End of track arrangements

[Jeff Young]

What did the C&S do at the end of a spur or other track?  I've seen cases of criss-crossed ties on the D&RGW (or perhaps RGS?), and the D&RGW engineering drawings for trackwork prescribe an earth mound (which I've never seen).

I've found a couple of photos which suggest the C&S did nothing at all, but they aren't very clear.  Anyone know of any clear examples?

Thanks,
Jeff.

[Jeff Young]

Here's one reasonably clear example of "nothing", in Idaho Springs:


http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll21/id/10189

Were urban and rural arrangements likely to differ, or is this probably pretty typical?

Thanks,
Jeff.

[Chris Walker]

Jeff,

there are few views of C&S sidings that show clear end-of-track, most sidings were of the double ended variety.  When the siding serving the Newhouse Tunnel was just for the Powerhouse, there was a dirt-pile as e-o-t faced downgrade.
see http://c-sn3-discussion-forum.41377.n7.nabble.com/Newhouse-Tunnel-Boilerhouse-Growth-And-Demise-tp1534p1542.html

http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/p15330coll21/id/4957/rv/singleitem/rec/375


Another example of downgrade into a dirtpile was at the Anderson(Bertha #1) Mill in Idaho.


http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/p15330coll22/id/67930/rv/singleitem

My favourite at Idaho were these two but then there was a requirement here for something more substantial.



http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/p15330coll22/id/67650/rv/singleitem

Georgetown had a couple of Trestle-end Sidings like this.  


http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/p15330coll22/id/38793/rv/singleitem/rec/3

Note that those above are the "extreme" not the norm, an educated guess would have most sidings ending like this one at Shawnee if the end is on the upgrade.


http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/p15330coll22/id/78061/rv/singleitem/rec/1

and at Glenisle.


http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/p15330coll21/id/11619/rv/singleitem/rec/1

Fall River had this example, what appears to be a stout Timber post at the e-o-t.  Odd that the Siding also faces upgrade.


http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/p15330coll21/id/12599/rv/singleitem/rec/9

Best I can enlarge from my Lachlan McLean picture of the Bertha/Alpine seems to show a Timber or Tie laid across the rails at e-o-t.


Lachlan McLean Photo from Idaho Springs Historical Society
see http://c-sn3-discussion-forum.41377.n7.nabble.com/Another-Where-Is-This-Picture-tp1216p3444.html

[Chris Walker]

A couple more with just a Tie across the rails....

....to keep Cars out of the North Fork.


http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/p15330coll22/id/70884/rv/singleitem


....or off Selak Street.


http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/p15330coll22/id/78528/rv/singleitem

[Jeff Young]

Thanks for those, Chris.

The spur at Jefferson was pretty flat, and the end-of-track at Silica was upgrade, so I expect they both had nothing.  Although Fall River's “stout post” might look nice at Jefferson….

Cheers,
Jeff.

[Chris Walker]

http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/p15330coll22/id/77778/rv/singleitem/rec/2588

[Doug Heitkamp]

Oops!

[Keith Hayes]

I guess sometimes a stout timber is insufficent?

[Chris Walker]

B is for Breckenridge, B is for Bumping post.



http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/p15330coll22/id/2480/rv/singleitem

[Robert McFarland]

B is for Boxcar........B is for C&S Block Lettering........

[Jeff Young]

Huh.  I’m starting to get the impression that nearly every EoT on the system was unique.

Cheers,
Jeff.

[Chris Walker]

I've had a few more looks at this, the single Crosstie across the Rails seems to be the winner, in fact so much I'm thinking about extending the checks to all my NG books just to see....stay tuned

Meanwhile .... another Tie version on what should be upgrade end.


from http://narrowgauge.org/ncmap/ted/final.html

[Jeff Young]

Wow, I can’t understand why I never found that picture in my Mary Murphy / Romley searches!  What a great picture of the lower tram house and transfer trestle.

It looks like the later depot was more-or-less built on the foundations of the eating house?

Cheers,
Jeff.