Re: "Durango, Trout Lake & Telluride" - via Rockwood & Lizard Head ... 
| July 30, 2014 02:47PM |
Russo Loco Wrote:
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> dougvv Wrote:
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> > Ophir and Chama short line might make a great
> > model railroad name.
> >
> > Or maybe Ophir and Toltec Chasma.
>
>
> MUCH more better "Durango, Trout Lake and
> Telluride",* which had trackage rights from
> Durango to Rockwood on the D&RG, and then took off
> from the tail of the wye up along the edge of the
> canyon to Cascade Creek, along said creek to just
> below the waterfall, and then following the
> natural contours southwest of the falls and
> Engineer Peak until diving under SlideRock Ridge
> through a 3/4 mile tunnel, and finally running
> roughly west-northwest to a connection with the
> original route of the RGS at the tail of the wye
> at the summit of Lizard Head Pass ...
>
> * JMHO, but there is a certain rhythm in the name
> of which - that Ed Stabler might take advantage of
> - for a top-ten RR song along the lines of 'Ghost
> Riders in the Sky' ...
How about the paper railroad that was never built? The Silverton, Hermosa, Ignacio & Telluride. Promoters said don't just put the road's initials on the tenders, but spell out the road name in it's entirety for obvious reasons.
Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 07/31/2014 07:26PM by HighCommander.
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> dougvv Wrote:
> ========================================
> > Ophir and Chama short line might make a great
> > model railroad name.
> >
> > Or maybe Ophir and Toltec Chasma.
>
>
> MUCH more better "Durango, Trout Lake and
> Telluride",* which had trackage rights from
> Durango to Rockwood on the D&RG, and then took off
> from the tail of the wye up along the edge of the
> canyon to Cascade Creek, along said creek to just
> below the waterfall, and then following the
> natural contours southwest of the falls and
> Engineer Peak until diving under SlideRock Ridge
> through a 3/4 mile tunnel, and finally running
> roughly west-northwest to a connection with the
> original route of the RGS at the tail of the wye
> at the summit of Lizard Head Pass ...
>
> * JMHO, but there is a certain rhythm in the name
> of which - that Ed Stabler might take advantage of
> - for a top-ten RR song along the lines of 'Ghost
> Riders in the Sky' ...
How about the paper railroad that was never built? The Silverton, Hermosa, Ignacio & Telluride. Promoters said don't just put the road's initials on the tenders, but spell out the road name in it's entirety for obvious reasons.
Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 07/31/2014 07:26PM by HighCommander.
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