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}} Limon Railroad Depot (also known as Limon Station) was a major Union Pacific and Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad station in Limon, Colorado. It has been on the National Register of Historical Places since 2003. The now museum is one of seven still standing Rock Island Line stations in Colorado, and the only one restored.〔(Listings in Lincoln County ). Colorado Historical Society. Retrieved March 7, 2011〕 ==History== In 1870, the Kansas Pacific railroad, now Union Pacific, was the first railroad to pass where the town of Limon is today.〔〔 The town was not incorporated (and didn't have a station) yet so trains passed by without stopping on their way to Denver. In 1888, the Rock Island Line constructed a camp for workers building the main line to Colorado Springs. The track intersected the Union Pacific track where the depot is now.〔(Lincoln County History ). Retrieved February 20, 2011〕 The town was named after the construction supervisor for the railroad, John Limon.〔〔(colorado.com ). Retrieved February 20, 2011〕〔(Town of the week ). Retrieved February 20, 2011〕 The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific (Rock Island Line) then decided that Denver would be a better western terminus for their trains. In 1889, the two railroads reached an agreement to allow "The Rock" to use Union Pacific's Limon Subdivision line on trackage rights.〔〔(Brief History of the Rock Island Line ). Retrieved February 20, 2011〕〔(History of the Rock Island Line ). Retrieved February 20, 2011〕 Before that, trains went to Colorado Springs and used Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad track north to Denver. Limon became a major junction for the two railroads,〔 since it was where trains such as the ''Rocky Mountain Rocket'' split to Denver or Colorado Springs, respectively.〔〔(Rock Island Line map ). Retrieved February 20, 2011〕 In the 1980s, approximately 70 miles of former Rock Island and Cadillac and Lake City Railway track between Limon and Colorado Springs was removed.〔 Evidence of the former right-of-way can still be easily seen along the route. In Colorado Springs, a 5.8 mile part of the right-of-way has been turned into a rail trail known as the Rock Island Trail.〔(Rock Island Trail ). Retrieved February 20, 2011〕〔(Map of Rock Island Trail ). (PDF) Retrieved February 20, 2011〕 Northeast of Colorado Springs, the track closely followed U.S. Highway 24 and included a large trestle over Big Sandy Creek. The building was damaged by the 1990 tornado that tore through Limon, destroying 50 to 75 percent of the business district. The first major event after the tornado was the Weekend Western Festival in June, 1992.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Limon Railroad Depot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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