Re: Cumbres snow shed

Jerry Day Wrote:
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> Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> > Jerry,
> > In that second shot there appears to be more
> snow
> > INSIDE the shed than outside. Makes you wonder
> > just affective the snow sheds really were, and
> > maybe why the railroad let the others go
> without
> > rebuilding them.
> > Greg Scholl
> Greg:
>
> That was an early shot of the first snow shed. The
> D&RGW did rebuild it in the 20s. The greatest
> problem with snow sheds was fire. Fires destroyed
> or damaged the RGS shed at Lizzard, on the D&RGW
> at Marshall Pass, and one on the Ibex branch. The
> last snow sheds on the D&RGW over a main track
> were those on the standard gauge Ibex branch out
> of Leadville.
>
> Jerry Day
> Longmont, CO

Jerry I hear what you are saying. I realize this was a D&RGW shot, not C&TS, and I realize most of the others burned down. There were several sheds from Coxo to Cumbres, and around Cumbres Loop and other places. What I am saying is that since this is a D&RGW photo of the inside, and outside of the shed that there is one heck of a lot of snow INSIDE the shed, which I thought was supposed to keep snow out. Now I realize a little comes up through cracks and so forth, but there appears to be deeper snow inside than out. This leads me to believe the whole concept of the snowsheds was at times not all that helpful!! And when one of them burned down, they didn't bother to replace it!! I think your photo might prove out my theory!!
Greg