This historic narrow gauge railroad is located in the Colorado Rockies, in the towns of Cripple Creek and Victor. It is a 3-foot narrow gauge railroad that was originally built in 1894 to transport gold ore from the gold mines of Cripple Creek to the smelters in
Cripple Creek is the statutory city that is the county seat of Teller County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 1,155 at the 2020 United States census. Cripple Creek is a former gold mining camp located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Colorado Springs near the base of Pikes Peak. The Cripple Creek Historic District, which received National Historic Landmark status in 1961, includes all of the city and the surrounding area. The city is now a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.