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Fight over the Royal Gorge helped determine Colorado’s railroad future
The first confrontation in the Royal Gorge Railroad War occurred not in the Royal Gorge, but near the top of Raton Pass in ...
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Reminiscing on five prolific narrow gauge railroads in Colorado
The silver and gold bonanza of the late 19th Century led to a boom in narrow gauge railroad startups across Colorado. But out of the plethora that've come and gone, which left an impact in the ...
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10 must-see Colorado railroad attractions
Our list of 10 must-see Colorado railroad attractions starts with ... along with several wooden freight cars from the Denver & Rio Grande Western narrow gauge. May 15 to October 15; admission ...
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Eastern Utah mining camp blossomed in a canyon near the Book Cliffs
Total coal production rose to 1,500 tons a day, with most of it sold to the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. There were about 150 men working in the mines, and the total population of Sego ...