Re: Rail Arrives io Como

Some more photos for your viewing pleasure.......


Unloading the rail in Como. While it was loaded with a boom truck in Boulder, this luxury was not available in Como, so we unloaded it the old fashioned (and perhaps fitting) way, by hand.


Where many of the ties started their day in Boulder...


The same ties many hours later in Como

Long day, but ultimately fun and productive. A big thank you to everyone who helped.

A "build your own railroad kit" arriving by truck in 2017 is probably not as dramatic as being able to watch the track slowly advancing towards Como in 1879 was, though it is perhaps more amazing. I doubt any of the passengers riding those last Denver to Leadville trains 80 years ago would believe that Como would ever have a railroad again, let alone the guys who tore out the track in the summer of 1938.

In the useless trivia department, the rail and ties do have a C&S connection;
- The 75LB rail and ties from the IBM spur north of Boulder, which was built by the C&S in the 1960's. The rail was rolled by CF&I in Pueblo in the early 1900's
- The 56LB rail is from the old CB&Q yards in Longmont. It is all dated late 1887 and was the rail used when the CB&Q standard gauged and rebuilt the line from Broomfield to Lyons, through Erie and Longmont. 556LB was CB&Q main line rail in the late 1880's. When the line received heavier rail, the 556LB was installed in the Longmont yards, where it remained in use into the early 21st century.

Jason Midyette