Charlie Mutschler Wrote:
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> I would guess they were used, at the very least,
> in Chalk Creek canyon, and at the Palisades. Go
> to the library site Chris Walker links to in his
> post above, and blow it up as large as you can
> get, then look at the rail joints a rail length
> behind the coach.
>
> Look at the Jas. Wiseman photo on PP 166 - 167 of
> Dow Helmer's Historic Alpine Tunnel. Looks like,
> again, we have squared joints instead of staggered
> joints, and Fisher joiners at both places.
>
> A John W. Maxwell photo identified as being of
> original DSP&P track is reproduced on P. 130 of
> the Memorial Edition of M. C. Poor's Denver South
> Park & Pacific. The photo illustrates the Fisher
> joints in place in the track, and a loose example
> is laid between the rails for comparison. the
> caption is vague enough so it really isn't easy to
> say where this was located, or when Maxwell took
> the photo.
>
> Anyway, it seems there are a few images out there
> showing this unusual rail fastening in use. .
>
> Cheers,
>
> Charlie
> CVM
> -30-
Hi Charlie, Thanks for explaining where the Fisher joiners may have been used. The Fishers are one of those things about the South Park line that make it so interesting.