Silverton, Gladstone and Northerly Railroad
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The Silverton, Gladstone and Northerly Railroad was incorporated in 1899 after Otto Mears
and associates were unable to procure financing to build a branch of the Silverton Northern Railroad
to the mining area around the town of Gladstone. The area mine owners themselves were the developers of the railroad.
Construction began from the mainline of the SN on the north side of Silverton, and followed Cement Creek northward to the town of Gladstone. At one time, an extension to the Silver Lake Mine was proposed, but no further construction ever was accomplished.
Following the ups and downs of the metals markets, the SG&N was finally absorbed by the Silverton Northern Railroad
in 1915, being operated as the Gladstone Branch. The line was finally dismantled between 1938 and 1942.
Otto Mears
Otto Mears was a famous Colorado railroad builder and entrepreneur who played a major role in the early development of southwestern Colorado....
and associates were unable to procure financing to build a branch of the Silverton Northern Railroad
Silverton Northern Railroad
The Silverton Northern Railroad, now defunct, was an American three foot narrow gauge railroad constructed to reach the mining area north of Silverton, Colorado along the upper Animas River. This line, the third railroad project by Otto Mears, began in 1889 as a branch of the Silverton Railroad to...
to the mining area around the town of Gladstone. The area mine owners themselves were the developers of the railroad.
Construction began from the mainline of the SN on the north side of Silverton, and followed Cement Creek northward to the town of Gladstone. At one time, an extension to the Silver Lake Mine was proposed, but no further construction ever was accomplished.
Following the ups and downs of the metals markets, the SG&N was finally absorbed by the Silverton Northern Railroad
Silverton Northern Railroad
The Silverton Northern Railroad, now defunct, was an American three foot narrow gauge railroad constructed to reach the mining area north of Silverton, Colorado along the upper Animas River. This line, the third railroad project by Otto Mears, began in 1889 as a branch of the Silverton Railroad to...
in 1915, being operated as the Gladstone Branch. The line was finally dismantled between 1938 and 1942.