Another Colorado & Northwestern Then & Now
| August 02, 2015 11:17AM |
Had to wait until I got home to find the "Then" photos for this one...
The C&N-W / DB&W had four observation cars, numbered 15 to 18. According to the 1920 Morse Brothers auction catalog for the railroad, the cars were 42'6" long and built in Denver. Both the "then" photos below are from "The Switzerland Trail of America"
Car No. 15 in the Boulder yards
Passengers pose on the end of car No. 16, in 1916
Amazingly, one of these cars survives (after a fashion) today, built into a house high on a hillside, overlooking the area of the yards in which the "then photos were taken..
East end of the house on July 30, 2015. Note how the curved roof on the end of the car matches that on car No. 16 above.
A view of the south east corner of the house. July 30, 2015
A view from the neighbor's porch (whose permission I had to be there)shows the roof line of the rail car house. It would appear that the C&N-W passenger car was cut in two and built into the house in an "L" shape.
The house was damaged in the flooding of 2013 and is presently empty and facing an uncertain future.
Jason Midyette
The C&N-W / DB&W had four observation cars, numbered 15 to 18. According to the 1920 Morse Brothers auction catalog for the railroad, the cars were 42'6" long and built in Denver. Both the "then" photos below are from "The Switzerland Trail of America"
Car No. 15 in the Boulder yards
Passengers pose on the end of car No. 16, in 1916
Amazingly, one of these cars survives (after a fashion) today, built into a house high on a hillside, overlooking the area of the yards in which the "then photos were taken..
East end of the house on July 30, 2015. Note how the curved roof on the end of the car matches that on car No. 16 above.
A view of the south east corner of the house. July 30, 2015
A view from the neighbor's porch (whose permission I had to be there)shows the roof line of the rail car house. It would appear that the C&N-W passenger car was cut in two and built into the house in an "L" shape.
The house was damaged in the flooding of 2013 and is presently empty and facing an uncertain future.
Jason Midyette
| Subject | Author | Posted |
|---|---|---|
|
Jason Midyette | August 02, 2015 11:17AM |
|
Jeff Ramsey | August 02, 2015 10:48PM |
|
nickgully | August 03, 2015 06:54AM |
|
Mike Stillwell | August 03, 2015 09:26AM |
|
Wayne Hoskin | August 03, 2015 01:14PM |
|
RDannemann | August 03, 2015 03:55PM |
|
Jason Midyette | August 03, 2015 09:44PM |
Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
The NGDF was started by Don Richter and is currently operated in his memory by Nathan Holmes and others. Others who have contributed to the upkeep of this board are (in no particular order): Charles McCandless, Everett Lueck, Ted Wilton, Cole Adams, James Bane, John Moellmer, Jon Bentz, Linn Moedinger, lloyd lehrer, Rod Jensen, John Craft, Steven Forney, Herb Kelsey, Bill Ramaley, Russ Sperry (El Russo Loco), Josh McNeal, John West, Jim Armstrong, Bob Bergstrom, Greg Scholl, Blake Forbes Doug van Veelen and Mark Fuller.