This list of Colorado railroads identifies the variety of active, historic, and defunct railroads in the U.S. State of Colorado.
This list of Colorado railroads identifies the variety of active, historic, and defunct railroads in the U.S. State of Colorado.
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| Name | Mark | System [a] | From | To | Successor | Notes |
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| Argentine Central Railway | 1905 | 1912 | Argentine and Gray's Peak Railway | |||
| Argentine and Gray's Peak Railway | 1913 | 1918 | N/A | |||
| Arkansas Valley Railroad | ATSF | 1900 | 1907 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| Aspen Short Line Railway | 1888 | 1893 | Colorado Midland Railroad | |||
| Aspen and Western Railway | 1880 | 1892 | Crystal River Railway | |||
| Associated Railroads | none | AT&SF, CB&Q (BN), CRI&P, C&S (BN) and D&RGW | 1953 | 1988 | Regional Transportation District | Consortium formed to operate former Denver and Inter-Mountain Railroad line to the Denver Federal Center. Service provided alternately by C&S (BN) and D&RGW on behalf of the other owning railroads. |
| Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad | ATSF | 1873 | 1895 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ATSF | ATSF | 1895 | 1996 | Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway | |
| Beaver, Penrose and Northern Railway | 1909 | 1920 | N/A | |||
| Book Cliff Railroad | 1899 | 1925 | N/A | |||
| Burlington and Colorado Railroad | CB&Q | 1881 | 1908 | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | ||
| Burlington Northern Inc. | BN | 1970 | 1981 | Burlington Northern Railroad | ||
| Burlington Northern Railroad | BN | 1981 | 1996 | Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| Busk Tunnel Railway | 1890 | 1900 | Colorado Midland Railway | |||
| Cadillac and Lake City Railway | CLK | 1981 | 1989 | N/A | ||
| Canon de Agua Railroad | CB&Q | 1889 | 1890 | Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway | ||
| Canon City and Cripple Creek Railroad | 1897 | 1915 | N/A | |||
| Canon City and San Juan Railway | ATSF | 1877 | 1878 | Pueblo and Arkansas Valley Railroad | ||
| Canon Coal Railway | DRGW | 1872 | 1878 | Denver and Rio Grande Railway | ||
| Central Kansas Railway | CKRY | 1997 | 2001 | Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad | ||
| Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | CB&Q | CB&Q | 1881 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. | |
| Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway | CB&Q | 1901 | 1907 | N/A | Leased the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | |
| Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway | RI | 1888 | 1891 | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway | ||
| Chicago, Rock Island and Colorado Railway | RI | 1888 | 1888 | Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway | ||
| Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad | RI, ROCK | RI | 1947 | 1980 | Cadillac and Lake City Railway | |
| Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway | RI | RI | 1888 | 1948 | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad | |
| Chicosa Canon Railway | CB&Q | 1889 | 1890 | Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway | ||
| Clear Creek and Guy Gulch Wagon Road Company | CB&Q | 1871 | 1873 | Colorado Central Railroad | ||
| Colorado Railroad | 1938 | 1957 | N/A | |||
| Colorado Railroad | CB&Q | 1906 | 1930 | Colorado and Southern Railway | ||
| Colorado Railway | DRGW | 1883 | 1888 | Denver and Rio Grande Railroad | ||
| Colorado Central Railroad | CB&Q | 1869 | 1890 | Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway | ||
| Colorado Central and Pacific Railroad | CB&Q | 1866 | 1869 | Colorado Central Railroad | ||
| Colorado and Clear Creek Railroad | CB&Q | 1865 | 1866 | Colorado Central and Pacific Railroad | ||
| Colorado Eastern Railroad | 1894 | 1915 | N/A | |||
| Colorado Eastern Railway | 1888 | 1894 | Colorado Eastern Railroad | |||
| Colorado–Kansas Railway | 1911 | 1932 | Colorado Railroad | |||
| Colorado, Kansas and Pacific Railway | CKP | 2000 | 2003 | Towner Railway | ||
| Colorado Midland Railroad | CM | 1917 | 1921 | Midland Terminal Railway | ||
| Colorado Midland Railroad | 1893 | 1897 | Colorado Midland Railway | |||
| Colorado Midland Railway | 1897 | 1917 | Colorado Midland Railroad | |||
| Colorado Midland Railway | 1883 | 1893 | Colorado Midland Railroad | |||
| Colorado and New Mexico Railroad | ATSF | 1873 | 1875 | Pueblo and Arkansas Valley Railroad | ||
| Colorado Northern Railway | CB&Q | 1883 | 1884 | Denver, Utah and Pacific Railroad | ||
| Colorado and Northwestern Railroad | 1904 | 1909 | Denver, Boulder and Western Railroad | |||
| Colorado and Northwestern Railway | 1897 | 1904 | Colorado and Northwestern Railroad | |||
| Colorado and Pacific Wagon, Telegraph and Railroad Company | CB&Q | 1861 | 1871 | Clear Creek and Guy Gulch Wagon Road Company | ||
| Colorado and Salt Lake Railroad | CB&Q | 1871 | 1872 | Colorado Central Railroad | ||
| Colorado and Southeastern Railroad | C&SE | 1909 | 1952 | N/A | ||
| Colorado and Southeastern Railway | 1903 | 1909 | Colorado and Southeastern Railroad | |||
| Colorado and Southern Railway | C&S, CS | CB&Q | 1898 | 1981 | Burlington Northern Railroad | |
| Colorado Southwestern Railway | DRGW | 1888 | 1889 | Rio Grande Junction Railway | ||
| Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway | CCD | 1899 | 1920 | N/A | ||
| Colorado and Utah Railway | 1886 | 1892 | Crystal River Railway | |||
| Colorado and Wyoming Railroad | CB&Q | 1887 | 1908 | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | ||
| Colorado, Wyoming and Eastern Railway | UP | 1914 | 1924 | Northern Colorado and Eastern Railroad | ||
| Colorado, Wyoming and Great Northern Railroad | 1894 | 1899 | Book Cliff Railroad | |||
| Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs Railroad | 1915 | 1921 | Midland Terminal Railway | |||
| Cripple Creek District Railway | 1897 | 1899 | Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway | |||
| Crystal River Railroad | 1898 | 1941 | N/A | |||
| Crystal River Railway | 1892 | 1898 | Crystal River Railroad | |||
| Crystal River and San Juan Railroad | 1906 | 1941 | N/A | |||
| Denver Railroad and Land Company | 1886 | 1887 | Denver Railroad, Land and Coal Company | |||
| Denver Railroad, Land and Coal Company | 1887 | 1888 | Colorado Eastern Railway | |||
| Denver Railway | DRWY | 1989 | 1993 | Denver Rock Island Railroad | ||
| Denver and Boulder Valley Railroad | UP | 1870 | 1898 | Union Pacific Railroad | ||
| Denver, Boulder and Western Railroad | 1909 | 1919 | N/A | |||
| Denver Circle Railroad | ATSF | 1880 | 1886 | Denver and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| Denver, Clear Creek and Western Railway | DRGW | 1888 | 1899 | Denver and Rio Grande Railroad | ||
| Denver, Cripple Creek and Southwestern Railroad | CB&Q | 1896 | 1899 | Colorado and Southern Railway | ||
| Denver, Golden and Salt Lake Railroad | CB&Q | 1881 | 1917 | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | ||
| Denver and Inter-Mountain Railroad | D&IM, DIM | 1909 | 1953 | Associated Railroads (AT&SF, CB&Q, CRI&P, C&S and D&RGW) | Electric after 1909 | |
| Denver and Inter-Mountain Railway | 1904 | 1909 | Denver and Inter-Mountain Railroad | |||
| Denver, Lakewood and Golden Railroad | 1890 | 1904 | Denver and Inter-Mountain Railway | |||
| Denver, Laramie and Northern Railroad | 1917 | 1917 | Great Western Railway of Colorado | |||
| Denver, Laramie and Northwestern Railroad | 1910 | 1917 | Denver, Laramie and Northern Railroad | |||
| Denver, Laramie and Northwestern Railway | 1906 | 1910 | Denver, Laramie and Northwestern Railroad | |||
| Denver, Leadville and Gunnison Railway | CB&Q | 1889 | 1898 | Colorado and Southern Railway | ||
| Denver, Longmont and Northwestern Railroad | CB&Q | 1881 | 1883 | Colorado Northern Railway | ||
| Denver, Marshall and Boulder Railway | CB&Q | 1885 | 1890 | Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway | ||
| Denver and Middle Park Railroad | CB&Q | 1883 | 1890 | Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway | ||
| Denver and Montana Railroad | CB&Q | 1899 | 1908 | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | ||
| Denver and New Orleans Railroad | CB&Q | 1881 | 1886 | Denver, Texas and Gulf Railroad | ||
| Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway | DRGW | 1902 | 1913 | Denver and Salt Lake Railroad | ||
| Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company | UP | 1867 | 1880 | Union Pacific Railway | ||
| Denver and Rio Grande Railroad | DRGW | 1886 | 1921 | Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad | ||
| Denver and Rio Grande Railway | DRGW | 1870 | 1886 | Denver and Rio Grande Railroad | ||
| Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad | D&RG, D&RGW, DRGW | DRGW | 1920 | 1997 | Union Pacific Railroad | |
| Denver and Salt Lake Railroad | D&SL | DRGW | 1912 | 1927 | Denver and Salt Lake Railway | |
| Denver and Salt Lake Railway | D&SL | DRGW | 1926 | 1947 | Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad | |
| Denver and Salt Lake Western Railroad | DRGW | 1924 | 1947 | Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad | ||
| Denver and Santa Fe Railway | ATSF | 1887 | 1900 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| Denver, South Park and Hill Top Railway | CB&Q | 1896 | 1897 | Denver, Leadville and Gunnison Railway | ||
| Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad | CB&Q | 1873 | 1889 | Denver, Leadville and Gunnison Railway | ||
| Denver, South Park and Pacific Railway | CB&Q | 1872 | 1873 | Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad | ||
| Denver and Southwestern Railway | 1899 | 1904 | Cripple Creek Central Railway (holding company) | |||
| Denver Terminal Railroad | DTMR | 1986 | 1989 | Denver Railway | ||
| Denver, Texas and Gulf Railroad | CB&Q | 1885 | 1890 | Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway | ||
| Denver, Texas and Fort Worth Railroad | CB&Q | 1887 | 1890 | Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway | ||
| Denver Union Railway and Terminal Company | UP | 1889 | 1900 | Union Pacific Railroad | ||
| Denver Union Terminal Railway | DUT | ATSF/ CB&Q/ DRGW/ RI/ UP | 1912 | 2001 | Regional Transportation District | |
| Denver, Utah and Pacific Railroad | CB&Q | 1880 | 1908 | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | ||
| Denver, Western and Pacific Railway | CB&Q | 1880 | 1885 | Denver, Marshall and Boulder Railway | ||
| Elk Mountain Railway | 1887 | 1898 | Crystal River Railroad | |||
| Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad | 1893 | 1915 | Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs Railroad | |||
| Fort Collins Development Railway | CB&Q | 1902 | 1908 | Colorado Railroad | ||
| Fort Worth and Denver Railway | FWD | CB&Q | 1881 | 1982 | Burlington Northern Railroad | |
| Georgetown, Breckenridge and Leadville Railway | CB&Q | 1881 | 1890 | Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway | ||
| Gilpin Railroad | CB&Q | 1909 | 1917 | N/A | ||
| Gilpin Tramway Company | CB&Q | 1886 | 1906 | Gilpin Railroad | ||
| Golden Circle Railroad | 1896 | 1915 | Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs Railroad | |||
| Golden City and Gilpin County Wagon and Railroad Company | CB&Q | 1870 | 1872 | Colorado Central Railroad | ||
| Golden City and South Platte Railway and Telegraph Company | 1872 | 1880 | N/A | |||
| Grand Valley Railway | DRGW | 1886 | 1887 | Denver and Rio Grande Railroad | ||
| Greeley, Salt Lake and Pacific Railway | CB&Q | 1881 | 1890 | Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway | ||
| Greeley Terminal Railway | 1909 | 1917 | N/A | |||
| Holly and Swink Railway | ATSF | 1906 | 1907 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| Kansas–Colorado Railroad | 1908 | 1910 | Colorado–Kansas Railway | |||
| Kansas Pacific Railway | UP | 1869 | 1880 | Union Pacific Railway | ||
| Laramie, Hahns Peak and Pacific Railway | UP | 1911 | 1914 | Colorado, Wyoming and Eastern Railway | ||
| Laramie, North Park and Western Railroad | UP | 1924 | 1951 | Union Pacific Railroad | ||
| Larimer and Routt County Railway | UP | 1907 | 1914 | Colorado, Wyoming and Eastern Railway | ||
| Leadville Mineral Belt Railway | CB&Q | 1898 | 1900 | Colorado and Southern Railway | ||
| Leadville, Ten Mile and Breckenridge Railway | DRGW | 1880 | 1880 | Denver and Rio Grande Railway | ||
| Little Book Cliff Railway | 1889 | 1894 | Colorado, Wyoming and Great Northern Railroad | |||
| London, South Park and Leadville Railroad | 1882 | 1885 | South Park and Leadville Short Line Railroad | |||
| Longmont and Erie Railroad | CB&Q | 1878 | 1881 | Denver, Longmont and Northwestern Railroad | ||
| Midland Terminal Railway | MTR | 1892 | 1949 | N/A | ||
| Missouri Pacific Railroad | MP | MP | 1917 | 1997 | Union Pacific Railroad | |
| Missouri Pacific Railway | MP | 1887 | 1917 | Missouri Pacific Railroad | ||
| Mount Carbon, Gunnison and Lake City Railroad and Coal Transportation Company | CB&Q | 1877 | 1881 | Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad | ||
| Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado RailNet | NKCR | 1996 | 2005 | Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway | ||
| Northern Colorado and Eastern Railroad | UP | 1924 | 1924 | Laramie, North Park and Western Railroad | ||
| Northwestern Terminal Railroad | DRGW | 1927 | 1968 | Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad | ||
| Northwestern Terminal Railway | DRGW | 1904 | 1927 | Northwestern Terminal Railroad | ||
| Platt Valley Railway | 1993 | 1993 | Denver Rock Island Railroad | |||
| Pueblo and Arkansas Valley Railroad | ATSF | 1875 | 1900 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| Pueblo and Salt Lake Railway | ATSF | 1873 | 1875 | Pueblo and Arkansas Valley Railroad | ||
| Pueblo and State Line Railroad | MP | 1887 | 1910 | Missouri Pacific Railway | ||
| Pueblo Union Depot and Railroad Company | ATSF/ CB&Q/ DRGW/ MP/ RI | 1887 | ||||
| Rio Grande Railroad | DRGW | 1900 | 1908 | Denver and Rio Grande Railroad | ||
| Rio Grande Gunnison Railway | DRGW | 1891 | 1908 | Denver and Rio Grande Railroad | ||
| Rio Grande Junction Railway | DRGW | 1889 | 1947 | Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad | ||
| Rio Grande, Pagosa and Northern Railroad | DRGW | 1899 | 1908 | Denver and Rio Grande Railroad | ||
| Rio Grande and Pagosa Springs Railroad | 1895 | 1914 | N/A | |||
| Rio Grande, Pueblo and Southern Railroad | DRGW | 1902 | 1908 | Denver and Rio Grande Railroad | ||
| Rio Grande Sangre de Cristo Railroad | DRGW | 1901 | 1908 | Denver and Rio Grande Railroad | ||
| Rio Grande Southern Railroad | DRGW | 1889 | 1951 | N/A | ||
| Rio Grande Western Railway | DRGW | 1889 | 1908 | Denver and Rio Grande Railroad | ||
| Road Canon Railroad | CB&Q | 1889 | 1890 | Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway | ||
| St. Joseph and Iowa Railroad | RI | 1888 | 1888 | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway | ||
| San Luis Southern Railway | 1909 | 1928 | San Luis Valley Southern Railway | |||
| San Luis Valley Southern Railway | 1928 | 1953 | Southern San Luis Valley Railroad | |||
| Silverton Railroad | 1887 | 1904 | Silverton Railway | |||
| Silverton Railway | 1904 | 1922 | N/A | |||
| Silverton, Gladstone and Northerly Railroad | 1899 | 1915 | Silverton Northern Railroad | |||
| Silverton Northern Railroad | 1895 | 1941 | N/A | |||
| South Park and Leadville Short Line Railroad | 1885 | 1900 | N/A | |||
| Southern San Luis Valley Railroad | SSLV | 1953 | 1996 | N/A | ||
| State Line and Denver Railway | DRGW | 1889 | 1889 | Rio Grande Western Railway | ||
| Trinidad Railway | TRIN | 1992 | Still exists as a joint lessor of the BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad | |||
| Trinidad and Denver Railroad | DRGW | 1886 | 1888 | Denver and Rio Grande Railroad | ||
| Trinidad and Denver Terminal and Railway Company | DRGW | 1888 | 1899 | Denver and Rio Grande Railroad | ||
| Uintah Railway | 1903 | 1939 | N/A | |||
| Union Depot and Railroad Company | ATSF/ CB&Q/ DRGW/ RI/ UP | 1879 | 1899 | Union Depot and Railway Company | ||
| Union Depot and Railway Company | ATSF/ CB&Q/ DRGW/ RI/ UP | 1899 | 1914 | Denver Union Terminal Railway | ||
| Union Pacific Railway | UP | 1880 | 1898 | Union Pacific Railroad | ||
| Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division | UP | 1866 | 1869 | Kansas Pacific Railway | ||
| Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway | CB&Q | 1890 | 1898 | Colorado and Southern Railway | ||
| Union Pacific, Lincoln and Colorado Railway | UP | 1888 | 1898 | N/A | Sold at foreclosure; no property in Colorado | |
| Walsenburg and Western Railway | CB&Q | 1907 | 1910 | Colorado Railroad |
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