There is no introduction required for the narrow gauge railroads of Colorado. The names are legendary; Denver & Rio Grande Western, Rio Grande Southern, and the Colorado & Southern. All with beginnings in the 1800 gold and silver mining days in Colorado, they supplied boom towns and mountain hamlets with all of the necessities of life from whiskey and dynamite to food, lumber, hardware, and automobiles. In the '20s through the '60s, Western photographer William P. Sanborn traveled throughout Wyoming and Colorado photographing towns, mines, scenery, and of course, the famous narrow gauge railroads that were still operating at the time. Sanborn produced many postcards from his photography with his trademark signature in the lower right-hand corner. Here is Colorado narrow gauge railroading preserved for posterity thanks to the work of William Sanborn.
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