Re: Two Railroad Rosters

Posted by Jim Courtney on
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Two-Railroad-Rosters-tp14478p14480.html

Thanks so much Rick!

A cursory reading of the DL&G inventory has already demonstrated some oddities:

Pine: We discussed the coal chutes there. (http://c-sng-discussion-forum.41377.n7.nabble.com/The-C-amp-S-Coal-Chutes-Pine-Como-Dickey-Pitkin-and-almost-Breckenridge-td4269.html#a4271)
I found a reference that in 1894 the coal trestle had 4 chutes, later enlarged to 6 chutes in the late 19teens - early 1920's. The 1893 inventory reports only 3 chutes -- so was this structure constantly evolving, enlarging over time?

Grant: In 1893 there was still a water tank at this station, in addition to the one just up grade at Webster.

Kenosha: A 12x28 foot frame "car repair shop" at the top of the pass -- why there?? At 28 foot, one could barely close the doors on a 27 foot boxcar or Tiffany reefer. The 30 foot Peninsular cars would hang out the door, in the cold, during the winter

Kokomo: Water tank described, but no depot as of 1893. When was it built??

Schwanders: The one chute coaling station was still there. Wonder what it looked like??


Fascinating reading and I haven't even made it to Clear Creek yet!

Rick, are there later DL&G B&B books from the late 1890's?? I seem to recall that there were several versions in the "Files" section of the main blog page, but don't see them there anymore.