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Colorado State Publications Blog

Historic Streetcar Systems of Colorado

A century ago, streetcars were used across America as one of the primary modes of…

Amy Zimmer, February 17, 2021
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: The 1920 Denver Tramway Strike

A recent pandemic, economic instability, and protests in downtown Denver. Sound familiar? Only this was…

Amy Zimmer, August 4, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Sheer cliffs, deep chasms, and dark shadows make the 2,000-foot-deep Black Canyon of the Gunnison…

Amy Zimmer, June 11, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Georgetown Loop Railroad

Looking for a fun activity this summer? The Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park®…

Amy Zimmer, June 3, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: The Dotsero Train Wreck

110 years ago today occurred one of the state’s worst train disasters. On January 15,…

Amy Zimmer, January 15, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

How Geology Helped Build the Moffat Road

Our library recently received a fascinating new document for our collection that will be of…

Amy Zimmer, September 13, 2018
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: The Moffat Tunnel

Getting trains through the Rocky Mountains has always been a challenge — steep grades, rocky…

Amy Zimmer, June 13, 2017
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Railroads

In 1885, there were 2,840.51 miles of railroad track in Colorado.  That year, W.B. Felker,…

Amy Zimmer, March 7, 2017
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado’s Engineering Marvels

From bridges to dams to tunnels and beyond, Colorado has some fine examples of structural…

Amy Zimmer, July 28, 2016
Colorado State Publications Blog

Railroad Crossing Safety

A recent news story offered a history of recent incidents of rail crashes resulting in…

Amy Zimmer, March 23, 2015
Colorado State Publications Blog

Proposed High-Speed Rail System

The Colorado Department of Transportation is taking public comments on its new Front Range high-speed…

Amy Zimmer, July 19, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

Union Station

Denver’s Union Station has been in the news lately as a plan for the old…

Amy Zimmer, December 27, 2011
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Rail Relocation Implementation Study

The State Publications Library has just received a major publication by the Colorado Department of…

Amy Zimmer, May 14, 2009

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