Switzerland Trail
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The Switzerland Trail is the site of a historic 3 ft narrow gauge railroad line that was operated at different times by the Greeley, Salt Lake and Pacific Railway, the Colorado and Northwestern Railro
View of the railroads that became the Switzerland Trail, by William Henry Jackson, 1900. This copy has annotations identifying the railroads and the town of Sunset, Colorado (at right center).
Sunset, Colorado townsite. This house appeared to be the only occupied dwelling in 2010.
Switzerland Trail above Sunset townsite. Note the well-preserved rockwork on the old railroad embankment. 2010 photo by Don O'Brien.
Salina, Colorado
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Salina is a former mining town in Boulder County, Colorado, United States, approximately 7 miles west of Boulder. Established in 1874, after Colorado's first gold discovery in 1859, Salina was founded
Switzerland Trail
…then-bustling (now ghost-) town of Caribou. The main line originated in Boulder, Colorado, coming up Fourmile Canyon through the mining communities of Salina, Colorado and Crisman, Colorado. It was connected via a three-rail track shared with 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge railroads to Denver, Colorado. In…
Rear (northern) view of the Salina School in the isolated community of Salina, Colorado, United States, located at 536 Gold Run Road. Built in 1875, the small school is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.