Folks, I noticed in my re-reading of Earl Elmont's 2004 book on Basalt and the Frying Pan Valley, he mentions that Thomasville had a turntable. Frankly, I had...
Tom and grp; I have no ETTs here with me but yes, there was a turntable at Thomasville, it is mentioned in the Leadville paper in the mid-90s, and they were...
Check out the following post from today's Glenwood Springs Post Independent regarding the Colorado Midland and the D&RG "Laundry Trains" from Aspen to Glenwood...
John Great find, I have been checking out some of the Western Slope and especially Roaring Fork town newspaper and the laundry train turns out to be one of...
From Today's Colo Spgs Gazette Tom VanWormer "It could have been in the '20s or '30s when there weren't any laws," said Al Amundson, engineer with the Colorado...
In one way that could be. But,.... Out Californy way, it was required statewide that a "Soils Test" be made before any new construction was done on a site...
Wm. This story has as a very big play in the local press, because the issue of building on old mines is a major one here in COS. I think the real cause of the...
Folks Here is something I found on the building of the dining cars, this had to early in process, since the shops actually converted four cars into dining...
Yes, and there is another one in some early issue, identified as hauling the CM passenger train to Denver. I would imagine that a lot of ATSF engines were seen...
Wm. I suspect it was another one of the Midland's dream that never happened. I think the shop forces were simply touting their skills on what they felt...
Folks This is the Midland Hospital mentioned in many of the early CMQ entries. JJ Hagerman and associates turned the original hospital they built to the...
Any one have any idea where this building is located? URL is http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270244583685&indexURL=1#ebayphotohosting ...
If you look in Cripple Creek Road, there was a Midland Hotel at Midland. It resembles this building, somewhat. I'm not convinced it is a "Colorado" Midland...
Thanks Mel I have a post card of the Midland Hotel with a stage taking off in front heading for Cripple Creek and it doesn't look like this building, but if I...
I need informaton about a book "Roaring Fork Valley" I purchased this book on ebay,it is stamped number 00119 and is signed by the author Len Shoemaker. the...
But if he died before publication, how can the book be "signed"? Or is it done with a rubber stamp? I have this book as well. Just curious. Mike Van Hove...
I dug out my copy which is "signed" that was done at the printing, so it isn't actually an autograph. Indeed he was already gone when the books came out....
... Hi Mel, Thanks for the information. I am still a little confused as to why the publisher would sign a persons signature for them. anyway it is a fine book,...
Hello Fellow Group Members, Regarding the above mentioned book; It was originally published in 1958 and a second edition came later. Following the death of Mr....
In browsing through the King County Historical Society photo collections, I ran across one for a clearly marked Colorado Midland gondola, with he herald in the...
Is there a record of who purchased the CM cars after they shut down? It appears, from ORER data and the years involved, that some of the CM stock cars were...
Cyril, I'll see what I can find out, probably they were scrapped. Was neat to see this photo, the car seemed to be in reasonably good shape for its age, and...
It is a 7000 class inside stake gon. the streetcar line had two or more of them, which were never repainted or the newer paint exposed the old paint. i would...
John, .In the early 1920 the WF&S obtained some stock cars that had the exact same dimensional data as the CM palace stock cars. They had a few, maybe 10 (I...
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