Railroad Adventures (RRAdventures) - Ghostfanning 2009

Argentine Central Railway

For those that don't know the history behind this Fallen Flag here is a link to the Wiki Page as well as a historical photo. This was a SHAY railroad with steep grades to the top of a mountain, literally!

WIKI: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Central_Railway

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Do you know if one could hike the old road bed of the Argentine Central?

Ben

 

Darren, interesting air tanks on No. 60. They look like beer kegs. :tb-biggrin:

 

I don't yet know if you can hike end-to-end but I do know allot of it can be. It is a hike I hope to take someday...

 

Argentine Central Railway

We won't hike up the roadbed much on this day but would get back here two days later so stay tune for more on this later within this chapter...

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Thanks! I might just put this on the to do list.

Ben

 

End of Day #1

From this point we head over Loveland Pass 11,990 ft. (3655 m), pass through Keystone, skirt along Dillon Reservoir, and into Breckenridge.

 

Hartsel, Colorado

It's Day #2 if our three (3) day adventure and we start off the morning in Hartsel tracking down Colorado Midland structures.

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Hartsel, Colorado - Depot

Here are a few close up shots of this Colorado Midland Depot

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Hartsel, Colorado - Section House

Here too is a few shots of the Section house

Outside
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Hartsel, Colorado

Well, I think we know what this last building might have been used for...

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Next Stop

South Park
Yes, that place made famous by the carton
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South Park City Museum

There is also something else here of interest to Railfans...

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Denver South Park & Pacific

So, lets start off with shots of the School House converted into a Depot

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Building #17: SOUTH PARK CITY DEPOT Originally the Buffalo Springs School, c. 1900, the depot contains memorabilia of the railroads which serviced South Park.

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Good stuff! Yet another railroad town that I need to visit.

Ben

 

Denver South Park & Pacific

Lisa will also catch a nice close up shot of the baggage cart...

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Denver, South Park & Pacific

OK, now lets step inside and see a few photographs that Lisa took of the interior

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Denver, South Park & Pacific

I on the other hand will look to take several close-up shots of items starting with these shots.

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Inside the Depot

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Inside the Depot

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