[3] Although Bond has never had a sizable population, the town has significant railroad history, and once was a stop for most of the passenger trains along the Denver and Rio Grande Western's main line.

Bond was the closest point of the rail line to the nearest through line, the Denver and Rio Grande Western's (D&RGW) mainline which reached the Colorado River about 40 miles (64 km) downstream from Bond.

When Dotsero Cutoff was completed in 1934, the Moffat Route joined the Rio Grande Mainline, and the tracks from Bond to Craig became a spur line.

Bond is located at coordinates 39°52′28″N 106°41′14″W / 39.8744°N 106.6873°W / 39.8744; -106.6873,[2] 133 miles (214 kilometers) west of Denver at an elevation of 6,739 feet (2,054 m)[2].

[6] This climate type is dominated by the winter season, a long, bitterly cold period with short, clear days, relatively little precipitation mostly in the form of snow, and low humidity.