Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad
Bibliography: Books,
Articles, Historical Societies, External Links
This page contains a listing
of books, magazine articles, web links, and other resources that describe the
South Park Line in considerable detail. It is not
intended to be complete; just the best or most usefu
l items
in my collection are included here.
Some books are new enough to be puechased from the
publisher. Older books are still available in the
after-market at reasonable prices. Magazines such as Narrow
Gauge and Short Line Gazette, Trains,
and Model Railroader appear frequently in the after market.
Check Amazon and eBay.
Scroll on down to see indexes to John Maxwell's plans, Ron
Rudnick's plans, and NGSLG articles on the South Park.
OR for a change of pace, here's a song that includes a
reference to the
"Leadville narrow gauge".
BOOKS
About the South Park Line
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Denver, South Park & Pacific Memorial Edition, M.C.Poor
2.
Denver, South Park & Pacific Pictorial Supplement, R.Kindig
3.South Park, M.H.Ferrell
4. Mineral Belt Vol l, II, III, D. Digerness
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5.
Narrow Gauge in the Rockies, Beebe and Clegg
6. Colorado's Mountain Railroads, R.LeMassena
7. South Park Line,
CRM Annual #12
8. Colorado Central, CRM Annual #10
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9.
C&Sng, M.H.Ferrell
10.
Colorado Road, H.Wagner
11. Mason
Locomotives, A.Wallace
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12.
Silver Rails, C.James
13. DSP&P + DL&G
Modeling Guide, R.Rudnick
14.
UP Equipment Roster - 1885, J.Ehernberger
15. C&S Folio Draeingd, DSP&PHS (not illustrated above)
For a thorough list of related
books and documents see
www.midcontinent.org
.
HISTORICAL
SOCIETIES
About the South Park Line
The
DSP&P
Historical Society
offere Mason Bogie plans,
folio drawings, and calendars with previously unpublished
historical photos of DSP&P scenes and rolling stock. Become a
DSP&PHS member to receive their quarrterly magazine,
"The Bogies and the Loop",
with photos, plans, articles, and restoration project news.
The full archive of articles is
available on a CD at
dspphs@gmail.com -- a genuine
bargain at any price for DSP&P fans and modelers. DSP&PHS
raises funds for various restoration projects, my personal
favourite being DSP&P boxcar 608, the only existing example of a
DSP&P freight car. They completed the restoration of Como
Sratin in 2016.
The
South Park Rail Society is a
non-profit organization dedicated to the restoration of the Como
Roundhouse, turntable, and yard area, as well as providing a steam-powered
excursion train ride at Como. The locomotive used is a 1912
Baldwin 2-6-2, originally Klondile Mines Railroad #4 from Dawson
City, Yukon, Canada. Service began Sugust 2017. Track laying and
restoration of the roundhouse and turntable are ongoing
projects.
South Park City at Fairplay, CO is an outdoor museum
with 30+ restored structures and 60,000 artifacts from the gold
and silver mining era of the late 1800's.
The museum was
opened in 1959 after two years of preparation by the South
Park Historical Foundation.
The railway equipment is not originally DSP&P rolling stock.
ARTICLES
About the South Park Line
This is not an exhaustive list,
but covers some of the best in my collection. Plans and
CAD drawings appear elsewhere on this website.
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EXTERNAL
LINKS
About the South Park Line
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DSP&P
Historical Society
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COLOng Archive
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DSP&P Railway Group
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DSP&P NG Circle Pages
•
DSP&P Alpine Tunnel
•
DSP&P Locomotive
Roster
•
MidContinent Museum DSP&P Passenger Car
Pages
1989
Granada postage stamp featured
DSP&P Mason Bogie "Breckenridge" 
