Route of the Gilpin

 

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The Gilpin Tramway ran from Black Hawk to the mines and mills above Central City, Nevadaville and Russell Gulch.    Below is a 1905 map of the Gilpin with the mainline and major branches highlighted in red.  

Maps of the Gilpin Tramway and Gilpin County can be found here.

Stations on Gilpin Tramway from Colorado and Southern list of Stations, January 1, 1905

Gilpin Tramway Station List

Station Miles from Denver
Black Hawk 35.95
C & S Transfer 36.53
Mead Mill 36.53
Hidden Treas. Mill Spur No. 1 36.73
Warming House 36.88
Switch-back No. 1 36.95
Round House and Shop 36.96
Hidden Treas. Mill Spur No. 2 37.00
Chase Gulch 38.56
Freedom Mine Spur 39.02
Water Tank, Eureka Gulch 40.01
Buckley Mine Spur 40.02
Pioneer Gulch (actually Prosser Gulch) 40.31
Gunnell Mine Spur No. 1 40.44
East Whiting Spur 40.49
Gunnell Mine Spur No. 2 40.55
Gunnell Hill Why 40.56
Gunnell Hill Siding 40.63
Concrete Switch-back 40.74
Avon Mine Spur 40.92
Avon Mill Coal Track 40.99
Pease-Kansas Branch Conn. 41.84
Phoenix-Burroughs Branch Conn. 41.84
Gettysburgh Mine (Martin's) 42.01
Quartz Hill Branch Conn. 42.13
Leavenworth Siding 42.17
Wautoga Ore Tracks 42.92
Wautoga Coal Tracks 42.96
Russell Spur 43.09
Old Town Spur 43.17
Saratoga Branch Conn. 43.26
Red Cloud Branch Conn. 43.85
Frontenac 44.35
End of Track 44.45
   

Fullerton Mill Branch

Switch Back No. 1 36.95
Round House 36.96
Machine Shop 36.97
Clear Creek Why 37.08
Upper Fullerton Spur 37.31
Martin Junction 37.31
Wheeler Mill (on Martin Extension) 37.77
   

Concrete Branch

Concrete Switch Back No. 1 40.75
Whiting Mine Spur 40.93
Grand Army Sidings 40.95
Concrete Switch Back No. 2 40.96
Whiting Sidings 41.01
Grand Army Coal Siding 41.02
Concrete Switch Back No. 3 41.23
Concrete Mine 41.60
End of Track 41.69
   

Pease-Kansas Branch

Pease-Kansas Branch Conn. 41.41
Euglish Kansas Spur 41.63
Pease-Kansas Ore Track 41.80
Pease-Kansas Coal Track 41.90
Fourth of July Siding 42.05
End of Track 42.09
   

Phoenix Burroughs Branch

Phoenix Burroughs Branch Conn 41.85
Barnes Mine Spur 42.20
Phoenix Burroughs Ore Siding 42.67
Phoenix Burroughs Coal Siding 42.74
Ophir Mine Spur 42.88
End of Track 42.91
   

Quartz Hill Branch

Quartz Hill Branch Conn. 42.13
Quartz Hill Why 42.71
Climax Mine Spur 42.92
San Juan Mine 42.92
Switch Back No. 1 42.97
Gardner Mine Spur 43.13
Switch Back No. 2 43.14
California Mine Spur 43.14
Topeka Mine 44.14
End of Track 44.23
   

Saratoga Branch

Saratoga Branch Conn. 43.26
Old Town Spur No. 2 43.44
Twoton Spur 43.90
Searles Spur 43.93
Waltham Spur 44.26
Saratoga Siding No. 1 44.45
Saratoga Siding No. 2 44.52
Stub Spur 44.52
End of Track 44.54
   

Spur Connecting With Third Rail At Black Hawk

Iron City Mill 35.43
Randolph Mill 35.44
New York Mill 35.51
Rocky Mt. Concentrator 35.78
Bobtail Mill 36.23
Polar Star Mill 36.35

Below are plans for several bridges on the Gilpin. 

         

Source: Gilpin Railroad Quarterly, #7 by Keith Pashini

 

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This page was last updated 01/27/07

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