Download or read book Colorado Depots written by Clive S. Carter and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-03-28 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume Three completes this series of books on Colorado rail road depots. Included in this book are: Union Pacific, Colorado & Southern, Atchison Topeka Sante Fe, Chicago Burlington & Quincy and others. Volume One and Volume Two were focused on the depots that were owned by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Download or read book Santa Fe Depots written by Robert E. Pounds and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Denver Rio Grande Western Depots written by Clive S. Carter and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first of two volumes that describe the depots owned by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. Volume I covers the majority of the buildings in the state of Colorado. The remainder of the Colorado D&RG depots and those in Utah, together with depots operated by the Rio Grande Southern and Denver & Salt Lake Railroads, will be addressed in Volume II. Descriptions of the structures, complemented by detailed drawings, are presented. Basic information includes the dates of their construction and retirement. Information was collected from primary sources. Depots in Colorado belonging to other railroads (UP, AT&SF, CBQ, C&S and smaller railroads) will be summarized in Volume III.
Download or read book Denver and Rio Grande Western Depots Volume Two Utah Colorado and New Mexico written by Clive S. Carter and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the second of two volumes that describe the depots owned by the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. Volume One covered the majority of the buildings in the state of Colorado. This volume addresses the remainder of the Colorado D&RGW depots and those in Utah, and New Mexico, together with a summary of depots operated by the Rio Grande Southern and Denver & Salt Lake Railroads. Descriptions of the D&RGW structures, complemented by detailed drawings, are presented. Basic information includes the dates of their construction and retirement. Information was collected from primary sources. Depots in Colorado belonging to other railroads (UP, AT&SF, CBQ, C&S and smaller railroads) will be summarized in Volume III.
Download or read book Colorado Southern Railway written by Allan C. Lewis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1860, thousands journeyed to the Colorado Territory, beckoned by reports of gold discoveries in the mountains west of Denver. In the early 1870s, W.A.H. Loveland built a railroad connecting Denver to the Clear Creek Mining District-the Colorado Central Railroad. Over the next 28 years, other lines were established, bought, sold, extended, and merged to service the mining towns of Black Hawk, Central City, Idaho Springs, and Silver Plume. In 1898, the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf, and the Denver Leadville & Gunnison were combined to form the Colorado & Southern Railway. After more than 40 years of dedication to the Clear Creek District, the railroad was scrapped in 1941. However, tourism would revitalize the area, and in the years to come a group of enthusiasts began to rebuild a portion of the old right of way. Toady, the spirit of the C&S is alive again, and rail fans can make the same journey over "The Loop" that thrilled tourists a century ago.
Download or read book Rails Around Denver written by Allan C. Lewis and published by Gremese Editore. This book was released on 2007 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the height of America's post-Civil War expansion, Colorado Territory was a land of great hope and opportunity. Forged at the confluence of commerce and geography, Colorado became a state in 1876, and Denver, the Queen City of the Plains. To address the growing need for efficient transportation throughout the state, early railroads such as the Kansas Pacific and the Denver and Rio Grande were built in the 1870s. Serving all of these routes was the Denver Union Depot with its commodious dual-gauged tracks. These "steel roads" would become the region's economic lifeblood, hauling freight and passengers to the booming mountain mining towns, returning with ores for processing, and serving as the direct link for passengers and freight between the Rocky Mountains and the industrialized East.
Download or read book Colorado Outings written by James William Steele and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bound by Steel and Stone written by J. Bradford Bowers and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bound by Steel and Stone analyzes the Colorado-Kansas Railway through the economic enterprise in the American West in the decades after the supposed 1890 closing of the frontier. In it, J. Bradford Bowers weaves a tale of reinvention against the backdrop of the newly settled West, showing how the railway survived in one form or another for nearly fifty years, overcoming competition from other railroads, a limited revenue base, and even more limited capital financing. Offering the Colorado-Kansas Railway as an example of how shortline railroads helped to integrate the rural landscape with the larger urban and economic world, Bowers reveals the constant adaptations driven by changing economic forces and conditions. He puts the railway in context of the wider environmental and political landscapes, the growing quarrying and mining business, the expansion of agriculture and irrigation, Progressive-era political reforms, and land development. In the new frontier of enterprise in the early twentieth-century American West, the railroad highlights the successes and failures of the men inspired to pursue these new opportunities as well as the story of one woman who held these fragile industries together well into the second half of the twentieth century. Bound by Steel and Stone is an insightful addition to the history of industrialization and economic development in Colorado and the American West.
Download or read book Mountain to Mill written by William H. McKenzie and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book First Annual Report of the State Railroad Commission of Colorado written by Colorado State Railroad Commission and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Telluride Historic District written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book At the Juncture of Track and Town written by Sandy Hargrove and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two railroad depots are still standing in Longmont. This book explores their history in the development of the city and gives information about depots in general as they existed in the West. Biographies of representative depot agents and tales of events recorded in local papers are included. The book is written to help readers understand why it is important to preserve these tangible artifacts of history.
Download or read book Biennial Report written by State Railroad Commission of Colorado and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Colorado Outings written by James W. Steele and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Colorado Outings" by James W. Steele. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Download or read book Railroads of the Pike s Peak Region 1870 1900 written by Allan C. Lewis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the gilded age of rail travel in the late 1800s, Colorado Springs became one of the primary portals of westward expansion and a hub for both passenger and freight traffic. Over thousands of miles of tracks traveled merchants, industrialists, tourists, and fortune seekers, all bent on enjoying what Colorado had to offer either on a temporary or permanent basis. Much of the history of the Pike's Peak Region was predicated on the railroads, and the growth that the area enjoyed was dependent on the new residents and the trains that brought them.
Download or read book Railroads of the Pike s Peak Region 1900 1930 written by Allan C. Lewis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By 1900, the scenic beauty of the PikeA[a¬a[s Peak region had become well known, making it a popular destination with visitors from across the nation. This influx of tourism along with the apex of the Cripple Creek mining boom saw El Paso and Teller Counties become a hub of freight and passenger activity. Over the next 30 years and through challenging economic times, the area would be served by 11 different railroads and an interurban line. The Midland Terminal and the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railways relied heavily on the revenue gleaned from Cripple Creek ore production, but as the output of these mines declined, so too did the coffers of the railroads that supported them. Larger railroads like the Santa Fe and the Colorado & Southern increased their regional presence through joint agreements and the expansion of local facilities. Still other roads had a more local flair, including the Manitou & PikeA[a¬a[s Peak whose unique cog railway introduced A[a¬AAmericaA[a¬a[s MountainA[a¬A to thousands of tourists. Mass transit also came to the region as the Colorado Springs & Interurban Railway became part of a legacy left by millionaire Winfield Scott Stratton to the people of Colorado Springs.
Download or read book Biennial Report written by Colorado. Railroad Commission and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
