From the 19 January 1901 Basalt Journal: A party of tracklayers went from here last Tuesday to work on the Aspen Mountain railway. OK, what is the Aspen...
The Midland switchback up to the mines above its yards in Aspen went up Aspen Mountain. I would guess the Basalt paper is being facetious, and that either 1)...
There are two pertinent entries in RAILROADS AND THE ROCKIES by Robert M. Ormes. ASPEN MOUNTAIN RAIL ROAD COMPANY. "This incorporation of March, 1889, like the...
Thanks for both for your responses. The newspapers sometimes come up with articles that don't fit what we think we know. This may be on of the those...
For those of you who collect Colorado Midland news clippings I submit the following: RAILROAD NOTES. 21Aug1886, Rocky Mountain Sun, Aspen, Pitkin County, Billy...
Robert, As a collector of Newspaper stories on the Midland, thanks for these finds and please keep them coming. These are some of the first documents that...
Basalt Journal 3-3 1900: The Colorado Midland took out a train of twenty-five cars of ore out of Aspen Wednesday, leaving Basalt in the evening. Adrian, Looks...
From the Basalt Journal 16 February issue The five large Baldwin compound engines, for passenger service on the Colorado Midland, have left the shops are on...
(CM group - there's been a discussion on Vauclain Compounds over on EarlyRail) ... Additionally, in either the Kremlin Museum in Moscow or the Hermitage in St...
Folks, I am not sure what date Strawberry Days are going to be held in Glenwood Springs this year, but it is an event that was first held in 1898. It has...
An interesting thing about Sam Vauclain's compounds was they could, and were, built with either HP or LP in either position. Railroads with intruding passenger...
Peter and Dave On the CM Vauclain Compounds from the Basalt Journal in 1901. Five new Baldwin compounds will arrive here about February 15th. It is intended...
Folks, I have never located any records of a Basalt Stock pen. Yet in the 15 June 1901 issue of the Basalt Journal the following article appeared: The...
Now you can hear Mel on the radio, via internet. A new program just started on TellerNetCast.com, an newly established program Teller Tales is part of Teller...
Jan, Thanks, Back in 1996, the CMQ convention was held in the same period as Strawberry Days, unfortunately we didn't realize the CM connection to that...
The first night, for those of you attending the convention on June 30, Make note of this message from Jan "Directly across the street from the depot is the...
5Nov1887, Rocky Mountain Sun, Aspen, Pitkin County, p.3 *The old building at the depot grounds is being utilized for a depot. *Mr. Hoyt, a Denver gentleman, is...
Robert Thanks for the Aspen articles, please keep them coming, this is great information and adds to the overall understanding of how the Midland actually did...
Basalt 10 August 1901: Engineer Clegg was on the passenger run during Engineers Conerty's lay-off. Engines 49 and 51 will be relieved by two of the compounds. ...
CORRECTED DATE FOR ITEM POSTED EARLIER 4July1889, Aspen Tribune, p.4 From Tuesday's Daily Tribune    A wash-out on the main line of the Rio Grande, between...
From the Basalt Journal of 7 September 1901: ELECTRIC LINE TO PIKE'S PEAK Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 1.--(Denver Republican Special)--In line with the...
More information about the Midland, this is interesting since it identifies Wm Palmer Nott as an employee of the Harvey Dining System, while J.T. Nott shows up...
From the 28 December issue of the Basalt Journal: Commencing January 1, 1902, the Colorado Midland railway will enforce the rules and regulations of the...
Tom, how could I not be convinced? I am the one who sent you the piece from the Leadville paper about the turntable being installed at Thomasville for the...
Someone has to put a damper on all the controversy. Cliff Mestel ... From: vanhovem02 To: ColoradoMidland@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 14:10 ...
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