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Remaco Spur

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The Remaco Spur was a 1.6 mi (2.6 km)[1] U.S. government-owned railway line constructed from the Golden-Denver "Tramway Route 84" (Denver Tramway Corporation's 1908 electric Denver & Interurban Railroad)[2] for transporting supplies and munitions to/from the Denver Ordnance Plant in Lakewood, Colorado. The line connected between Oak and Quail streets[3] at the Morningside shelter and was operated by the Remington Arms Company[4] with railyard trackage in the Denver Ordnance Zone[5] of ~11 mi (18 km).[6]

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  1. ^ "Denver Federal Center Museum". U.S. General Services Administration.
  2. ^ Hilton, George W.; Due, John F. (1960). "Denver & Interurban Railroad". The Electric Interurban Railways in America. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 380. ISBN 0-8047-4014-3 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Flynn, Kevin. "History of the West Corridor" (PDF). Inside-Lane.com. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  4. ^ Schwieterman, Joseph P. (2004). When the Railroad Leaves Town: American Communities in the Age of Rail Line Abandonment. Vol. 2. Kirksville, Missouri: Truman State University Press. p. 110. ISBN 1-931112-13-4.
  5. ^ "(untitled)". United States National Archives and Records Administration. Archived from the original on October 21, 2011.
  6. ^ "(untitled)" (PDF). City of Lakewood.[dead link]
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