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Central City and Black Hawk Trestles- This set of drawings consist of all the trestles built by the Colorado Central Railway. There are four timber trestles and one steel viaduct. These trestles and viaduct were also used by the C & S in later years. The set consists of the track alignment from C & S engineering drawings. |
Georgetown Depot- Built in 1877. The building was constructed of brick with a stone foundation. In 1878 it was enlarged. It was considered the finest depot on the line. The depot is now owned by the Georgetown Loop Railroad, serving as the gift shop and restaurant. |
Truss Rod Bridge- There were only tow of these wooden bridges on the line. |
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Idaho Springs Water Tank- This tank was built around 1878. It was unique in that it had cast iron supports. It was a 30,000 gallon wooden tank. |
Sliver Plume Pavilion- Built in 1889. It was destroyed by fire in the 1970's. The passengers used the Pavilion for lunch or dinner or a rest area while the train refueled, watered and turned around, on the wye just west of town. |
*Structure's that still exist*
Georgetown Depot Silver Plume Depot Georgetown Loop Bridges and Trestles Anderson General Store and Gas Station |