Narrow Gauge East from Denver
Author: John C. Newell
Publisher:
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 94
ISBN-13: 9780871086242
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Narrow Gauge in the Rockies
Railroads of Colorado
Author: Phelps R. Griswold
Publisher: American Traveler Press
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9781558380882
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Just mention Colorado to the avid rail fan and you have their interest; add the term 'narrow gauge' and you have their undivided attention. Why this special interest in the Centennial State's railroads which span 120 years? One reason is Colorado's geography -- relatively flat plains in the eastern third of the state, the rugged Rocky Mountains in the central and southwest areas. Colorado's railroads traverse all these regions -- from a 2285 foot elevation to the heights of 14,000 foot peaks. This geographical configuration makes Colorado railroading second to none.
The Thunder of Their Passing
Author: Robert D. Turner
Publisher: Winlaw, B.C. : Sono Nis Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This stunning new volume chronicles the story of the most spectacular preserved steam railroad in North America, from its origins as the Denver & Rio Grande's San Juan Extension to its present-day operations as the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. The book spans more than 120 years of railroading in the breathtaking high country of Colorado and New Mexico.
Summit County's Narrow-Gauge Railroads
Author: Sandra F. Mather Ph.D. and Bob Schoppe
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1467116858
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Summit County's Narrow-Gauge Railroads tells the story of the two railroads that fought for dominance in Summit County, Colorado, during the late 1800s and early 1900s: the Denver, South Park & Pacific and the Denver & Rio Grande. The two railroads developed an intense rivalry as they sought to monopolize the county's economic potential. Altitude, heavy winter snow, and rugged mountainous terrain combined to provide a unique set of challenges to company management as well as to the crews as they battled to lay the tracks and provide much-needed rail service to the residents and businesses of the county. Intimately tied to the mining economy, the fortunes of the railroads plummeted when the mining economy collapsed. Although poorly financed and poorly built, the railroads changed the living conditions for county residents. Without the railroads bringing the necessary equipment and lumber, nine huge gold-dredging boats would not have scoured the county's major waterways between 1898 and 1942"--Publisher's description.
Across The Great Divide The History of Alpine Tunnel In Images
Author: Michael Brown
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2019-09-04
Total Pages: 134
ISBN-13: 0359828310
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A photographic history of Colorado's Alpine Tunnel of the Denver South Park & Pacific railroad. The book includes many photographs and maps of the highest narrow gauge railroad tunnel built in the United States.
Rio Grande Narrow Gauge
Author: John B. Norwood
Publisher:
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"There's a high level of excitement and interest in the Rio Grande's narrow gauge lines today. Perhaps more so now than at any other time since the narrow gauge lines were built. There has always been a certain romance of the rails where 3-foot-gauge trackage is concerned, and even more so with those lines that ran through the scenic wonders of our country, such as the Rocky Mountains. Dreamer and railroad builder General William J. Palmer projected a railroad to Mexico City, but instead his 3-foot railroad went west, to Salt Lake City and Ogden." --From inside of book jacket
American Narrow Gauge
C & S Ng
Author: Mallory Hope Ferrell
Publisher:
Published: 1981-01-01
Total Pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780871085344
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Author: Robert G. Athearn
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780803209206
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Nowhere better than in the history of its railroads is the growth of the Old West revealed, and for Colorado the development of the Denver and Rio Grande Western epitomizes the changes that took place between 1870 and the present. Robert G. Athearn's intimate knowledge of the West has enabled him to write a gripping account of the famous narrow-gauge Denver and Rio Grande as it inched its way south, then turned west into the Rockies. By f1883 it had joined with the Rio Grande Western to become Colorado's only line across the mountains. The Dotsero Cutoff and the six-mile Moffat Tunnel put Denver on a transcontinental line for the first time. Twelve maps and fifty-five illustrations help tell the story.
