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Colorado Central Magazine

Salida’s Railroad Legacy

Sidebar by Ed Quillen

Medicine – April 2005 – Colorado Central Magazine

In 1885, Salida was well on its way to becoming the center of Colorado’s main transportation network – the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad.

Trains from every direction once passed through Salida. To the east the tracks ran to the Royal Gorge, Cañon City, Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver.