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Re: Water on upper end of the D&S.

Earl Knoob
December 23, 2000 07:09PM
I remember seeing the flume spout flash by when I was little. By the time I was old enough to appreciate such things and look for them, it was gone. I believe John Nolan told me it disappeared with the 1970 flood. The harp switch stand on the tail of the Elk Park wye disappeared about the same time. I had seen the footings for Kendall Creek tank, but thought nothing of it until Rich Millard pointed them out to me one day.
On a totally unrelated subject, there was a big rock slide in the canyon at MP 489 in 1952 that dammed the river and submerged the track requiring a sizable shoofly. The shoofly stayed in service until the early 60's when the DRGW finally had the slide rmoved and the river returned to its normal level. Nobody seems to know axactly where it was. You'd think there would have been roadbed visible, etc. Uncle Bob Richardson used to call it "Coleman Lake" after the then Supt (and notable Perlman henchman).
Anybody have any ideas?
Subject Author Posted

RGS #42

Jason Stephens December 20, 2000 09:59PM

Re: RGS #42 tenders

El Coke December 21, 2000 07:11AM

42 Status ???

Steve Peck December 21, 2000 09:42AM

Re: 42 Status ???

Duane Richardson December 21, 2000 01:11PM

Re: 42 Status ???

Henry K. Porter December 21, 2000 04:30PM

Re: Hauling Extra Water

George Gaskill December 21, 2000 06:38PM

Re: Hauling Extra Water

Hoss December 21, 2000 08:34PM

Re: Two Tickets

GG December 21, 2000 09:56PM

Re: Three Tickets

Frad T December 22, 2000 09:38AM

Re: Three Tickets

Crayuft December 22, 2000 12:42PM

Re: Three Tickets

Frad T December 22, 2000 05:14PM

Re: 42 Status ???

Herb Kelsey December 22, 2000 01:07PM

Re: 42 Status ??? & water tanks

Earl Knoob December 22, 2000 03:46PM

Water on upper end of the D&S.

El Coke December 23, 2000 12:01AM

Re: Water on upper end of the D&S.

Earl Knoob December 23, 2000 07:09PM

I stand corrected

Herb Kelsey December 23, 2000 12:19AM

Re: 42 Status ??? & water tanks

W.George Cook December 27, 2000 04:17PM

Re: RGS #42

Dennis O'Berry December 22, 2000 11:47AM

Re: RGS #42

Earl Knoob December 22, 2000 03:49PM

Re: RGS #42

Dennis O'Berry December 22, 2000 04:59PM

Re: RGS #42

Herb Kelsey December 23, 2000 12:38AM

Re: RGS #42

Dennis O'Berry December 23, 2000 11:35PM

A possible explanation

Grant Houston December 24, 2000 08:39PM

Re: A possible explanation - another one

Earl Knoob December 26, 2000 06:57AM

Interesting

Grant Houston December 26, 2000 11:00AM

Re: Interesting

Herb Kelsey December 26, 2000 06:03PM

Re: A possible explanation - another one

Dennis O'Berry December 26, 2000 12:28PM

Re: RGS #42

Herb Kelsey December 26, 2000 05:57PM

RGS #42: the C-17s'problem

El Coke December 26, 2000 12:08PM



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