway Museum. National Railroad Museum, Ashwaubenon (includes a small rail loop) Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway. Riverside and Great Northern Railway.

  5. Colorado and Southern Railway - Wikipedia

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    The Colorado and Southern 3-ft-gauge lines were formed in 1898 from the Colorado Central and the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroads.The narrow gauge operations had four distinct portions: the Platte Canyon Line from Denver to Como, the Gunnison Line from Como to Gunnison via Alpine Tunnel, Highline between Como and Leadville, and the Clear Creek rail line from Denver to Silver Plume.

  6. Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad - Wikipedia

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    Designated NMSRCP. November 20, 1969. The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, often abbreviated as the C&TSRR, is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad that operates on 64 miles (103 km) of track between Antonito, Colorado, and Chama, New Mexico, in the United States. The railroad is named for two geographical features along the route ...

  7. Tourism in metropolitan Detroit - Wikipedia

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    Tourism in metropolitan Detroit. Tourism in metropolitan Detroit, Michigan is a significant factor for the region's culture and for its economy, comprising nine percent of the area's two million jobs. [1] About 19 million people visit Metro Detroit spending an estimated 6 billion in 2019. [2]

  8. Colorado Pacific Railroad - Wikipedia

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    The Colorado Pacific Railroad is a shortline railroad operating on 122 miles (196 km) of former Missouri Pacific Railroad trackage in southeast Colorado. It interchanges with Union Pacific and BNSF at North Avondale Junction near Boone, and with the Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad at Towner. It is sometimes referred to as the Towner Line or the ...

  9. History of railroads in Colorado - Wikipedia

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    The existence of the Colorado Central and Pacific Railroad prompted the citizens of Denver to incorporate the Denver Pacific Railroad on November 19, 1867. Following a spirited campaign raising capital, the Denver Pacific Railroad laid its first track in 1869. [1] By June 26, 1870, the Denver Pacific Railroad was completed.