The
South Park Line:
Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad
by
Mallory Hope Ferrell
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The
South Park Line: The Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad.
The
rise and fall of the Denver,
South Park & Pacific,
as it overcame tremendous natural obstacles in its crossing of the
Rocky Mountains.
The
DSP&P headed out from Denver, snaking through the canyon formed
by the South Platte River, crested Kenosha Pass and
headed across the Great South Park to Como, Colorado.
From there the line split, and one track headed for the
Gunnison Country via Trout Creek Pass, Nathrop, Chalk Creek
and the famed Alpine Tunnel.
Then downgrade to
Gunnison with its promise of mining traffic and cattle...and the
dream of the Pacific.
The other line headed for Leadville
crossing the Continental Divide two times in the process.
The
South Park finally reached its intended destinations, but arrived too
late, the Rio Grande's track crews had beaten them each time.
This
is the story of this 'underdog' railroad, also know as the “Damned
Slow & Pretty Rough Riding.”
Contents:
Dedication,
Acknowledgments, Foreword, pp. 5-10
Silver Dreams, Golden Plans,
pp. 11-18
Building the South Park Line, pp. 19-46
Leadville or
Bust, pp. 47-60
To the Gunnison Country, pp. 61-109
Alpine
Tunnel, pp. 110-136
Narrow Gauge Mecca, pp. 137-160
The
Leadville High Line, pp. 161-202
Ride the South Park, pp.
203-246
The Snowplow Trails, pp. 247-264
Branch Line Train
Time, pp. 265-287
The Colorado Road Takes Over, pp. 288-316
South
Park Memories, pp. 317-332
Equipment, Plans and Rosters, pp.
333-361
Epilogue, Bibliography, Index, pp. 362-368
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w/ dust jacket, 8.5”x11”, 370 pages, b&w and a few color
photographs, maps, diagram sheets, complete rosters of locomotives
and rolling stock.
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