Denver Pacific Railway & Telegraph Company (1867-1880)
This page was last updated on March 6, 2010.
Overview
Denver Pacific was completed in June 1870; operated by Kansas Pacific after September 1879; locomotives renumbered to KP series in 1879.
Consolidated in January 1880 with Union Pacific Railroad and Kansas Pacific Railway to form the Union Pacific Railway.
(See also: Kansas Pacific History page)
Timeline
November 19, 1867
Denver Pacific Railway & Telegraph Company was Incorporated
Associated with Union Pacific Eastern Division by act of Congress on March 3, 1869 to build that road's portion of its own line between Cheyenne and Denver
January 1, 1870
Construction started at Cheyenne
June 23, 1870
Construction completed at Denver
Independent until receivership on April 2, 1878, with Jay Gould as principle bondholder
September 27, 1879
Operated by Kansas Pacific (which was also controlled by Jay Gould)
January 24, 1880
Merged with Union Pacific Railroad and Kansas Pacific Railway to form Union Pacific Railway.
Source: ICC corporate history, page 125
Locomotives
DP 4-4-0 — 4 locomotives
| Road Number |
Original Name |
Builder | Builder Number |
Date Built |
1879 KP Number |
| DP 23 | John Evans | Baldwin | 2506 | Jul 1871 | KP 123 |
| DP 24 | Walter Cheesman | Baldwin | 2173 | Jun 1870 | KP 124 |
| DP 25 | Thomas Edgerton | Baldwin | 2172 | Jun 1870 | KP 125 |
| DP 26 | David H. Moffat | Baldwin | 2171 | Jun 1870 | KP 126 |
Description:
| Drive Wheel Diameter: 61 inches |
| Cylinders: 16x24 inches |
General Notes:
| a. | For unknown reasons, these DP locomotives were numbered in reverse sequence from their delivery dates |
DP 4-4-0 — 2 locomotives
| Road Number |
Builder | Builder Number |
Date Built |
1879 KP Number |
Notes |
| DP 27 | Baldwin | 2106 | Mar 1870 | KP 127 | 1 |
| DP 28 | Baldwin | 2109 | Mar 1870 | KP 128 | 2 |
Description:
| Drive Wheel Diameter: 56 inches |
| Cylinders: 16x24 inches |
Notes:
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