Rail History Links

Why should you care about old railroads ?

Because Exit Tours MC uses the majority of these old Railroad Right-of-Ways to traverse the Rocky Mountains.

COLORADO RAIL HISTORY LINKS

There is some great Colorado Railroad history on this page.

An interesting story from the Salida Archives on a deadly crash on the Tennessee Pass in 1926.
Specific info on the Tennessee Pass, Poncha Junction, Maysville, Monarch & Monarch Pass and 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 dome 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 D&SP&P
And a link to a Good article on Salida’s and Chaffee Counties Railroad History.

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

Hagerman Pass between Aspen and Leadville.
The Alpine Tunnel Loop, which remains the highest Railroad tunnel ever bored thru the Rocky Mountains.
The first Railroad Pass over the Continental Divide, Marshall Pass.
Trout Creek Pass, which hosted both the Denver, Southpark and Pacific and the Colorado Midland Railroads.