Cripple Creek Road: A Midland Terminal Guide and Data Book

Cripple Creek Road: A Midland Terminal Guide and Data Book by McFarland, Edward M.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780871086471.

Fascinating history of the Midland Terminal Railway, the only standard gauge railroad in the Cripple Creek mining district. Covers the lines origin, construction and operation over the years as well as describing a journey over the line. The author deftly explains the lines relationship with the Colorado Midland -- sometimes rivals, sometimes siblings -- and with the Santa Fe. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With rosters (locomotive, passenger, and maintenance of way), schematic diagrams, maps, list of employees, list of buildings, and bibliography. 214 pages with index.