During the gilded age of rail travel in the late 1800s, Colorado Springs became one of the primary portals of westward expansion and a hub for both passenger and freight traffic. Over thousands of miles of tracks traveled merchants, industrialists, tourists, and fortune seekers, all bent on enjoying what Colorado had to offer either on a temporary or permanent basis. Much of the history of the Pike's Peak Region was predicated on the railroads, and the growth that the area enjoyed was dependent on the new residents and the trains that brought them.
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In this compelling volume, local author and railroad historian Allan C. Lewis has assembled a fascinating assortment of vintage images, many never before published, to tell the unique tale of railroading in the Pike's Peak Region, including its impact on such communities as Colorado Springs, Colorado City, and Manitou Springs, as well as the outlying areas.
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Pikes peak resident,
By Colorado Kid "Colorado History Buff" (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pike's Peak Region, Railroads of 1870-1900 (CO) (Images of Rail) (Paperback)
A wealth of photography on the subject with well done text. Only one gaff I found, it refers to Walter Cheesman as Walter Chessman.
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The westward expansion into the Pike's Peak Region began in the late 1850s. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Colorado Springs, Santa Fe, Colorado Midland, Cripple Creek, Palmer Lake, Pike's Peak Region, Rio Grande, Rock Island, Colorado City, Midland Terminal, Union Pacific, Horace Poley, Antlers Hotel, General Palmer, Manitou Branch, Ute Pass, Fred Harvey, Glen Park, New Orleans Railroad, John Evans, Austin Bluffs, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Civil War, Fountain Creek, Judd Eating House New!
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The westward expansion into the Pike's Peak Region began in the late 1850s. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
other railroads Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Colorado Springs, Santa Fe, Colorado Midland, Cripple Creek, Palmer Lake, Pike's Peak Region, Rio Grande, Rock Island, Colorado City, Midland Terminal, Union Pacific, Horace Poley, Antlers Hotel, General Palmer, Manitou Branch, Ute Pass, Fred Harvey, Glen Park, New Orleans Railroad, John Evans, Austin Bluffs, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Civil War, Fountain Creek, Judd Eating House New!
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