List of Colorado railroads

This list of Colorado railroads identifies the variety of active, historic, and defunct railroads in the U.S. State of Colorado.

Common freight carriers

• BNSF Railway Company (BNSF)
• Cimarron Valley Railroad L.C. (CVR)
• Colorado and Wyoming Railway Company (CW)
• Colorado Pacific Railroad LLC (CXR)
• Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad LLC (CXRG)
• Colorado Pacific San Luis Railroad LLC (CXSL)
• The Denver Rock Island Railroad (DRIR)
• Great Western Railway of Colorado, L.L.C. (GWR)
• Hudson Terminal Rail Services, LLC (HTR)
• Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad, L.L.C. (KO)
• Keenesburg Direct Railroad (KDR)
• Kyle Railroad (KYLE)
• Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado Railway, LLC (NKCR)
• Rock & Rail LLC (RRRR)
• Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP)
• Utah Railway Company (UTAH)

Historic attraction carriers

• Cañon City & Royal Gorge Railroad, LLC (DBA Royal Gorge Route Railroad)
• Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad
• Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
• Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Company
• Fort Collins Municipal Railway
• Georgetown Loop Railroad
• Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad Co.
• Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company
• Platte Valley Trolley (Denver Tramway Heritage Society)
• Rio Grande Scenic Railroad

Private freight carriers

• Deseret Western Railway
• MillerCoors Brewery
• Rawhide Shortline

Passenger carriers

• Amtrak (AMTK)
• RTD Rail
• Colorado San Francisco and Northern LLC.
• Rockies to the Red Rocks (Rocky Mountaineer)

Defunct railroads

Electric

• Arkansas Valley Railway, Light and Power Company
• Boulder Electric Light and Power Company
• Canon City and Cripple Creek Railroad
• Colfax Electric Railway
• Colorado Railway, Light and Power Company
• Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway (CCD)
• Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway
• Colorado Springs Rapid Transit Company
• Colorado Springs and Suburban Railway
• Cripple Creek District Railway
• Denver City Cable Railway
• Denver City Traction Company
• Denver City Tramway Company
• Denver Consolidated Tramway Company
• Denver Electric and Cable Railway
• Denver, Globeville and Golden Rapid Transit Company
• Denver and Inter-Mountain Railroad (D&IM, DIM)
• Denver and Inter-Mountain Railway
• Denver and Interurban Railroad
• Denver, Lakewood and Golden Railroad
• Denver and Northwestern Railway
• Denver and South Platte Railway
• Denver Tramway Company
• Denver Tramway Extension Company
• Denver Tramway Terminals Company
• Durango Railway and Realty Company
• Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad
• Fort Collins Municipal Railway
• Grand Junction Electric Railway
• Grand Junction and Grand River Valley Railway
• Grand River Valley Railway
• Greeley and Denver Railroad
• Manitou Incline Railway
• Metropolitan Railway
• Midland Terminal Railway
• Pueblo and Suburban Traction and Lighting Company
• Southern Colorado Power and Railway Company
• South Denver Cable Railway
• Trinidad Electric Transmission, Railway and Gas Company
• West End Street Railroad

See also

• Transportation in Colorado
• List of Denver RTD rail stations
• List of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Colorado
• Bibliography of Colorado
• Geography of Colorado
• History of Colorado
• Index of Colorado-related articles
• List of Colorado-related lists
• Outline of Colorado

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