Great Western Railway of Colorado
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| Route length: | 129 km |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
The Great Western Railway of Colorado (short GWR) is a Class-3 local railroad - railway company , which in the US - State of Colorado a total length of 129 operates railway lines km, with the networks of the Union Pacific Railroad and BNSF Railway are connected.
history
In 1901, the Great Western Railway of Colorado was founded by the Great Western Sugar Company and other sugar factories in Colorado. The construction of the line began at around the same time.
Between 1917 and 1926, the trains also transported passengers. Even today there is freight traffic on the route, which is even increasing; The main customers are Anheuser-Busch , Eastman Kodak and Simplot . There is currently no passenger traffic. Today GWR is a subsidiary of Omnitrax .
The line plays an important role , in particular, for the development and supply of the Great Western Industrial Park in Windsor . According to its own information, this is currently one of the most prosperous industrial regions in the USA, which is why the railroad is experiencing an upswing.
Route
The main line runs from Loveland to Johnstown , where it forks into two routes: the route runs south here to Longmont , and northwards the route to Eaton. At Windsor , a line to Greeley and Fort Collins branches off the line to Eaton . The terminus of Loveland, Longmont and Fort Collins are on a route of the BNSF; Eaton, Fort Collins and Greeley on a Union Pacific stretch.
vehicles
The following locomotives were used in the route network:
Today mainly diesel locomotives run on the route.
Web links
- Great Western Railway of Colorado, LLC - OmniTRAX. In: omnitrax.com. January 3, 2013, accessed February 10, 2020 . (Official Website)
- Great Western Railway of Colorado. In: trainweb.org. Retrieved February 10, 2020 . (List of locomotives currently in operation)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Railroad - Great Western Industrial Park. In: greatwesternindustrialpark.com. Retrieved February 10, 2020 .
- ^ Great Western Industrial Park - Great Western Industrial Park. In: greatwesternindustrialpark.com. Retrieved February 10, 2020 .
- ↑ Kenneth Jessen: Colorado History: The Great Western Railway. In: reporterherald.com. July 20, 2019, accessed February 10, 2020 .