Colorado Central Railroad
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The Colorado Central Railroad was a 19th-century narrow-gauge railroad in Colorado that played a key role in serving the region’s mining communities and connecting mountain towns to larger rail networks.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
narrow-gauge railroad
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railroad company ⓘ |
| beganOperation | early 1870s ⓘ |
| builtStructure | Georgetown Loop Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Denver Pacific Railway
NERFINISHED
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Kansas Pacific Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | William A. H. Loveland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | 3 ft (914 mm) ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Golden, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped establish Golden as an early rail hub in Colorado
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played a key role in the development of Colorado mining communities ⓘ |
| inception |
1860s
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chartered in 1865 ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
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Wyoming ⓘ |
| notableFeature | Georgetown Loop high bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedLine |
Denver–Golden line
NERFINISHED
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Golden–Black Hawk line NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden–Georgetown line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Union Pacific system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to connect mountain mining towns to mainline railroads ⓘ |
| region | Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Black Hawk, Colorado
NERFINISHED
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Central City, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Cheyenne, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgetown, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver Plume, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIndustry |
mining
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smelting ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Clear Creek Canyon
NERFINISHED
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Colorado mining districts NERFINISHED ⓘ Front Range of the Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Colorado and Southern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Denver, Colorado
NERFINISHED
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Golden, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackType | mountain railroad ⓘ |
| transported |
coal
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lumber ⓘ ore ⓘ passengers ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | steam locomotives ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park
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Colorado Central Railroad
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