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References
- ↑ Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey. United States Geological Survey. 1910. p. 339.
- ↑ "Westside Pioneer Online".
- Athearn, Robert G. (1977). The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad: Rebel of the Rockies. University of Nebraska Press.
- Drury, George H. (1991). The Historical Guide to North American Railroads. Kalmbach Publishing Co. ISBN 0-89024-072-8.
Denver & New Orleans: In The Shadow of The Rockies, by James R. "Jim" Jones, Sundance Publications, Denver, CO. 1997
Colorado & Southern Railway's D&NO Route, by James R. "Jim" Jones, Tell-Tale Publications, Colchester, VT. 2022
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