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Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad
South Park Track Diagrams: Routes, Yards, and Sidings

The route of any mountain railroad is bound to be circuitous and the DSP&P is no exception, and may be more convoluted than many others. From a modeler's point of view, that is what makes the DSP&P so interesting. From an operational point of view, yards and sidings play a vital role in the movement and maintenance of the fleet, in real lie as well as in model railroading.

Here are some of the more interesting track schematics that I could find. There were many variations over time, so these plans are merely snapshots of a specific time. Dates are included on some images, others are not so helpful.

 

DSP&P OVERALL ROUTE LAYOUT


Route map of the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railway from Denver to Gunnison with the important side trip to Leadville. The line straight west from Denver to Georgetown and Silver Plume was the Colorado Central Railway. Both railways ultimately became the Colorado and Southern, after a couple of corporate reorganizations.

DENVER STATIONS

DSP&P DENVER YARD

DSP&P Morrison Branch and south to PLATTE CANYON



DSP&P JEFFERSON DETAIL

DSP&P COMO YARD and ROUNDHOUSE
DIVISION POINT TO LEADVILLE AND GUNNISON

DSP&P COMO YARD DETAILS


DSP&P BOREAS PASS SUMMIT FACILITIES

DSP&P BRECKENRIDGE DETAIL

DSP&P KOKOMO EN ROUTE TO LEADVILLE

DSP&P BRECKENRIDGE TO LEADVILLE    KOKOMO DETAIL

  

DSP&P LEADVILLE YARD AND AREA MINES



LeadVille Detail Map -- D&RGW and C&S Roundhouses 1927


LeadVille Detail Map --  C&S Roundhouses 192x


 

DSP&P LONDON JUNCTION

DSP&P TROUT CREEK PASS TO SCHWANDERS AND Buena Vista

DSP&P SCHWANDERS AND DEAD MAN"S CURVE DETAIL

DSP&P BUENA VISTA DETAILS

DSP&P NATHROP DETAILS

DSP&P NATHROP TO ALPINE TUNNEL AND GUNNISON

DSP&P HANCOCK DETAILS

DSP&P HANCOCK TO ALPINE TUNEL AND WOODSTOCK

DSP&P TROUT CREEK PASS TO ALPINE TUNNEL

DSP&P ALPINE FACILITIES

DSP&P GUNNISON YARD


This drawing lacks detail on the DSP&P. Can anyone provide a better plam?

DSP&P BALDWIN AREA AND MINES



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