Tunnel #9 - MP 30.2 Western Portal [FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT]
Cathedral Park - MP 30.8 After leaving Tunnel #9 we reach Cathedral Park. Today there is a fill where the trestle once stood that spanned over Bison Creek. Here in the rocks there are formations that are known as "Mask", "Face of Dog", etc. [FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT]
Love - MP 33.6 I bet you can guess what the railroad did at this location... [FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT]
Trestle 36A - MP 36.6 Not much left today where as the book shows more still being here when it was published. Here are a couple of shots from the east side... [FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT]
Trestle 36A - MP 36.6 We now go around to the other side of the trestle where Lisa will take a few more shots. [FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT]
Midland Terminal Trestle - MP 37.7 We continue down the road until we reach MP 37.7 which is where we find the Midland Terminal Trestle. The line, acording to the tour book, was completed to Cripple Creek in December of 1895. [FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] There are a couple of more shots on the website too [/FONT]
Cameron Mine (38°44'30.50"N/105° 7'33.33"W) - MP 40.4 I've once again updated the route map tonight as I find tune the path we took as I reach new points along the topic. At this point we enter the Cameron area where Pinnacle Park (MP 40.2) and Pinnacle Park Zoo (40.4) once stood near the Midland Terminal Station at Grassy (Cameron). Also here and still standing is the Cameron (Crest) Mine. Our tour book also has vintage photographs of the "Interurban Electric - Gold Hill", the Poverty Gulch Trestle and other historical trains shots of both passenger and freight that operated here. At this point we are very much in a ACTIVE mining district as we make our approach into Victor. [FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica][/FONT]
2 Passenger Cars found As we pass the intersection of Cameron Rd, Lazy S Ranch Rd, and Independence Rd I spot two passenger cars in poor condition and sitting on private property. So, I took just a few photographs from the side of the road so I have no idea if there were any identifying marks on them. [FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT]
Theresa Gallows Frame - MP 42.2 As we now start pulling into Victor, CO we start seeing more and more mines that were once served by one or more railroads. Our tour book says that the Theresa Mine (see below) and the Golden Cycle Mine were served by a spur that left the main line at Eagle Junction. The book mentions "The Short Line, Golden Circle RR, and the MT" operated in this area to move ore the the Eagle Ore Sampler. 38°43'22.82"N / 105° 7'32.73"W
At this point we have reached MP 43.3 which is at Hwy #67 and Diamond Ave; technically the end of Gold Camp Road. Here one finds information about Battle Mountain Mines. [FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT]But, this is not yet the end of this story...
Victor Inter Urban Railway Lisa and I now spot something we didn't expect to see; this nice little trolley car. [FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT]
I take a few shots of it as well, including the inside... [FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT]
Alta Vista Station - Florence & Cripple Creek Railway Our last stop is the Alta Vista Station which was originally located on Phantom Canyon Road where it served the Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad line. In 1976 is was moved to Victor to server as a Visitor Center. [FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] - [/FONT][FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT]
