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
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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