Back in early 2025 Breckenridge History contacted Bob Schoppe, president of the DSP&P Historical Society, for help with research related to the C&S trestle bents still standing in the Blue River in Downtown Breckenridge. Their goal was to reconstruct a historical accurate replica of part of the trestle with rails and all. Bob reached out to others on the C&Sng Forum and took the gathered information back to Breckenridge History.
Bob noted that "Wes Pfarner, the librarian/archivist at the Friends library in Albuquerque provided generic specs on wood trestles from 'A treatise on wooden trestle bridges according to the present practice on American railroads'. It looks really close (albeit std guage) but I am not certain."
He also pointed out that "Breckenridge History (formerly Breckenridge Heritage Alliance) has done a lot for preserving RR history in Summit County. The Railroad Park in Breck is amazing and they have also supported our work in Como. Restoring that short section of trestle over the Blue river would be, quite simply, really cool."
The great news is that work is now complete and only awaits the historical signage. The DSP&P Historical Society provided all the rail used for the display. The work had a long-term vision as well: BH placed sleeves (fiberglass filled with epoxy) around the pilings to strengthen them. Bob pointed out, "[BH] said that the wood above water was well 'weatherworn' but below the water was in excellent shape."
Below are photos of the work taken by Larry Crispell of BH.
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