Re: C&S Photos on eBay: Various 1930's Photos + Alpine Tunnel

Posted by Jim Courtney on Aug 22, 2020; 12:49am
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/C-S-Photos-on-eBay-tp8859p15883.html

It's the dog-days of August and no one seems to be posting, so let's look at some photos.

A gaggle of C&S photos just posted on eBay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/COLORADO-SOUTHERN-RAILROAD-NG-2-8-0-LOCOMOTIVE-537-w-TRAIN/402373094293?hash=item5daf4e2b95:g:iKQAAOSwhNNfQAVU


CB&Q 537 takes water behind the Leadville depot on a hazy winter morning. Is the engineer reminding the fireman that he hasn't swept the cinders off the engineer's running board??


https://www.ebay.com/itm/COLORADO-SOUTHERN-RAILROAD-NG-LOCOMOTIVE-9-ORIG-PHOTO-FREIGHT-TRAIN-CROSSING/124307507116?hash=item1cf14e07ac:g:0qgAAOSwG-dfQABW


An engineer's side broadside view of C&S 9 at Como.


https://www.ebay.com/itm/COLORADO-SOUTHERN-RAILROAD-NG-COMBINATION-CAR-025-ORIG-PHOTO-on-FREIGHT-TRAIN/124307513717?hash=item1cf14e2175:g:SckAAOSwIuhfQAJs


The Central City combine before display, as work car 025, in the Denver yard.



https://www.ebay.com/itm/COLORADO-SOUTHERN-RAILROAD-2-8-0-NG-LOCOMOTIVE-69-ORIG-PHOTO-DENVER-ROUNDHOUSE/402373006276?hash=item5daf4cd3c4:g:1EQAAOSw1g1fP~yN


C&S 69 in repose by the Denver roundhouse.


https://www.ebay.com/itm/COLORADO-SOUTHERN-RAILROAD-NG-LOCOMOTIVE-70-ORIG-PHOTO-w-TRAIN-LEAVING-DENVER/124307500395?hash=item1cf14ded6b:g:8-sAAOSwryRfP~6V


A Clear Creek freight, headed by C&S 70, prepares to leave the Denver yard. The head brakeman is waiting to line the train to the mainline.


https://www.ebay.com/itm/COLORADO-SOUTHERN-RAILROAD-NARROW-GAUGE-PASSENGER-STOPPED-AT-TUNNEL-PASSENGERS/402373074724?hash=item5daf4ddf24:g:poUAAOSwxr1fQAMS


For those who prefer an earlier era, this DSP&P / DL&G passenger train has stopped just shy of the west portal of Alpine Tunnel, on its way to Como and Denver. The diamond stack suggests to me late 1880's vs early 1890's. I can't tell if this is some sort of summer excursion special or a regular passenger train. The consist has a baggage/smoker combine and another of those chair cars with the tall windows and skinny fascia. I can't tell if the last car is a coach or a sleeper or perhaps a business car. Paging Ken Martin . . .


The same eBay vendor has nine other photos for sale, but I've seen them, have them in my collection and/or they have been posted on Roper's Forum.  To see all the offers, use this link: https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odkw=&_ssn=rustyrail&hash=item1cf14ddbed%3Ag%3ASkUAAOSw6atfP%7E1z&item=124307495917&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1312&_nkw=colorado+%26+southern&_sacat=35975