To start your journey into Colorado Railroad History, we recommend the History Colorado website. History Colorado, formerly known as the Colorado Historical Society, is not a single building. It is instead a series of “registered” historic sites and properties throughout Colorado that were restored using grants provided by History Colorado.

The History Colorado website is divided into several sections:

• Museums and Exhibits
• Programs & Learning
• Research
• Preservation & Archaeology
• Events & Experiences
• Get Involved

Here are some other useful shortcuts to information that you may find interesting:

• The Search Page
• Searching for “locomotives“
• Searching for the “2912“, the AT&SF locomotive owned by the PRF in Pueblo, CO
• Searching for “railroads” where the results include specific restored artifacts like:
  • Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW) Locomotive No. 315
  • Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Covered Hopper No. 18387
  • Downtown Loveland Historic District
  • Alpine Tunnel Historic District

There is also the special publication “Railroads in Colorado, 1858-1948“, which includes a link to download the 200 page National Park Service document “Railroads in America, The Historic and Technological Evolution of Colorado’s Railroads, 1858-1948” (PDF).