Like many other visitors to the eastern approach of the South Park's route to Alpine Tunnel, I've always been intrigued by the two old C&S boxcars/outfit cars resting above the town of St. Elmo. Here is a short video showing how they looked 110 years after they were put in place (1908-2018).
History Colorado wrote the following regarding the two cars:
The Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad, along with its successors the Denver, Leadville & Gunnison and the Colorado & Southern, faced heavy operating costs, particularly on the Alpine Tunnel District portion of its route.
The reuse of railroad cars as stationery structures provided quick and inexpensive shelter for equipment storage, crew bunkhouses, and even the occasional depot. The Colorado & Southern used the two former box cars on the site for crew quarters and storage from 1908 until 1922.
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