Re: Any oil depots on the High Line (Denver/Leadville)?

Posted by Jim Courtney on Oct 15, 2015; 8:44pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Any-oil-depots-on-the-High-Line-Denver-Leadville-tp3667p3669.html

Jeff,

In the 1920s, Baileys had a Conoco gasoline storage tank on the north side of the siding, towards the west end. Then as today, the highway from Denver to Fairplay descended Crow Hill and followed the South Platte all the way to Kenosha Pass. That made Baileys an ideal auto fueling spot. Not aware of any others in Platte Canon. Photo is from the 1930s with the scraping train.



On the Highline, the only petroleum storage facilities on the C&SnG that I know of was at Breckenridge. The enlargement below, I believe was from DPL, dated about 1900 (unlettered UP boxcars, new C&S St Charles coal cars at the left foreground. Two storage tanks are visible, large silver tank to the left, small dark, domed tank to the right. We discussed this photo sometime in the past, earlier this year. I don't recall the consensus of what was stored here, as it seemed too early for gasoline.




I'll try to find the DPL references and a link to the past discussion.

Thanks for your help in resizing the photos, perhaps it is paying off!

Jim