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denver south park pacific

3 Porch Notes tagged “denver south park pacific,” from counties across Colorado.

History and culture - Gunnison County

The Alpine Tunnel: a narrow-gauge railroad under the Divide

The Alpine Tunnel Historic District preserves the railbed and stone tunnel where a narrow-gauge line once crossed the Continental Divide into Gunnison County.

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History and culture - Chaffee County

The Alpine Tunnel was a narrow-gauge railroad bore under the Continental Divide

Above St. Elmo, the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad drove the Alpine Tunnel through the Continental Divide in the early 1880s, and the abandoned railbed and tunnel are now a protected historic district reaching into Chaffee County.

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History and culture - Chaffee County

The Buena Vista depot is the last intact railroad depot in the county

The 1890s depot in Buena Vista, built for a line in the Denver, South Park & Pacific family, is described as the last remaining intact railroad depot in Chaffee County and a survivor of a town once served by three railroads.

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