Loma Branch Facts
From: Walsenburg, CO
To: Alamo Mine 1, CO
Miles: 17.9
Built: 1888 (SG)
Abdn: 1968
The Loma Branch of the D&RG/D&RGW was built in many stages over the years as coal mining moved progressively further northwest from Walsenburg. The original standard gauge line was built from Walsenburg to Pictou in 1888, extended to just past Turner in 1904, to Tioga in 1907 and to the Alamo mines in 1927. The line steadily shrunk backwards, being scrapped back to Kebler by 1947, Calumet No. 2 by 1963, with the last stretch between Pictou and Walsenburg being scrapped in 1968.
Loma Branch Timetable
| Milepost | Station | Features | Notes |
|---|
176.0 | Walsenburg, CO | | Connection to La Veta Pass |
179.6 | Pictou | | |
180.0 | Pacific | | 28 car siding |
181.1 | Maitland | | |
182.5 | Carbonado | | |
183.7 | Gordon | | |
184.4 | Shumway | | |
184.7 | Calumet No. 2 | | |
188.0 | Turner | | 34 car siding |
188.2 | Spanish Peaks | | |
189.3 | Tioga | | 30 car siding |
190.0 | Kebler | | |
193.0 | Alamo No. 2 | | |
193.9 | Alamo No. 1 | | |
Timetable History
| 1912-1928 | Unknown |
| 1928-1947 | D&RGW Pueblo Division Timetables, Subdivision 8-C |
| 1947-1961 | D&RGW Pueblo Division Timetables, Subdivision 8-A |
| 1961-1968 | D&RGW Colorado Division 'A' Timetables, Subdivision 8-A |
