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Jessica Stavey

July 28, 2005 11:29PM

According to the railroad profiles I have, the lowest place on the DRG&W was Pueblo ( it was narrow gauge at one time .... eons ago ) that elevation is 4,672',The next lowest was the Farming branch, elevation was 5,305', then the Rio Grande river crossing on the Santa Fe branch was 5,516', the highest places on the DRG&W was in the area of Leadville, the Ibex area was 11,520' and Fremont Pass was 11,330', which the DRG&W had at one time,a transfer track with the C&S in the time frame of around 1910-11

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Highest and Lowest	Douglas vV	July 27, 2005 02:29AM
Re: Highest and Lowest	Philip Walters	July 27, 2005 08:55AM
Re: Highest and Lowest	Jessica Stavey	July 27, 2005 09:33PM
Re: Highest and Lowest	Roger Mitchell	July 28, 2005 07:24AM
Re: Highest and Lowest	Mike Trent	July 28, 2005 07:35AM
Re: Highest and Lowest-D&RGW	El Coke	July 28, 2005 05:06PM
Re: Highest and Lowest-D&RGW	Brian Norden	July 29, 2005 01:35AM
Clarification	El Coke	July 29, 2005 07:21AM
Re: Clarification	tom casper	July 29, 2005 07:29AM
Re: Clarification	slimjim	July 30, 2005 09:49AM
Re: Highest and Lowest-D&RGW	Jessica Stacey	July 29, 2005 07:43AM
Re: Highest and Lowest	Jessica Stavey	July 28, 2005 11:42PM
Re: Highest and Lowest	Jessica Stavey	July 28, 2005 11:29PM
Re: Highest	Roger Mitchell	July 29, 2005 11:15AM
Re: Highest and Lowest	Jerry Day	July 30, 2005 09:29AM
I know you did not ask but.....	Rodger Polley	July 29, 2005 09:47PM
Re: I know you did not ask but.....	Douglas vV	July 29, 2005 10:35PM

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