Re: Along The Gilpin Tramway - A Closer Look

Posted by Keith Pashina on Jan 07, 2025; 5:32am
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Along-The-Gilpin-Tramway-A-Closer-Look-tp20380p20420.html

Darel - a good find, thank you.  Darel was alluding to my recent move from Minneapolis to Tucson. I can definitely say that I am finding the winter weather here quite enjoyable. I'm still a 12-hour drive away from the Gilpin Tram, though.

That's the Boodle Mine and Mill seen in the background. It's located quite some distance from any Gilpin Tram tracks, and at a much higher elevation, too. Yet, there are records that this mine shipped some ore on the Gilpin Tram. They would have had to move it by horse-drawn ore wagon to one of the Gilpin Tracks. I wonder how and where?


Here's a photo taken of the Boodle in 2005. Since then, the owner(s) have rehabbed the exterior siding, and repainted it.

I've been re-reading the Gilpin Railroad Historical Society newsletter, all 50 issues. This group was founded, and the majority of the information written by, Dan Abbott (chief author of THE essential book on the Gilpin Tram, Sundance Publication's "The Gilpin Railroad Era").  There is an impressive amount of information there, and it will be re-visited in future posts. I will be gradually posting more information about the Gilpin Tram, based on Dan's published research, my own research, and help from others.