Lake States Railway history and 1930s Colorado narrow gauge photos

This is undoubtedly old news to some Forum members, but I just got introduced to the Lake States Railway Historical Association and their website

[www.lakestatesarchive.org]


Within the main site, the John S. Ingles Collection has a D&RGW section with many shots taken in the early 1930s. I find these fascinating because they include seldom photographed locomotives like 210, 219, 225, 284, 303, 304, 306, and 348. There is also a neat shot of 340 with an early style box headlight, and a 1954 shot of 485 after a tumble into a turntable pit. It also includes a shot of 346 probably when it was just towed to Durango for Bob richardson, and then early shots at Golden.

There is also an RGS section that has dead locomotives 3, 6, 10, 12 at Durango in 1932.

Ingles is just one of the collections and there are both Colorado and East Broad Top photos in some of the other collections as well.

Anyway, it is very well done and well worth a visit if you don't already know about it.

Cheers,
Ralph

“My heart is warm with the friends I make, And better friends I’ll not be knowing;
Yet there isn’t a train I wouldn’t take, No matter where it’s going.”
- - - - - - - “Travel”, by Edna St. Vincent Millay



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/19/2023 05:12AM by tgbcvr.