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1893 A train with special guests reaches the top on 5 May and the line opens to the public on 14 June. 1896 The Berner Oberland-Bahn become the new owners. 1913 The first electric trial run operates on 15 October. [2] 1914 Public electric services start on 9 May. [2] 1928 The Schynige Platte Alpine Garden opens on the Schynige Platte.
It is also the valley terminus of the Schynige Platte Railway, whose trains operate to the Schynige Platte and are stabled at a depot bordering the station. [1] [4] The two lines use different gauges, and there is no physical connection between them. However the trains operate from adjacent platforms within the same station. [1]
The Colorado and Southern 3-ft-gauge lines were formed in 1898 from the Colorado Central and the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroads.The narrow gauge operations had four distinct portions: the Platte Canyon Line from Denver to Como, the Gunnison Line from Como to Gunnison via Alpine Tunnel, Highline between Como and Leadville, and the Clear Creek rail line from Denver to Silver Plume.
Schynige Platte is a railway station that is the upper terminus of the Schynige Platte railway, a rack railway that connects Wilderswil with the Schynige Platte mountain in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. The Schynige Platte alpine botanical garden is accessed from the station, whilst a mountain hotel and restaurant is nearby. [1]
Map of RTD rail service and fare zones as of May 2024. The RTD fare structure is based on a zone system for rail and a service level system for bus. Since the start of 2024, local/limited bus routes or a trip on rail costs $2.75, and travel on bus or rail to Denver International Airport costs $10. [46]
A southbound Santa Fe coal train underneath Pikes Peak, on the Colorado Joint Line out of Denver, April 1983. The first set of tracks in the area were laid by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad in 1871. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway laid their tracks parallel to the D&RG in 1888.
A train at the Wilderswil station with the track of the Schynige Platte Railway (red train) on the adjacent platform. Since 1949 railcars have predominated. Some of the older electric locomotives still survive and are used for special trains. The centre of operations is Zweilütschinen with the depot headquarters and the modern main workshops.
Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs Railroad: Fort Collins Development Railway: CB&Q: 1902 1908 Colorado Railroad: Fort Worth and Denver Railway: FWD CB&Q: 1881 1982 Burlington Northern Railroad: Georgetown, Breckenridge and Leadville Railway: CB&Q: 1881 1890 Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway: Gilpin Railroad: CB&Q: 1909 1917 N/A Gilpin ...