Train on the Georgetown Loop Railroad, about 1885.
Locale
Georgetown, Colorado
Terminus
Silver Plume, Colorado
Commercial operations
Original gauge
3 ft (914 mm)
Preserved operations
Owned by
Colorado Historical Society
Operated by
Historic Rail Adventures, LLC[1]
Reporting mark
GLRX
Length
4.5 mi (7.2 km)
Preserved gauge
3 ft (914 mm)
Commercial history
Opened
1877
Closed
1938
Preservation history
1984
Reopened
Georgetown Loop Railroad
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
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Nearest city
Silver Plume, Colorado
Built
1877
NRHP reference No.
70000909[2]
CSRHP No.
5CC.9
Added to NRHP
December 18, 1970
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Train crossing the new High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop in 2002. Engine is a Shay locomotive.
The Georgetown Loop Railroad is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge United States heritage railroad located in the Rocky Mountains in Clear Creek County, adjacent to Interstate 70 in Colorado.
This tourist train runs between the communities of Georgetown and Silver Plume, a distance of 2 miles (3.2 km). The route is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) long and ascends an elevation of 640 feet (195.1 m) through mountainous terrain along with trestles, cuts, fills, and a grand loop.[3][4]
The railroad is situated near I-70, with Silver Plume Depot sitting adjacent to the eastbound on-ramp. Just east of Silver Plume on I-70 there is a parking area named Georgetown Loop Overlook providing scenic views to motorists. The Clear Creek Greenway Trail access road connects Silver Plume Depot, Georgetown Loop Overlook, and the Devil's Gate Station near Georgetown. This trail is accessible to bicyclists and hikers.
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^"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^"Georgetown Look Historic Mining and Railroad Park". History Colorado. History Colorado, the Colorado Historical Society. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
^Trains May 2007 p 56
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