Colorado and Southern (C&S)
Trackage rights have been granted to the Colorado and Southern (C&S), a subsidiery of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy (CB&Q), due to a major track repair job on their home road, west of the Colorado Central (CC). Thus C&S trains can be seen on the Colorado Central.
CB&Q E-7s - carrying the Texas Zephyr into Denver ( Occasionally replaced by the aging Pioneer Zephyr for special runs.)
C&S SD-7s - through freight service
C&S F-7A/B - through freight service
Trackage rights have been granted to the Colorado and Southern (C&S), a subsidiery of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy (CB&Q), due to a major track repair job on their home road, west of the Colorado Central (CC). Thus C&S trains can be seen on the Colorado Central.
CB&Q E-7s - carrying the Texas Zephyr into Denver ( Occasionally replaced by the aging Pioneer Zephyr for special runs.)
C&S SD-7s - through freight service
C&S F-7A/B - through freight service
Colorado Sugar Coop (CSC) - uses an aging Baldwin 2-8-2 logging steam locomotive to switch the sugar plant at Brighton. Plans are to aquaria used Baldwin S-12 to replace the steam engine.
Denver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW) - An interchange exists between D&RGW and CC. D&RGW NW-2 100 and D&RGW GP-7 5305 provide this service for D&RGW in to Aurora, Colorado, and the Colorado Central Northern Division point.
DOD - The military facilities in the Denver area are serviced by the US Air Force using an ALCO S-1 switcher, 7370. Lowery AFB, Buckley ANGB, the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, and other Defense facilities are serviced through the Aurora Yard. In addition, The Colorado Central provides maintenance service to the Air Force under a service contract.
ALCO - ALCOs latest high horsepower demonstrators, the RS-27, have been seen being tested on the Colorado Central