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Through the Rockies, Not Around Them

Why should you care about old railroads?

Exit Tours MC uses the majority of these old Railroad Right-of-Ways to traverse the Rocky Mountains.
Ride with Exit Tours MC in the Rocky Mountains and you will have the opportunity to ride over and on most of these historical Rail Lines.

You could ride most of the old Railroad Right-of-ways mentioned on this page at X-Roads BV in mid-August.

X Roads Buena Vista

COLORADO RAIL HISTORY LINKS

Colorado Railroad history on this page:

Specific info on the Tennessee Pass
Poncha Junction
Maysville
Monarch & Monarch Pass
And the Marshall Pass sections of the Denver, Rio Grande & Western.
The Valley line thru the San Luis Valley to Alamosa. Salida.
The Royal Gorge and the Denver to Pueblo Mainline.
Some History on the Colorado Midland Railroad, which includes some interesting facts on Hagerman Pass.

A brief history on the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railroad and short link on the Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad up Phantom Canyon.
A Link to the Denver, Southpark & Pacifistic Historical Society and a Wikpedia link on the DSP&P
An article on Salida’s and Chaffee Counties Railroad History.

Some of the Old Railroad Passes we ride in the Heart of the Rockies Include:

The Alpine Tunnel Loop, which remains the highest Railroad tunnel ever bored thru the Rocky Mountains.
Marshall Pass, the first Railroad line over the Continental Divide.
Trout Creek Pass, which hosted both the Denver, South Park & Pacific and the Colorado Midland Railroads.