Following the C&S Ry. from Alpine to Glencliff-video

Bottom: west. Top: east

Following the path of C&S eastbound train No. 93, the video below travels from Alpine (later known as Fisher) to Glencliff (formerly known as Cascades). After the train would have left Alpine Tunnel it would travel through Hancock, Romley, St. Elmo, and then Fisher. You can see a video of the St. Elmo to Fisher leg here.

The video ends at the point that today's present road (built on the old South Park roadbed) diverges from the right-of-way at Glencliff. You can see the "Y" separation at the top of the screenshot above. The railroad is the yellow line.

Below is the 1918 C&S Valuation map of Glencliff showing the 630-foot siding the side opposite of Chalk Creek. While the line from Hancock through Alpine Tunnel to Quartz was abandoned in 1910, the segment from St. Elmo east (including the portion in this video) to Buena Vista remained intact until 1924.

I haven't found any railroad-era photos along this stretch. Instead, I've included quotes about the area from M.C. Poor and an 1896 visitor. In addition, Google Earth overlays help to see the geography of the the area the railroad traversed. A few 1800s photos of trains on the shelf right-of-way just beyond the divergence of the road round out the end of the video.