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RichB

May 24, 2020 10:39PM

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CVR220 Wrote:
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> In the 1960's, there was still a remnant of
> Colorado Midland/Midland Terminal track running
> east/west in a Colorado Springs street, just south
> of downtown. This connected the Santa Fe with
> industries on the west side. Were those tracks
> removed about the same time as the Santa Fe main
> line through town?

Yep, and a lot of it went "Rails to Trails". It is a nice bike ride from downtown to almost Manitou Springs on a nice paved bike/walking route.

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Re: NNG Midland Terminal "Ghost Train"	round_house	May 24, 2020 10:41AM
Slightly off-topic - CM/MT tracks in Colorado Springs?	CVR220	May 24, 2020 06:50PM
Re: Slightly off-topic - CM/MT tracks in Colorado Springs?	RichB	May 24, 2020 10:39PM
Re: Slightly off-topic - CM/MT tracks in Colorado Springs?	Everett Lueck	May 25, 2020 06:17AM

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