Re: Another day on the Madera Sugar Pine Grades COVID-19 edition
| May 15, 2020 03:20PM |
Coming back to the bottom of the incline my next task was to hike down the long spur that heads northeast towards Signal Peak (Devil Peak). Here's a nice view of Signal Peak from this spur:
Not visible, but there is a fire lookout on top of Signal Peak.
About 1 mile down the grade was a bridge. Here's a view from the bottom of the bridge location looking back towards the incline site:
And here's a view at the same location looking towards the end of the spur:
The pile of rocks in the foreground was for a trestle bent.
There were several artifacts left from the bridge. Here's a bridge spike:
Here's part of a locomotive brake shoe and what looks like a pry bar:
To be continued...
Not visible, but there is a fire lookout on top of Signal Peak.
About 1 mile down the grade was a bridge. Here's a view from the bottom of the bridge location looking back towards the incline site:
And here's a view at the same location looking towards the end of the spur:
The pile of rocks in the foreground was for a trestle bent.
There were several artifacts left from the bridge. Here's a bridge spike:
Here's part of a locomotive brake shoe and what looks like a pry bar:
To be continued...
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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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