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Colorado Railroad Museum. Hardcover. New. The San Luis Valley is an interesting little short line located in southern Colorado and overlooked by rail enthusiasts on their way to the narrow gauge railroads. The chapters include a discussion of the geography, history of ownership and the challenges of the future. The Greeley Branch of the Union Pacific chapters include data such as mileages, some color pictures of Union Pacific steam, and some B&W images of depots. The Arkansas Valley Railway was a branch of the Kansas Pacific Railroad and connected Kit Carson, Colorado with Las Animas, Colorado. This is a very lonely area on the high plains of eastern Colorado. In this title are detailed three unusual ""Colorado Railroads Without Mountains."" The 15-mile San Luis Central has faithfully served a rich agricultural district in the San Luis Valley for over a century, owning only three locomotives during its lifetime. Having outlived many more famous lines, its full history is presented here for the first… Read More

Golden, CO, USA: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation, Inc., 2017. Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 210pp. bw and color photos, ports., facsimiles, illustrations. Photo illustrated endpapers. Photo illustrated boards and clean and without wear. Binding square and sound. Quarto. Colorado rail annual, No. 32. First printing, stated.