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Anonymous User

August 14, 2007 06:47PM

Apparently, the removal of the rail was not complete. If you look at photos taken in 1939 at Alpine, or the west portal, the rails and switches are mostly still in place. In fact photos taken into the 1950's still show rails in place at Alpine.

As to pictures of a train on the Pitkin branch, I know that Dorman's Gunnison book shows a stock extra at Pitkin with two or more C-16's. I believe that normal service on the line during D&RGW days was provided by a mixed train up until some time in the late 1920's.

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Alpine tunnel abandonment	Anonymous User	August 14, 2007 05:25PM
Re: Alpine tunnel abandonment	CharlieMcCandless	August 14, 2007 06:10PM
Re: Alpine tunnel abandonment	Anonymous User	August 14, 2007 06:47PM
Re: Alpine tunnel abandonment	boilerbob7	August 16, 2007 12:51PM
Re: Alpine tunnel abandonment	Ken Martin	August 16, 2007 01:33PM
Re: Alpine tunnel abandonment	Anonymous User	August 16, 2007 04:48PM
Re: Alpine tunnel abandonment	Rick Steele	August 17, 2007 08:25AM
Re: Alpine tunnel abandonment	hank	August 17, 2007 09:40AM
Re: Alpine tunnel abandonment	ROW Explorer	August 18, 2007 09:50AM
Re: Alpine tunnel abandonment	Anonymous User	August 17, 2007 05:20PM
Re: Alpine tunnel abandonment	J. B. Bowers	August 17, 2007 09:31PM
Re: Alpine tunnel abandonment	Rick Steele	August 17, 2007 08:28AM
Re: Alpine tunnel abandonment	Bob Meckley	August 16, 2007 04:27PM
Re: Alpine tunnel abandonment	ROW Explorer	August 16, 2007 07:26PM
Re: Alpine tunnel abandonment	ROW Explorer	August 16, 2007 07:35PM
Re: Alpine tunnel abandonment	Robin Warren	August 16, 2007 08:34PM
Re: Alpine tunnel abandonment	ND Holmes	August 17, 2007 01:19PM
Re: Alpine tunnel abandonment	Ken Martin	August 19, 2007 05:59PM
Re: Alpine tunnel abandonment	CharlieMcCandless	August 15, 2007 07:25AM

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