Searching for the C&S Railway in the Brush: Milepost 178-179
In May 2024, my family spent close to a week just outside of Ohio City, Colorado. We rented a lovely Airbnb cabin and thoroughly enjoyed being so far 'out of the way.' It also afforded great time to explore the remains of the C&S/DSP&P line between Parlin and Pitkin. We took several trips out to see what we could find of the roadbed. Thankfully, you can find it largely by looking for the location of today's telephone lines (yesteryear's telegraph lines).
Much of the right-of-way is on private property, particularly ranches. One of the few spots where this is not the case was near milepost 178. The roadbed there cuts through a forest at this spot. One of my daughters and I set out to see what we could find. It was quite a mess of trees and sticks, but we gave it a shot anyway. Along the way we found what might be railroad tie remains, though, I can't say for sure.
Either way, it was a fun jaunt of narrow gauge archaeology.
If you want to see some of the screenshots of the area via Google Earth and a DSP&P overlay, check out my post here.
Enjoy,
Kurt
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