Earl Elmont, "the Bard of the Frying Pan" is the guest speaker at the March 2nd meeting of the Western Colorado Chapter, National Railway Historical Society....
Putting together the possible route map for next convention. Is there expectations of impassible snow near top of Hagerman Pass? I used to get though it OK,...
Wm. We have had a real good winter for snow so far this year, receiving over 120% of normal snowfall in the Arkansas River Basin this year. And the months of...
Hey! yes there is massive snow above Turquoise Lake, I was up there two weeks ago. I have no clue if we can get past Windy Point. May will make the difference....
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Mar 7, 2005 1:14 am
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I don't know what you are crabbing about "altering the convention time". Late June has been the traditional convention time for many years. _____ From:...
Midlanders......... Any possibility the singing Texan will find time to visit Colorado? Time??? I have plenty of that............it's money I'll have to find!...
Isn't there some member from the Southeast that can travel by central Taxas and pick up the two while en route to Colorado? They are a bit out of the way for...
Hi Jan, I don't know if you ever received an answer to this one off line. Your visitor was inacurate. The timbers were squared. I have several photos of the...
I was at the trestle last summer; and reported that the timbers are indeed square. Perhaps someone else remembered them otherwise. Jim Wilke ... From:...
Indeed, Uncle Mel will wade in to agree that the timbers were square, not round. As far as I know most of the big trestles had square timbers, and many of the...
mcmidland@...
Mar 10, 2005 5:57 pm
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Hello all, I just posted a pretty interesting shot of a CM loco in the 43-48 series. Thought you would like to see it. What is interesting is the tender...
Picture comes across here rather faded and difficult to disolve features. I believe that the low numbers were the ones with the peaked roof style. Others had...
I put a HUGE file up with a close-up view only. Hopefully you will be able to see things better. I apologize ahead of time to those who have dial up like...
Joe, I'm afraid Yahoo limits all pics in the photos section to very small sizes regardless of what was uploaded. Only the owner and moderator can view the full...
... Hello, Joe and all; If you would like some help with photos, I am experienced with Photoshop and have DSL for faster uploads and downloads. Just email me...
FINALLY I got it figured out. I am getting this as e-mail, not through the group's site. That's why I couldn't find it.!!!!! _____ From: coosbaylumberco...
Darrel... Then, just get into the Yahoo groups site. Look up at right corner for EDIT MY MEMBERSHIP. Go to and click off the Sent E:mail tab. That will force...
Hi, guys and gals: Our museum has, in the past sold CM caps but I have been unable to find the source from which we ordered them. Our usual sources, Daylight...
If Ken Mock can't take care of you, look in Colorado Midland Quarterly on the RRB page for Jack Burns, he does some WONDERFUL caps and may be a bit pricey, but...
mcmidland@...
Mar 17, 2005 4:00 pm
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... Thanks, Mel; will check when I'm at the museum today. . . . Jan...
We have a guy on local P.B.S. television station who looks awfully like McFarland. He demonstrates how to draw cartoons, etc. Didn't Mel once hold art classes?...
Yeah, 20 years a junior high art teacher, cartoons are one of my favorites, after trains scenes!...
mcmidland@...
Mar 18, 2005 4:23 am
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I am still trying to come up with a good guess. The pictured locomotive has the dome placement and the brake cylinder of the early series. The peaked cab is...
I think, like before, there is a good chance it might be 45, Of interest also is the vacume air brake cylinder, some of the other engines around 45 have a...
I am thinking the locomotive in question looks very similar to the number 20, as shown on on page 354 of COLORADO MIDLAND. Same brakes, same cab roof, same...
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