Re: C&S 74 Entering Leadville

Posted by Jim Courtney on
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Hi Keith,

I'm pretty sure all the photos are between 1941 and 1943 on the isolated Leadville to Climax segment. The views of number 74 returning to Leadville as the only locomotive on the train, doesn't mean that the uphill consist to Leadville wasn't double headed. It was usual practice to cut out the helpers at Climax or Boreas and let the helpers go down alone, either ahead of or behind the train.

Here is a view of C&S 74 double headed with C&S 76 with a long consist headed to Climax:




And here is a view of the other end of the train, returning to Leadville, in your third posted photo:



With some telegraph poles for Mike and Jeff.  I think the location was near Birdseye . . .