Re: Silica
Posted by Norm Acker on May 16, 2016; 12:34pm
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Daniel,
Thanks for the information, it's very good! We live in the same neighborhood, I've walked that section of grade several times. When I first moved here in 2002, I walked the grade from the Bolton spur all the way up to the pond north of the ROW your photograph. I have a couple of digital pictures stashed away somewhere, I'll dig them up and get them posted. Unfortunately the "terraforming" of the new neighborhood to the northwest of our Village eliminated most of the grade down there. I believe that the color photograph of the scrapping train that looks to the south was taken on the curve to the south just past the Vincent spur. Great photo find, by the way. I had not seen that view before! And I'm glad to see the newer photo with the button herald gon. I didn't know that spur lasted that late on the branch.
The Frauenhoff/Bolton spur curved away from the main (at the base of the sledding hill by the tennis courts) to the West and continued to curve until it was parallel to the adjacent hogbacks and pointed nearly North. You can still see traces of the arcing grade in Google satellite photos. I believe that it ended up at the base of the steep sidewalk up to Village Circle west just above the greenbelt. That spur is clearly shown on the plans that we have at the CRRM. I have a copy on order, and I'll be glad to get it posted here when my back-ordered copy of the plan set comes in.
You don't happen to have a metal detector by chance? It would be interesting to see if we spikes or tie plates could be recovered from the old roadbed, and it would be good to meet you. I'd also like to see if I can contact the landowners of the remaining grade to the south from the new Intermediate school to see if it could be walked and photographed as well. I'll shoot some pics this afternoon of that area and post them.
Lastly, the some of the grade from the bridge over the canal was still walkable a couple of years ago as well, here's a picture looking to the West.
Norm in Roxborough Village
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Silica-tp2143p5241.html
Daniel,
Thanks for the information, it's very good! We live in the same neighborhood, I've walked that section of grade several times. When I first moved here in 2002, I walked the grade from the Bolton spur all the way up to the pond north of the ROW your photograph. I have a couple of digital pictures stashed away somewhere, I'll dig them up and get them posted. Unfortunately the "terraforming" of the new neighborhood to the northwest of our Village eliminated most of the grade down there. I believe that the color photograph of the scrapping train that looks to the south was taken on the curve to the south just past the Vincent spur. Great photo find, by the way. I had not seen that view before! And I'm glad to see the newer photo with the button herald gon. I didn't know that spur lasted that late on the branch.
The Frauenhoff/Bolton spur curved away from the main (at the base of the sledding hill by the tennis courts) to the West and continued to curve until it was parallel to the adjacent hogbacks and pointed nearly North. You can still see traces of the arcing grade in Google satellite photos. I believe that it ended up at the base of the steep sidewalk up to Village Circle west just above the greenbelt. That spur is clearly shown on the plans that we have at the CRRM. I have a copy on order, and I'll be glad to get it posted here when my back-ordered copy of the plan set comes in.
You don't happen to have a metal detector by chance? It would be interesting to see if we spikes or tie plates could be recovered from the old roadbed, and it would be good to meet you. I'd also like to see if I can contact the landowners of the remaining grade to the south from the new Intermediate school to see if it could be walked and photographed as well. I'll shoot some pics this afternoon of that area and post them.
Lastly, the some of the grade from the bridge over the canal was still walkable a couple of years ago as well, here's a picture looking to the West.
Norm in Roxborough Village
Norm in Littleton, CO
- on the C&S Silica Branch
- on the C&S Silica Branch
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