Railroads of Colorado

Description: Railroads of Colorado is about the standard and narrow-gauge railroads that were built in the Colorado Rocky Mountains to reach the rich minerals, forests and farms found there. This book is a history of the railroads that carried passengers, gold, silver, marble, coal, livestock, and lumber. The book is about the men who financed, built, and sometimes caused the demise of these marvels of engineering. The railroads went up mountains, across rivers and gorges. They were built with optimism and not the available traffic. This is the reason most of the railroads were doomed from the day the first spike was driven. There were giant steam locomotives lumbering up to river valleys and tiny narrow-gauge engines that transversed the most precipitous mountain gateways. Located in extreme places, they are tributes to the ingenuity of the engineers that designed them. There were also electric railways and trolley lines. They lasted into the 1940s and 1950s on museum quality antique track. Amazingly, narrow-gauge steam freight locomotives ran until 1968. Because the railroads lasted so long, much of the antique equipment and entire sections of operating railroads were preserved to be enjoyed today. Railroads of Colorado show many of the characteristics of the Colorado Rocky Mountains such as breathtaking scenery throughout the book. The book is divided into parts. Each part emphasizes the railroads with common traits, although all Colorado’s mountain railroads shared attributes that made them special. Each chapter of Railroads of Colorado includes a short guide to explore the railroads described therein. Depending on the current conditions, unpaved roads, may be closed or impassable for low clearance vehicles. Some of the railroad track, structures and equipment are being preserved by volunteers. Others are just deteriorating because of the harsh conditions of the Colorado Rockies. If you would like to learn more about the Railroads of Colorado, you should add this book to your collections. Then go to Colorado and explore the history of the Colorado railroads and enjoy the beauty of the Rocky Mountains.

Price: 18.95 USD

Location: Glencoe, Illinois

End Time: 2024-12-11T15:17:20.000Z

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