Boulder once had a railroad into the mountains. Here’s what happened to it.

Boulder once had a railroad into the mountains. Here’s what happened to it.

In the late 19th century, a steam-powered narrow-gauge railroad wound its way from Boulder into the mountains of western Boulder County. The railroad succeeded in its purpose of hauling coal and other supplies to the mining towns and returning with silver and gold ore. Meanwhile, the general public rode around town in horse-drawn vehicles. Boulder residents and others longed for a change of scenery and cooler mountain air. In 1898, when the Colo…