Re: Stockyard in Tiffany CO, etc.

Rader Sidetrack Wrote:
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> I do not have any direct knowledge to explain the
> difference, but perhaps, later, the
> siding in the ICC map was removed and a spur on
> the east side of the main was installed.
>
> Below is a USGS 1968 topo map of Tiffany:
> [attachment 87438 TiffanyTopo.jpg]
>
> That topo matches up fairly well with the
> hand-drawn map, apparently better than the ICC
> map.
>
> If the ICC map was correct when drawn, one
> could speculate that perhaps the outside
> switch on the curved track turned out
> to be a problem, and that lead to changes.
> Just speculation, of course!

The USGS topo looks identical to the ICC to me. Highly unlikely there was a spur, the ICC maps (originating from 1920s) were surveyed legal records of the right-of-way and property, and the D&RGW kept them up-to-date with the hand drawn AFE notes of changes. If a spur was added, it would be shown.

The stock pens were not much more than sticks in the ground so very little would be visible 65 years later. LIDAR photos might show something that satellites are blind to.