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645:Denver, Cripple Creek and Southwestern Railroad
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692:Georgetown, Breckenridge and Leadville Railway
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80:Learn how and when to remove this message
3822:3 ft gauge railways in the United States
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351:Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroads
43:This article includes a list of general
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292:Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
261:Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
712:Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway
697:Greeley, Salt Lake and Pacific Railway
660:Denver, Leadville and Gunnison Railway
427:Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
284:Denver, Leadville and Gunnison Railway
280:Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway
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3584:Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad
880:Historic American Engineering Record
672:Denver, Marshall and Boulder Railway
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2020:South Central Colorado Urban Area
2000:North Central Colorado Urban Area
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798:Ferrell, Mallory Hope (1970).
702:Leadville Mineral Belt Railway
104:Schematic map of C&S lines
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868:Fort Worth and Denver Railway
856:Colorado and Southern Railway
630:Cheyenne and Northern Railway
535:Denver Leadville and Gunnison
307:Fort Worth and Denver Railway
276:Cheyenne and Northern Railway
242:Colorado and Southern Railway
93:Colorado and Southern Railway
3792:Defunct New Mexico railroads
3599:Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad
3574:Colorado and Wyoming Railway
745:Overton, Richard C. (1965).
412:Downfall of the narrow gauge
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265:Burlington Northern Railroad
3756:Former carriers in Colorado
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3742:Royal Gorge Route Railroad
3737:Rio Grande Scenic Railroad
1990:Front Range Urban Corridor
606:White Pass and Yukon Route
341:The Colorado and Southern
3797:Defunct Wyoming railroads
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1980:Denver Metropolitan Area
882:(HAER) No. CO-56, "
531:Colorado Railroad Museum
3676:Deseret Western Railway
768:Kalmbach Publishing Co.
576:Idaho Springs, Colorado
64:more precise citations.
3629:Union Pacific Railroad
2015:South-Central Colorado
1975:Colorado Western Slope
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1985:Four Corners Region
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707:Road Canon Railroad
594:Leadville, Colorado
159:Burlington Northern
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1294:Central City
1284:Castle Pines
1191:Homelessness
1171:Demographics
1140:Wildernesses
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2970:CCC&STL
1995:High Plains
1667:Clear Creek
1584:Wheat Ridge
1579:Westminster
1504:Monte Vista
1384:Fort Morgan
1379:Fort Lupton
1196:LGBT rights
604:are on the
533:painted as
431:Buena Vista
216:914 mm
171:Track gauge
120:C&S, CS
62:introducing
3776:Categories
3754:See also:
3415:TSTL&W
3380:SLIM&S
3040:CP&STL
2629:NC&STL
2399:CSPM&O
2359:CNO&TP
2324:CAR&NW
1922:Washington
1902:San Miguel
1882:Rio Grande
1877:Rio Blanco
1797:Las Animas
1777:Kit Carson
1652:Broomfield
1574:Walsenburg
1534:Rocky Ford
1514:Northglenn
1489:Louisville
1464:Las Animas
1289:Centennial
1279:Cañon City
1274:Burlington
1264:Broomfield
1249:Black Hawk
1080:Prehistory
1005:Government
985:Coloradans
785:References
544:C&S#71
468:dual-gauge
357:Line from
343:3-ft-gauge
137:New Mexico
45:references
3490:1930–1976
3485:1910–1929
3375:SLB&M
3370:SJ&GI
3360:SFP&P
3350:SB&NY
3345:SA&AP
3265:NYP&N
3260:NOT&M
3250:NJ&NY
3200:LS&MS
3190:LA&SL
3180:KCM&O
3155:HE&WT
3135:GH&SA
3130:GC&SF
3125:FW&RG
3100:EP&SW
3090:DNW&P
3070:DGH&M
3055:CR&NW
3050:CRI&G
3020:CM&PS
2950:BSL&W
2915:A&STL
2764:SD&AE
2684:NYO&W
2649:NO&NE
2644:NYS&W
2624:M&STL
2449:D&TSL
2439:DSS&A
2434:D&RGW
2429:DM&IR
2287:AT&SF
1827:Montezuma
1767:Jefferson
1632:Archuleta
1479:Lone Tree
1474:Littleton
1469:Leadville
1449:Lafayette
1354:Englewood
1349:Edgewater
1181:Education
1090:Railroads
1045:Mountains
1000:Geography
990:Elections
945:(capital)
870:from the
858:from the
480:Chatfield
439:Blackhawk
375:Leadville
319:Texas law
298:in 1981.
267:in 1981.
211:3 ft
165:Technical
155:Successor
3478:Timeline
3465:Y&MV
3445:W&LE
3440:WJ&S
3435:VS&P
3410:T&OC
3400:T&FS
3395:T&BV
3365:S&IE
3355:SD&A
3340:PS&N
3335:P&SF
3295:PB&W
3280:OR&L
3220:M&NA
3210:MD&V
3195:LE&W
3160:H&TC
3150:G&SI
3145:GR&I
3140:GM&N
3120:FS&W
3115:FJ&G
3110:F&CC
3105:E&TH
3095:D&SL
3085:DM&N
3075:D&IR
3010:CL&N
3005:CI&W
3000:CI&S
2985:CH&D
2960:CA&C
2940:BR&P
2925:BC&A
2920:BA&P
2900:AB&C
2895:AB&A
2883:pre-1956
2844:TP&W
2834:T&NO
2809:SP&S
2734:QA&P
2724:RF&P
2714:P&WV
2694:P&LE
2609:MN&S
2569:LS&I
2564:L&NE
2544:L&HR
2534:KO&G
2509:GS&F
2499:GM&O
2489:GB&W
2479:FW&D
2459:EJ&E
2454:DW&P
2444:DT&I
2424:DL&W
2414:C&WC
2364:C&NW
2349:C&IM
2334:C&EI
2329:CB&Q
2304:B&AR
2299:A&WP
2282:AT&N
2267:AC&Y
1907:Sedgwick
1897:San Juan
1892:Saguache
1857:Phillips
1832:Montrose
1782:La Plata
1757:Huerfano
1752:Hinsdale
1747:Gunnison
1732:Garfield
1677:Costilla
1662:Cheyenne
1627:Arapahoe
1609:Counties
1564:Trinidad
1559:Thornton
1554:Sterling
1544:Sheridan
1509:Montrose
1494:Loveland
1484:Longmont
1454:Lakewood
1444:La Junta
1429:Gunnison
1399:Glendale
1389:Fountain
1369:Florence
1259:Brighton
1206:Religion
1201:Politics
1186:Gun laws
1156:Abortion
1115:Timeline
1040:Military
980:Colleges
932:Colorado
718:See also
598:mail car
448:Waterton
395:Morrison
383:Keystone
367:Gunnison
349:and the
190: in
129:Colorado
110:Overview
70:May 2021
3507:italics
3420:U&D
3405:T&N
3330:P&S
3315:P&E
3225:M&O
3215:M&I
3080:D&M
2990:C&I
2980:C&G
2975:C&E
2965:C&C
2955:C&A
2945:B&S
2930:B&G
2910:A&D
2839:T&P
2744:S&A
2739:RI/CRIP
2699:P&N
2664:N&W
2559:L&N
2554:L&M
2539:L&A
2494:G&F
2409:C&W
2389:C&S
2369:C&O
2319:B&O
2309:B&M
2098:Current
1942:Regions
1867:Prowers
1817:Mineral
1802:Lincoln
1792:Larimer
1762:Jackson
1727:Fremont
1717:El Paso
1707:Douglas
1702:Dolores
1682:Crowley
1672:Conejos
1657:Chaffee
1647:Boulder
1622:Alamosa
1434:Holyoke
1419:Greeley
1344:Durango
1254:Boulder
1229:Alamosa
1176:Economy
1166:Culture
1149:Society
1110:Symbols
1100:Slavery
1055:Museums
1015:History
970:Outline
602:boxcars
527:Baldwin
311:Texline
257:Class I
249:C&S
185:⁄
133:Wyoming
58:improve
3655:Amtrak
2784:SLSFTX
2243:Former
2210:Mexico
2173:Canada
1917:Teller
1912:Summit
1872:Pueblo
1862:Pitkin
1837:Morgan
1822:Moffat
1737:Gilpin
1722:Elbert
1697:Denver
1687:Custer
1569:Victor
1539:Salida
1524:Pueblo
1409:Golden
1394:Fruita
1339:Denver
1329:Dacono
1314:Cortez
1244:Aurora
1234:Arvada
1221:Cities
1211:Sports
1130:Trails
1095:Rivers
1020:Images
952:Topics
942:Denver
875:Online
863:Online
832:Jan 8,
806:
773:
586:Brooks
578:, and
567:2-8-0
452:Climax
359:Denver
125:Locale
47:, but
3390:SSWTX
3385:SOUMS
1887:Routt
1847:Ouray
1842:Otero
1807:Logan
1772:Kiowa
1742:Grand
1712:Eagle
1692:Delta
1617:Adams
1529:Rifle
1519:Ouray
1459:Lamar
1359:Evans
1334:Delta
1319:Craig
1269:Brush
1239:Aspen
1161:Crime
1125:Towns
1035:Lists
965:Index
928:State
755:Knopf
581:2-8-0
558:Cooke
553:2-6-0
540:2-8-0
537:191,
522:2-8-0
315:Texas
141:Texas
3430:VAND
3425:UTAH
3325:PRDG
3290:OWRN
3270:OCAA
3245:NCRY
3170:ICRY
3065:CVRR
3045:CPVT
3035:CNOR
3030:CNNE
2995:CINN
2779:SLSF
2774:SIRT
2709:PRSL
2679:NYCN
2469:ERIE
2374:CPME
2277:ASAB
2223:KCSM
2218:CPKC
2186:CPKC
2136:CPKC
2121:BNSF
2115:AMTK
1932:Yuma
1927:Weld
1852:Park
1812:Mesa
1787:Lake
1642:Bent
1637:Baca
1599:Yuma
1594:Wray
834:2022
804:ISBN
771:ISBN
592:and
437:and
400:The
391:Alma
369:via
363:Como
274:and
240:The
3455:WSN
3450:WPT
3305:PCO
3285:OSL
3235:MTR
3230:MSC
3175:IGN
3060:CRP
3025:CNE
2935:BRI
2859:WAB
2849:VGN
2824:TFM
2814:SSW
2799:SOU
2759:SCL
2754:SBD
2749:SAL
2729:RUT
2719:RDG
2704:PRR
2674:NYC
2669:NWP
2614:MON
2604:MKT
2599:MIS
2584:MGA
2579:MEC
2529:ITC
2524:ICG
2514:GTW
2474:FEC
2384:CRR
2354:CNJ
2344:CGW
2293:AUT
2272:AGS
2262:ACL
2230:FXE
2199:VIA
2153:CSX
2146:SOO
2141:KCS
2130:GTC
1030:Law
930:of
361:to
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3320:PM
3310:PE
3275:OE
3255:NN
3240:MV
3205:MC
3165:HV
3015:CM
2905:AC
2874:WP
2869:WM
2864:WC
2854:WA
2829:TM
2819:TC
2804:SP
2789:SN
2769:SI
2689:PC
2659:NS
2654:NP
2634:NH
2619:MP
2589:MI
2574:LV
2549:LI
2519:IC
2504:GN
2484:GA
2464:EL
2419:DH
2404:CV
2394:CS
2379:CR
2339:CG
2314:BN
2257:AA
2191:CP
2181:CN
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2158:NS
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