Re: Alpine Tunnel Glass

Posted by South Park on Oct 07, 2017; 4:20am
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Alpine-Tunnel-Glass-tp9540p9656.html

  As mentioned above, persons who saw this line still in
"as abandoned" condition told me the line was operational
"over the hill"  from day one until abandoned by the RR.

  It was operational (over the top) all the way to Gunnison
in 1880, nearly two full years before the tunnel was even
bored through.

  Disirregardlessly, the 1884 photo and the known example
of the same kind of glass say the installation was very early.

  Why it used glass not used anywhere else on the South
Park line in this thru-tunnel "shoofly" is mystifying.  The
fact that the glass was typical of D&RG lines leads me to
wonder if there is some connection.  With all the crazies
that have odd documents and historical data, I was hoping
this thread might turn up a clue.