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Resource Number: <br />Temporary Resource Number: <br />5PE1776.8 <br />RG4 <br />Linear Component Form <br />(Page 2 of 2) <br />12. Architect/Engineer: Denver and Rio Grande Railroad <br />Source of information/justification: Archival sources <br />13. Builder: Denver and Rio Grande Railroad <br />Source of information/justification: <br />14. Date of Construction/Date Range: <br />Source of information: <br />Archival sources <br />1875-76 original single-track, 1911 current double track <br />Archival sources. <br />15. Historical/Archival Data: Work on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad began in 1871, and the tracks reached <br />Pueblo on June 19, 1872. The line went south from Pueblo and reached Walsenburg on February 22, 1876, and <br />Trinidad on April 6, 1876. From 1881 through 1913 various sections of the track were upgraded from single track to <br />double. <br />16. Prehistoric Cultural Affiliation: NA <br />IV. MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS <br />17. Eligibility of entire resource: <br />Eligible X Not eligible Need data <br />Is this an official (OAHP) determination? Yes No X Date <br />Is this a field determination? Yes X No <br />Remarks/justification: Previous segments of this railroad have been determined eligible <br />And this segment is of no less value. The bridge over the St. Charles river and the abandoned segment of the <br />original single-track, narrow gauge alignment enhances its value. <br />18. Eligibility of the segment being recorded: <br />Contributing X Non-contributing <br />Remarks/justification: See #17 <br />Not applicable <br />19. Recorder(s): R. Mutaw 20. Date(s): June 25, 2001 <br />Colorado Historical. Society - Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation <br />1300 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203 <br />303-866-3395