Re: Roundhouse Quiz and more...
| October 12, 2017 06:31PM |
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The Photo is purported to be [between 1882 and 1889] the square brackets denote this date is ill-defined. This view shows the Salida Yard in its most early form that of a narrow gauge line built to Leadville and mining districts in the Eagle River canon also the Montezuma/Argentine mining districts on the Blue River.
Unless they are intended for a quiz (hence the fallback link only to the DPL main page), I always take the fullbrowser option in my links. If you click the CLOSE X located top right corner or the double rectangle in the centre navigation pane, you will be taken to the Picture Info such as this [digital.denverlibrary.org]
Here is another view showing the new Shops and enlarged Roundhouse: eagle-eyed aficionados of early D&RG will spot the 0-6-0T switcher. The yard is still in the n.g. configuration
[digital.denverlibrary.org]
After the change to 3-Rail. Note not all tracks were of the same gauge or dual gauge, a general rebuilding of the yard tracks with an emphasis on s.g.
[digital.denverlibrary.org]
Unless they are intended for a quiz (hence the fallback link only to the DPL main page), I always take the fullbrowser option in my links. If you click the CLOSE X located top right corner or the double rectangle in the centre navigation pane, you will be taken to the Picture Info such as this [digital.denverlibrary.org]
Here is another view showing the new Shops and enlarged Roundhouse: eagle-eyed aficionados of early D&RG will spot the 0-6-0T switcher. The yard is still in the n.g. configuration
[digital.denverlibrary.org]
After the change to 3-Rail. Note not all tracks were of the same gauge or dual gauge, a general rebuilding of the yard tracks with an emphasis on s.g.
[digital.denverlibrary.org]
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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