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chug-a-chug a CHOO CHOO!
Boreas Pass Railroad Day is coming!!!
The big news this year is the return of an operational steam locomotive to
the Como Roundhouse, steamed up and able to run. Probably no rides this ye
ar, but soon. Ride the hand cart while checking out the new railroad track!
DSP&PHS and South Park Rail have been laying track between the C
omo depot and Como roundhouse.
Visit the Como school house, pioneer h
omes, depot, roundhouse, and hotel. Head up Boreas Pass and visit the Secti
on house and other structures on Boreas summit. Head on over to Breckenridg
e for continued fun where The High Line Railroad Park will also have specia
l events.
Boreas Pass Road is only o pen in the summer months. It's dirt and winds 19.5 miles from Como to Breck enridge at an elevation of 10,000-11,400 feet between Pike and White River National Forests. Once a Ute trail, it then became the nation's highest narrow-gauge railroad.
On Boreas Pass Railroad Day, Forest Service volunteers will staff the top of the pass, Bak er Tank and Rocky Point. Volunteers will give cooking demonstrations of wha t the hardworking railroad men ate in the late 19th and early 20th centurie s.