Heritage route
Georgetown Loop Railroad
Georgetown → Silver Plume · United States
To gain 640 ft between two towns just 2 miles apart, the narrow gauge spirals over itself on the Devil’s Gate High Bridge, an 1884 marvel rebuilt in 1984.
- Distance
- 7 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 15 min
- Average speed
- 6 km/h
- Top speed
- 16 km/h
Stations
- 1 kmDevil's Gate
- 2 kmLebanon Mine
- 3 kmSilver Plume Depot
The stations OpenStreetMap maps along this line, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 83.3% of this line lies within 250 m of real track, a median 119 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Georgetown Loop Railroad?
The Georgetown Loop Railroad runs 7 km from Georgetown to Silver Plume.
How long does the Georgetown Loop Railroad take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 15 min for the 7 km. That is an average of 6 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 16 km/h.
Who runs the Georgetown Loop Railroad?
Georgetown Loop Railroad, with 3-ft narrow-gauge steam.
How old is the Georgetown Loop Railroad?
The line has been in service since 1884. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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