Colorado Railroads

Teddy Roosevelt's visit on the Colorado Midland Railroad in 1905, this locomotive completely decorated pulled a four car train from Colorado Springs to New Castle, Colorado. Roosevelt hunted in the mountains around Glenwood Springs. This is where the "Teddy Bear" story came from. #93-1

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