Great Western Railway of Colorado
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The Great Western Railway of Colorado operates about 80 miles (129 km) of track in Colorado
Colorado
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and interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
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as well as the BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway
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. It is a currently a subsidiary of OmniTRAX
OmniTRAX
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but was founded in 1901 to serve the Great Western Sugar Company and other sugar, beet, and molasses companies in Colorado. It also operated passenger services from 1917 to 1926. Their route consists of a line from Loveland to Johnstown, where it splits to Miliken and Longmont. Going north out of Kelim is Windsor where once again the line splits to go to their industrial park and Greeley, or Fort Collins. It has since expanded service to include customers such as Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch
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, Eastman Kodak
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and Simplot
Simplot
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