Re: Here is location of 1st Como Depot

Posted by Dave Eggleston on
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John,

Recently I've been digging through 1879-1881 newspapers on an unrelated topic but in the process have been following the progress of the line as it worked west during the Leadville boom. Starting in June 1879, Como became the major shipping point to Leadville, the site primarily of several large warehouses and then a spur to a local coal bank that would later become the start of the route to Breckenridge. Presumably Como in the first two years was primarily a fairly simple yard focused on teaming the massive freight loads coming in on the South Park (reported as 25+ cars daily to this point). It remained so as the track pushed to the west edge of the South Park in 1879. Even after the Leadville joint track was in operation the next year the forwarding and teaming companies had a strong presence at Como. Como did not become a large divisional railroad center before Spring 1881 when we see the construction of the roundhouse and shops under way.

I've not seen any map nor photos of the early, pre-roundhouse, yards. What is the source for the map showing the first depot?