The Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad followed the Platte River from Denver to Kenosha Pass, crossed South Park, and reached Buena Vista in 1880. The narrow-gauge railroad then tackled C... Details
The Jefferson Depot is right beside Highway 285 on the north end of South Park. The building is currently painted baby blue and serves as an office. The “Jefferson” sign hangs ... Details
The Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad is a tourist train that runs north from Leadville toward Fremont Pass. It uses the track and 1884 depot built by the Denver, South Park & Paci... Details
The Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad, also known as the South Park Kenosha Pass Railroad Display
Line, was a narrow-gauge railroad company that ran from Denver, up the South Platte River to B... Details
In 1870, General William Jackson Palmer incorporated the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad to serve Colorado and the West. The D&RG built from Denver south to Pueblo then turned west along the ... Details
The Colorado Midland Railway Company was incorporated in 1883 with a plan to build a standard-gauge railroad from Colorado Springs through Leadville and Aspen and on to Salt Lake City. Train ser... Details
The Buena Vista Depot is the only surviving railroad depot in Chaffee County. The Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad arrived in Buena Vista in 1880. The South Park Line, as it was c... Details
The Alpine Tunnel was the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad’s method of crossing the Continental Divide. The expected six month construction period expanded to nearly two years due t... Details
Railroads have played a key role in the history of Colorado, and this is especially true in Fourteener Country.
The influence of the railroad expansionists has dwindled over the years, but their ... Details
When the Denver South Park & Pacific Railroad first reached Buena Vista, they had an agreement with the Denver and Rio Grande to share track to Gunnison and Leadville. Soon, changes in manag... Details
