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Dave Vollmer

September 01, 2017 03:16PM

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Earl Wrote:
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> "cinders and native material"
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> AKA - "Dirt"

Early photos look like they shoveled a little hump of dirt right down the center of the gauge and called it good.

There would be plenty of time and money to resurface, properly ballast, and upgrade the track with all the silver money the RGS would be bringing in.

Then 1893 happened.

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Dave Vollmer
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Colorado Springs, CO

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