Buena Vista Depot's resurrection video

[Kurt Maechner]

I put together a short video that chronicles the Buena Vista depot's rescue and renewal in the early 2000s and ends with a short video tour of the interior of the depot today.  Many groups and individuals played important roles in restoring the depot including The Denver, South Park & Pacific Historical Society.

And, for fun, the beginning of the video shows C&S 59 at the depot under simulated live steam in 1918.
Enjoy!

[Steve Black]

Very nice Kurt.

My wife and I were in Buena Vista in the summer of 2019 but we were there too late in the day to visit.  It is nice to see the inside.

Steve

[Kurt Maechner]

There are some really nice interior photos on the dspphs.org site too.

[Randy Rieck]

Hi Kurt,

Thank you for posting the photo of the back side of the BV station.  I had found pictures of the front and both ends to guide my
modeling and of course, the station exists today in the park.  What I think I have learned from your picture is that the platform wrapped around the back  to where the door is.  What do you think?  Adding the platform in the back will be a simple addition to the model.

Thanks again,
Randy

[Kurt Maechner]

Hi Randy,
Your depot looks great! I haven't done model work for a long time and am always impressed by the precision in work like yours.

The platform today seems to stop at the edge of the back of the depot.  They have a small platform off the back door (with some steps coming off I think)
Looking back at the old operation-era photo, I can't really make out the platform area in the back.

Like you said, it does look like there's a platform of some sort in the right of the photo wrapping around up to the door.

[Kurt Maechner]

Is it me or does it look like those trees are growing out of the platform?!

[Jim Courtney]

Kurt,

Could you be so kind as to post the photo of  C&S 59 separately?

I don't think it is one that I've seen before.

Thanks,
Jim

[Kurt Maechner]

No problem.  It is from the book Goin' Railroading