Re: C&S Narrow Gauge in Color: Leaving Denver

Posted by Jim Courtney on May 10, 2016; 7:11pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/C-S-Narrow-Gauge-in-Color-tp5158p5195.html

John Maxwell, like Otto Perry before him, took many a photo of C&S narrow gauge trains leaving Denver, for Clear Creek (at Arvada and Golden) or in the southwest outskirts of Denver, as trains headed for Platte Canon. By 1941, Maxwell was taking color as well as B&W photos.

On July 8, 1941, Maxwell followed C&S number 70 and a long train of empty coal cars and boxcars, heading for Platte Canon and destined for loading at Waterton, South Platte and the Silica Branch. (All photos from Digerness, The Mineral Belt Volume I, pages 110-133.)


Per caption, this photo was taken in the Ruby Hill district of suburban Denver, still on three-rail tracks:





The train was moving southwest along the old Platte Canon Road, south of Bowles Avenue:





West of Littleton:




The train stopped for number 70 to take water at the Bear Creek tank and bridge:








A similar train, on May 17, 1941 has stopped unexpectedly near Chatfield.  Per the caption, the train has stopped due to a derailed wheelset, back in the train:




Note to Roper: A few of these photos might be good enough for C&Sn3 Blog post header photos.