Historic Streetcar Systems of Colorado
A century ago, streetcars were used across America as one of the primary modes of…
railroads
Time Machine Tuesday: The 1920 Denver Tramway Strike
A recent pandemic, economic instability, and protests in downtown Denver. Sound familiar? Only this was…
Time Machine Tuesday: Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Sheer cliffs, deep chasms, and dark shadows make the 2,000-foot-deep Black Canyon of the Gunnison…
Georgetown Loop Railroad
Looking for a fun activity this summer? The Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park®…
Time Machine Tuesday: The Dotsero Train Wreck
110 years ago today occurred one of the state’s worst train disasters. On January 15,…
How Geology Helped Build the Moffat Road
Our library recently received a fascinating new document for our collection that will be of…
Time Machine Tuesday: The Moffat Tunnel
Getting trains through the Rocky Mountains has always been a challenge — steep grades, rocky…
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Railroads
In 1885, there were 2,840.51 miles of railroad track in Colorado. That year, W.B. Felker,…
Colorado’s Engineering Marvels
From bridges to dams to tunnels and beyond, Colorado has some fine examples of structural…
Railroad Crossing Safety
A recent news story offered a history of recent incidents of rail crashes resulting in…
Proposed High-Speed Rail System
The Colorado Department of Transportation is taking public comments on its new Front Range high-speed…
Union Station
Denver’s Union Station has been in the news lately as a plan for the old…
Colorado Rail Relocation Implementation Study
The State Publications Library has just received a major publication by the Colorado Department of…