La Plata County, Colorado
City |
Railroad |
Current Location |
Type |
Current Use |
Date Built |
Track Status |
Bldg. Mat. |
Current Railroad |
Notes |
Field Checked |
Bondad |
Denver and Rio Grande Western |
on site |
B |
abandoned |
|
gone |
steel/wood |
none |
single span through truss, two wood trusses, Farmington Branch |
1/15 |
Bondad |
Denver and Rio Grande Western |
on site |
Wt |
abandoned |
|
gone |
wood |
none |
Farmington Branch |
1/15 |
Durango |
Denver and Rio Grande Western |
479 Main Avenue |
P |
rr |
1881 |
in use |
wood |
tourist line use |
10/23 |
|
Durango |
Denver and Rio Grande Western |
479 Main
Avenue |
Rh |
rr/model rr/museum |
1989 |
in use |
brick |
D&SNG |
15 stall replica roundhouse |
10/23 |
Durango |
Denver and Rio Grande Western |
across from depot |
T |
rr |
|
in use |
wood |
D&SNG |
|
9/16 |
Durango/Carbon Junction |
Denver and Rio Grande Western |
South side of Highway 160 along
Trestle Road |
T |
abandoned |
|
gone |
wood |
none |
Farmington Branch |
1/15 |
Durango |
Denver and Rio Grande Western |
Animas River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel/wood |
D&SNG |
3 span, Pratt through truss, plate girder, wood truss |
10/23 |
Hermosa |
Denver and Rio Grande Western |
along US 550 |
Wt |
rr |
|
in use |
wood |
D&SNG |
|
10/23 |
Hermosa |
Denver and Rio Grande Western |
Hermosa Creek |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
|
D&SNG |
Howe truss |
10/23 |
Ignacio |
Denver and Rio Grande Western |
relocated on County 223, west of
Windmill Drive on hill |
C |
residence |
1923 |
none |
wood |
none |
|
1/15 |
La Boca |
Denver and Rio Grande Western |
Over Los Pinos River, south of
Ignacio |
B |
abandoned |
|
gone |
steel |
none |
single span through truss |
1/15 |
Tacoma |
Denver and Rio Grande Western |
about three miles north of town |
Wt |
rr |
|
in use |
wood |
D&SNG |
Cascade tank |
10/23 |
Tacoma |
Denver and Rio Grande Western |
about five-and-a-half miles north
of town, Animas River |
B |
rr |
|
in use |
steel |
D&SNG |
deck truss |
10/23 |
Compiled by M. J. Camp, Bill Holdsworth and Elizabeth Guenzler, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.
Last Updated 12/27/23