Vail Daily

Georgetown Loop prepares for last ride

The last historic train ride on the 4.5-mile narrow gauge Georgetown Loop Railroad amid the mountains of Clear Creek County might be Oct. 3. Contract negotiations involving the state, which owns the ...
Summit County

Riding the rails on the Georgetown Loop

The wind chill is about 20 degrees ” a dismaying temperature for Memorial Day weekend, but Tim and I don’t care. We’re here to ride the Georgetown Loop Railroad, and we congratulate ourselves that we ...
FOX31 Denver

Georgetown Loop Railroad car derails, tips over with 35 passengers on board

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Reporter-Herald

The Georgetown Loop was constructed to haul silver ore

The Colorado Central Railroad was a pioneering effort under the guidance of President William Austin Hamilton Loveland. The idea was to establish a network of railroads radiating from Golden. Under ...
FOX31 Denver

Why the Georgetown Loop was built and what it became

GEORGETOWN, Colo. (KDVR) — Nestled 8,500 feet up in the mountains near the upper end of Clear Creek Valley was the center of the mining industry. It is now one of Colorado’s most visited towns by ...