Re: Monarch Branch
| April 03, 2018 10:17AM |
There was a wye at Maysville and at Monarch. Both were removed when the line was standard gauged in 1956. You can still see where the wye was at Maysville but homes have been built almost on it. At one time there was a quarry at the Garfield switch back, but was gone in the teens or 20s.
The D&RGW built a loop around the yard at Monarch in 1956, It was on top of the old narrow gauge wye.
The leg of the wye at Maysville ends at the road by the garbage can.
The Monarch quarry buildings still stand. The wye was to lower right side.
The D&RGW built a loop around the yard at Monarch in 1956, It was on top of the old narrow gauge wye.
The leg of the wye at Maysville ends at the road by the garbage can.
The Monarch quarry buildings still stand. The wye was to lower right side.
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