The Denver & New Orleans Railroad / [by Wm. (Skip) A. Valentine]. [1991]

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The Denver & New Orleans Railroad / [by Wm. (Skip) A. Valentine]. [1991]

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A year-long research project by the author presented to the Parker Historical Society, Parker, Colo., on December 3, 1991, the work chronicles the rise and fall of the Denver and New Orleans Railroad. Included are maps of the original stops between Denver and Pueblo, various names that the railroad was known by over the years, the impact of the railroad on Douglas and Elbert counties, and its demise as a result of financial problems, compounded by a disasterous flood that struck the town of Elbert in May 1935.

[47] p. : facsims. ; 30 cm.

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Valentine, Wm. A. (William A.)

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The Denver and New Orleans Railroad project was initiated by Colorado Governor John Evans and others in the 1880s to provide Denver an intended route to the Gulf of Mexico. However, the actual route as constructed was only to Pueblo, Colo., where it linked up with the Fort Worth & Denver City Railway. It was the first standard gauge railroad to cross Douglas County, operating between Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo. From the description of The Denver & New Orleans Railroa...

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Denver and New Orleans Railroad Company

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