Re: Proof that not only the Eating House was built on stilts at Forks Creek.
Posted by Todd Hackett on
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In an enlargement, you can see that it still had rolled up awnings on the side windows.
The car number is 825, which was built by the UP in 1883 as Colorado Central no. 18, according to the UP 1885 renumbering list.
This comes from a photo of a large excursion that had at least four trains. I have two photos from this trip, both taken at the High Bridge. The close-up of the excursion car comes from a view with the trains headed upgrade. The following view shows them headed down. It looks like they had at least 4 trains. The photos are identified as taken by F. E. Post, and from his studio address on the back, the date is between 1893 and 1901 according to the Biographies of Western Photographers. All visible lettering and numbers are for DL&G and UPD&G, so it's proably before 1899. Locomotives include no.s 7, 112, and 26? (which looks to be a Rhode Island). Excursion car 825 is the only car with a legible number, but there is one coach lettered for UPD&G and a combine lettered for DL&G. The only information (other than the photographer) is "Wanamaker 3376." This may have been an excursion of employees of the Wanamaker department store chain.
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Here is another view of one of the excursion cars with end windows:
In an enlargement, you can see that it still had rolled up awnings on the side windows.
The car number is 825, which was built by the UP in 1883 as Colorado Central no. 18, according to the UP 1885 renumbering list.
This comes from a photo of a large excursion that had at least four trains. I have two photos from this trip, both taken at the High Bridge. The close-up of the excursion car comes from a view with the trains headed upgrade. The following view shows them headed down. It looks like they had at least 4 trains. The photos are identified as taken by F. E. Post, and from his studio address on the back, the date is between 1893 and 1901 according to the Biographies of Western Photographers. All visible lettering and numbers are for DL&G and UPD&G, so it's proably before 1899. Locomotives include no.s 7, 112, and 26? (which looks to be a Rhode Island). Excursion car 825 is the only car with a legible number, but there is one coach lettered for UPD&G and a combine lettered for DL&G. The only information (other than the photographer) is "Wanamaker 3376." This may have been an excursion of employees of the Wanamaker department store chain.
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