Next to Leadville’s former train depot, which was used to bring goods back and forth along Colorado’s front range, the Smith Lumber Company stored lumber on the site until the late 1960s.

Located on a lonely mountain plain in Colorado ski country, the silver-rush-era town of Leadville holds secrets as deep as ...

St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2. The Unearthed Exhibit 3. Leadville Railroad’s St. Patrick’s Day Ride 4. Leprechaun Lane at Ski ...

A little over seven months ago I was at my mom’s house in Birch Bay, Washington, when I wrote that President Joe Biden should ...

The Colorado Supreme Court had decided in favor of the D&RG. In mid-1880, the D&RG completed its tracks into Leadville, and the first train arrived in the silver boomtown. Among the passengers was ...

Located on a lonely mountain plain in Colorado ski country, the silver-rush-era town of Leadville holds secrets ... which took over the base in the 1950s to train secretive special ops teams.

The Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees approved facilities upgrades, workforce housing developments and faculty ...

A historic mining town between Aspen and Vail, Colorado, holds the distinction of being the highest city in the country. Leadville sits at 10,258 feet above sea level and is a delightful departure ...

Train travel in the winter is popular in Colorado, but there are snowy and ... The last local route mentioned is the Leadville Railroad Winter Express, which travels toward the San Isabel National ...

Cyprus Amax Minerals co. announced plans Feb. 9 ... in Summit County and the surrounding area. The westbound train reached Leadville late on Feb. 13 and has been tied up there ever since.

Colorado still has train lines with steam engines that date back to the mining ... The Midland had a long tunnel for the same purpose going through the mountains between the Leadville area to the ...