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has gloss | eng: The Switzerland Trail is a historic narrow-gauge railroad line that was operated at different times by the Greeley, Salt Lake, and Pacific Railroad, the Colorado and Northwestern Railroad, and the Denver, Boulder, and Western Railroad around the turn of the 20th century in the Colorado front range mining area near Nederland, Gold Hill, and Ward. The earliest segment dates to 1859, with continual track growth until 1891 by the GSL&P, when a large flood destroyed many tracks and bankrupted the company. The C&N took over for a few years, completing many spur lines and the southern branch of the Switzerland Trail. The C&N is responsible for the name "Switzerland Trail", given in 1898 in a successful attempt to attract the tourist trade. By the end of the '00s, the C&N had folded and the DB&W took over. In 1919 the line was shut down and the tracks were subsequently pulled up, but the railbed remains. A large portion of the railbed is maintained as a hiking/biking trail as part of the Boulder County road system. It was, and remains, well known for its beautiful scenic views of the Front Range hills. |
lexicalization | eng: Switzerland Trail |
instance of | c/Mountain railways |
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