Thursday, April 8, 2021

Following the C&S from Quartz to Midway Tank (video)

My previous video followed the line from Pitkin to Quartz.

This video covers the stretch of DSP&P/C&S Railway right-of-way from the townsite of Quartz to Midway Water Tank, following in the "footsteps" of eastbound C&S mixed train 93.  

Besides photos at Quartz and trains leaving Midway Tank, I haven't found any photos of this stretch during its years of operation as a railroad.  While a few spots of rock cribbing are pointed out along the way, you will have to content yourself with the incredible scenery and the wonder that a railroad line could be built so high up on the side of a mountain overlooking a stunning valley.  Some spots make the precarious drop off to the right look quite frightening!

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