Re: Location Question
| September 12, 2019 05:08PM |
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S.B.A. Wrote:
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> On the subject of narrow gauge in the Royal Gorge,
> has anyone come across pictures of the Grape Creek
> branch? Short lived and early on for the D&RG, I
> doubt there is much out there.
SBA,
there are three in Doris Osterwald's Royal Gorge book, pretty rare given the location and short life. Much more seem to have been taken on the replacement SG branch out of Texas Creek.
Funny you mentioned that as I recall being suddenly familiar with this rock wall as we approached it but just why at the time I didn't remember.
Grape Creek branch Canon Junction site(roughly, certainly not a then and now shot).
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> On the subject of narrow gauge in the Royal Gorge,
> has anyone come across pictures of the Grape Creek
> branch? Short lived and early on for the D&RG, I
> doubt there is much out there.
SBA,
there are three in Doris Osterwald's Royal Gorge book, pretty rare given the location and short life. Much more seem to have been taken on the replacement SG branch out of Texas Creek.
Funny you mentioned that as I recall being suddenly familiar with this rock wall as we approached it but just why at the time I didn't remember.
Grape Creek branch Canon Junction site(roughly, certainly not a then and now shot).
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