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Burns, CO
 Dotsero yard view 1948 Dotsero was founded in 1880. Reports say the name was derived from an early topographic survey of the region. On the maps a survey point was established at the site where the local coordinate grid was set at "0, 0". In survey lingo this point was referred to as "Dot Zero" and thus the derivation Dotsero. This site is located at the connection point of the Denver and Rio Grande with the original Moffat Route of the Denver and Salt Lake railroad. A connection between the two railroads was built and traffic could then flow directly west out of Denver on the Moffat Route to the Denver and Rio Grande tracks west to Salt Lake City. Previously the D&RG used the Tennessee Pass route which was much longer. Orestod, CO Orestod (Dotsero spelled backwards) is at one junction of the tracks that connect the Moffat Route and the Denver and Rio Grande railroads. Dotsero is at the opposite end.
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