DSP&P and CC boxcars near Graymont,CO

[Robert McFarland]

Check out CHS.J884 "Torrey's Peak From Greymont"-look closely and you can find a DSP&P and a CC boxcar.Also type in History Colorado for a lot of neat stuff

[John Greenly]

Hi Robert,

I give up.  I can't find "CHS.J884".  The only image I can find of "Torrey's Peak from Graymont" is the third one in this list:

http://5008.sydneyplus.com/HistoryColorado_ArgusNet_Final/Portal.aspx?lang=en-US&g_AAFC=HistoryColorado_ArgusNet_Final+%7cObject+%7c%25SsearAtta+%3d+%27graymont%27&d=d

and I can't see anything railroad-ish at all in it.

Would you please post a link to the image you're referring to?

thanks,
John Greenly

[Robert McFarland]

Go to the DPL Home page  and type in History Colorado-this will give you about 200 pages of photos.The third photo in the site you found is the correct one but you need to use the DPL site as you can get better magnification.Look  at the trees in the bottom left hand corner right above the printing on the photo.The branches of the tree form a "hole" where you can see what looks like two sheds down in the valley.Closer magnification shows that they are two boxcars.

[John Greenly]

Thanks!

here's a blowup of the cars:



http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/p15330coll21/id/6934/rv/singleitem/rec/1

that's a very convenient hole in the shrubbery, W.H. Jackson was having fun that day!

The proportions are right for a 27' DSP&P and a 24' CC boxcar.

Cheers,
John

[Robert McFarland]

Check out DPL CHS.J1484-I  haven't seen this one before

[Doug Heitkamp]

Robert,

The number you need to reference is the call number:

[Chris Walker]

CHS.J1484 That was a call number, Doug.  Provided Robert enters it correctly, rather than CHS.J1484-I    There are many variations on the call number, I like to play lottery and type in random numbers to see what I get. e.g. Z-223

And to make these cryptic Posts a little easier, just enter the call number only into the SEARCH PHOTOGRAPH box.

Of course this will only work at the DPL, which Robert often fails to mention.

[Doug Heitkamp]

Thanks Chris for the correct call number. Here is a direct link:

http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll21/id/7826/rec/1

[Chris Walker]

Robert McFarland wrote

Check out DPL CHS.J1484-I  haven't seen this one before

Robert,

photo is in DSP&P Pict. Supt.