Sunday, March 8, 2026

Discovered! The end-of-track after Alpine Tunnel dismantling

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 I've always wanted to find the spot where the rails left behind after the 1923/1924 dismantling work stopped. Using Google Earth I was ...
Saturday, March 7, 2026

First rail removal near Alpine Tunnel station in 1940

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It appears that the first removal of rail from the remaining mile from the east portal to some point down the western slope took place in 19...
Sunday, March 1, 2026

A gallery of rail removal at Alpine Tunnel 1939-1960

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About a mile of DSP&P/C&S trackage was left in place after the 1923/1924 scrapping of the Alpine Tunnel line between Quartz and Hanc...
Sunday, February 22, 2026

Bucking snow on the South Park Line, 2019 style

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Leadville, CO on a snowy February 22. 1934.  Otto Perry photo of C&S 76, 73, & 75 Denver Public Library Special Collections, OP-613 ...
Friday, February 13, 2026

Other surviving C&Sng depots

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Via various discussion forums and video comments, these C&S narrow gauge depots are also still in existence (besides the ones in the vid...
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Surviving C&Sng Depots (video)

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I was recently reflecting on how many C&S narrow gauge depots are still in existence and put together a video with a look at each. Since...
Sunday, January 25, 2026

C&S book review in the Como Headlight

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I'm very appreciative of Steve Thompson, Director of the South Park Rail Society , for his review of my book Colorado & Southern Nar...