Rocky Ford station

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Rocky Ford station was an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway station in Rocky Ford, Colorado. The station is located two blocks south of U.S. Highway 50 and State Highway 71. The station has been restored and is now used by the Rocky Ford Chamber of Commerce.[3] It was on the Denver Branch, connecting La Junta and Denver. The line is now owned by BNSF.

Rocky Ford
Former ATSF passenger rail station
The station's bay window
General information
LocationNorth Main Street at Railroad right-of-way
Coordinates38°03′11″N 103°43′13″W / 38.05304°N 103.72030°W / 38.05304; -103.72030
Owned byRocky Ford Chamber of Commerce
Line(s)track owned by BNSF Railway
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
History
Opened1876 (tracks built)[1]
1903 (current depot built)[2]
Closed1979
Former services
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Manzanola
toward Denver
Denver Branch La Junta
Terminus

References

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  1. ^ The History of the Rocky Ford, Colorado Depot Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 9, 2011
  2. ^ Rocky Ford, CO. Retrieved March 21, 2011
  3. ^ Florence, Mason; Gierlich, Marisa; Dean Nystrom, Andrew (1995). "Eastern Plains". Rocky Mountains. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 358. ISBN 1-86450-327-0.
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