Georgetown Loop Railroad
CO
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About Georgetown Loop Railroad
Historic narrow-gauge train + silver mine tours 45mi west of Denver; partnership of Historic Rail Adventures and History Colorado.
History
The restored Georgetown Loop segment opened on March 10 1984, operated by Georgetown Loop Railroad, Inc., under the stewardship of the Colorado Historical Society’s Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park. After thirty uninterrupted years, contract negotiations collapsed in 2004, the Colorado Historical Society awarded a ten‑year management contract to Railstar, Inc., and the original equipment was moved to the Colorado Railroad Museum. Railstar’s tenure saw a decline in ridership from roughly 130,000 to 51,000 passengers per year, a damaging restoration of Colorado and Southern Railway steam locomotive #9 in 2006, and frequent service interruptions that prompted the Society to terminate the agreement in 2009. Since that year, Historic Rail Adventures LLC—formed by a local Georgetown businessman and partnered with History Colorado—has operated the Georgetown Loop Railroad, restoring three steam locomotives to service and stabilizing ridership.
The Trains
The Georgetown Loop Railroad runs a 3‑ft (914 mm) narrow‑gauge line between Georgetown and Silver Plume, covering roughly 3 mi (4.8 km) of track and climbing about 640 ft (195 m). Its current roster includes Colorado and Southern Railway steam locomotive #9, along with three additional operational steam engines owned by the operator, and a collection of historic narrow‑gauge passenger cars used for the mine‑tour excursions.
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