Summit County�s Narrow-Gauge Railroads tells the story of the two railroads that fought for dominance in Summit County; Colorado; during the late 1800s and early 1900s: the Denver; South Park Pacific and the Denver Rio Grande. The two railroads developed an intense rivalry as they sought to monopolize the county�s economic potential. Altitude; heavy winter snow; and rugged mountainous terrain combined to provide a unique set of challenges to company management as well as to the crews as they battled to lay the tracks and provide much-needed rail service to the residents and businesses of the county. Intimately tied to the mining economy; the fortunes of the railroads plummeted when the mining economy collapsed. Although poorly financed and poorly built; the railroads changed the living conditions for county residents. Without the railroads bringing the necessary equipment and lumber; nine huge gold-dredging boats would not have scoured the county�s major waterways between 1898 and 1942.
2016-10-19 2016-10-19File Name: B01M2ZMY97
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