This list of Colorado railroads identifies the variety of active, historic, and defunct railroads in the U.S. State of Colorado.
Common freight carriers
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Cimarron Valley Railroad (CVR)
- Colorado and Wyoming Railway (CW)
- Colorado Pacific Railroad (CXR)
- Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad (CXRG)
- Colorado Pacific San Luis Railroad (CXSL)
- Denver Rock Island Railroad (DRIR)
- Great Western Railway of Colorado (GWR)
- Hudson Terminal Railroad (HTR)
- Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (KO)
- Keenesburg Direct Railroad (KDR)
- Kyle Railroad (KYLE)
- Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway (NKCR)
- Rock and Rail LLC (RRRR)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
- Utah Railway (UTAH)
Historic attraction carriers
- Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad
- Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
- Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
- Fort Collins Municipal Railway
- Georgetown Loop
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway
- Platte Valley Trolley (Denver Tramway Heritage Society)
- Rio Grande Scenic Railroad
- Royal Gorge Route Railroad
- Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad (The South Park)
Private freight carriers
- Deseret Western Railway
- MillerCoors Brewery
- Rawhide Shortline
Passenger carriers
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- RTD Rail
- Colorado San Francisco and Northern LLC.
- Rockies to the Red Rocks (Rocky Mountaineer)
Defunct railroads
- Electric
- Arkansas Valley Railway, Light and Power Company
- Boulder Electric Light and Power Company
- Canon City and Cripple Creek Railroad
- Colfax Electric Railway
- Colorado Railway, Light and Power Company
- Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway (CCD)
- Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway
- Colorado Springs Rapid Transit Company
- Colorado Springs and Suburban Railway
- Cripple Creek District Railway
- Denver City Cable Railway
- Denver City Traction Company
- Denver City Tramway Company
- Denver Consolidated Tramway Company
- Denver Electric and Cable Railway
- Denver, Globeville and Golden Rapid Transit Company
- Denver and Inter-Mountain Railroad (D&IM, DIM)
- Denver and Inter-Mountain Railway
- Denver and Interurban Railroad
- Denver, Lakewood and Golden Railroad
- Denver and Northwestern Railway
- Denver and South Platte Railway
- Denver Tramway Company
- Denver Tramway Extension Company
- Denver Tramway Terminals Company
- Durango Railway and Realty Company
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad
- Fort Collins Municipal Railway
- Grand Junction Electric Railway
- Grand Junction and Grand River Valley Railway
- Grand River Valley Railway
- Greeley and Denver Railroad
- Manitou Incline Railway
- Metropolitan Railway
- Midland Terminal Railway
- Pueblo and Suburban Traction and Lighting Company
- Southern Colorado Power and Railway Company
- South Denver Cable Railway
- Trinidad Electric Transmission, Railway and Gas Company
- West End Street Railroad
See also
- Transportation in Colorado
- List of Denver RTD rail stations
- List of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Colorado
- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
Notes
References
- Hilton, George W. (1990). American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2369-9.
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