The Gilpin Railroad Era: Black Hawk, Central City, Nevadaville and Russell Gulch

by Dan and Dell A. McCoy Abbott and Dell A. McCoy

A COMPANION TO COLORADO CENTRAL RAIL ROAD, this pictorial presents the Gilpin Tramway two-foot-gauge Shay steam locomotives running out of Black Hawk, Colorado, to gold mines surrounding the communities of Central City, Nevadaville and Russell Gulch. The route is covered mile-by-mile with detailed in-depth captions and eyewitness newspaper articles of the day within the text. Drop-bottom ore cars, flat cars, excursion cars and cabooses made up the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0913582794
• ISBN13: 9780913582794
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Sundance Publications
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 4.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 16 years and up