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Erie's Historic Boulder Valley Railroad and Mines

12 Stops
1h 30m
6km
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Tour Overview

Welcome to Colorado Railbike Adventures! This is our full Erie History Tour featuring stories of the railroads, mining and more. Hear about Erie's early days as well as how it faded into the forgotten front-range town and then transformed into one of the fastest growing towns in America. This audio experience accompanies Colorado Railbike Adventures tours to deepen the railbiking experience through historic interpretation, intriguing stories and fun facts.

Stops

  1. Welcome to Colorado railbike adventures

  2. Introduction

  3. Page Ranch

  4. Southbound: The Boulder Valley Mine

  5. The Stone Depot

  6. Kuner Pickles and Stock pens

  7. The CB&Q Crossing & Erie's moving Depot

  8. Last UP depot and the section house

  9. The Coal Creek trestle and Erie's floods

  10. The Erie war at the mine

  11. Climbing back up the grade and HR Holbrook the engineer

  12. Conclusion

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