PUEBLO CO

CLASSIC PASSENGER STATIONS

THE STATIONS

The major stations serving Pueblo, during the golden age of passenger trains.

Union Depot
Opened in 1890
Location: 132 W. B St.
Railroads: Santa Fe, Colorado & Southern, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Missouri Pacific
Building still stands.

SANTA FE

Departures



No.  Name                  1942 Dest.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

 14                        La Junta       12:35 am    2:10 190   6:05 pm
 13                        Denver          4:55 am    7:40 201   9:45 pm
  9  Centennial State      Denver          9:00 223   9:45 am
 10  Centennial State      Kansas City     6:55 224   8:40 pm
Arrivals



No.  Name                  1942 Orig.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

 14                        Denver         12:25 am    2:05 190   6:05 pm
 13                        La Junta        4:45 am    7:35 201   9:45 pm
  9  Centennial State      Kansas City     8:50 223   9:35 am
 10  Centennial State      Denver          6:50 224   8:35 pm
Passenger service discontinued in 1971 with the creation of Amtrak.

RIO GRANDE

Departures



No.  Name                  1942 Dest.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

 16                        Denver          3:50 am
  4  Colorado Eagle        Denver          6:00 am    7:20 am
  1  Scenic Limited        Ogden          12:01 pm   12:15 pm
  2  Scenic Limited        Denver          3:35 pm   12:05 pm
 15                        Alamosa        11:25 pm
Arrivals



No.  Name                  1942 Orig.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

 16                        Alamosa         2:45 am
  1  Scenic Limited        Denver         11:45 am   11:50 am
  2  Scenic Limited        Ogden           3:20 pm   11:45 am
  3  Colorado Eagle        Denver          6:30 pm    6:30 pm
 15                        Denver         10:50 pm
Passenger service discontinued in 1967, last train was the Royal Gorge (formerly the Scenic Limited).

COLORADO & SOUTHERN

Departures



No.  Name                  1942 Dest.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

  2  Texas Zephyr          Denver          5:40 am    4:15 am
  1  Texas Zephyr          Dallas          3:00 pm    2:31 pm
  8  Gulf Coast Special    Denver          5:30 pm    3:07 pm
  7  Gulf Coast Special    Dallas         11:12 pm   11:07 pm
Arrivals



No.  Name                  1942 Orig.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

  2  Texas Zephyr          Dallas          5:36 am    4:10 am
  1  Texas Zephyr          Denver          2:57 pm    2:28 pm
  8  Gulf Coast Special    Dallas          5:20 pm    2:57 pm
  7  Gulf Coast Special    Denver         11:00 pm   10:50 pm
Passenger service discontinued in 1967, last train was the Texas Zephyr.

MISSOURI PACIFIC

Departures



No.  Name                  1942 Dest.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

 54  (mixed train)         Horace         12:05 am
 16  Colorado Eagle        St. Louis       3:30 pm
 12  Scenic Limited        St. Louis       6:40 pm    6:40 pm
Arrivals



No.  Name                  1942 Orig.  1942 Time  1956 Time  1971 Time

 11  Scenic Limited        St. Louis       5:50 am    7:10 am
 15  Royal Gorge           St. Louis      11:45 am
 53  (mixed train)         Horace          4:15 pm
Passenger service discontinued in 1966, last train was the Colorado Eagle.

Until the early 1930's, also operating into Pueblo was Colorado-Kansas Railway, using its own separate station.

Links/Additional Information
Pueblo Union Depot (Wikipedia)

MAPPING THE STATIONS AND RAILROADS

Links to locations of past and present stations and railroads, using Google Maps. Satellite views are also available.

All four main railroads serving Pueblo served Colorado Springs and Denver to the north, using a paired track jointly operated by Santa Fe and Rio Grande. Santa Fe and Rio Grande operated as separate railroads between Pueblo and Bragdon, 11 miles north. The separate railroads actually used opposite ends of Pueblo Union Depot. Colorado & Southern had trackage rights via Santa Fe and Rio Grande north of Pueblo to Colorado Springs and Denver. Rio Grande had trackage rights via Colorado & Southern south to Walsenburg for its trains to Alamosa. And Missouri Pacific had trackage rights via Santa Fe east as far as NA Jct., 28 miles east. Missouri Pacific trains between Pueblo and Denver were operated by Rio Grande.