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- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 70, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; eastbound; 5 cars, 25 MPH. Photographed: Near Forks Creek, Colo., April 16, 1941.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1941.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Forks Creek.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1941
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 70, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; westbound; 9 cars, engine backing. Photographed: Near Floyd Hill Colo., on last run to Idaho Springs, Colo., May 4, 1941.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1941.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Floyd Hill.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1941
- Po Bridge
- Shows pontoon bridge over the River Po. Two Tenth Mountain Division soldiers drive a jeep loaded with boxes. Four more loaded jeeps drive through a cut in an embankment. Twelve soldiers sit nearby or stand ready to work near the bridge. Italian...
- Bridges--Italy--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.; Soldiers--United States--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Po River (Italy)
- [1945]
- Train pulling on Tennessee Pass above the Pando Valley
- Three engines pull a Denver and Rio Grande Western freight train on the north side of Tennessee Pass above the Pando Valley, Colorado, near Camp Hale and the Tenth Mountain Division Headquarters; snow covers the ground and the pine trees on the...
- Railroads--Trains--Colorado--1940-1950.; Pando Valley (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Tennessee Pass (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; World War, 1939-1945--Transportation--United States.
- February 7, 1944
- Potatoes in the Carbondale Dist., Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across rows of potato plants near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; probably Russet potato plants having reached 57 days growth; large agricultural field.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- SP train, engine number 4422, engine type 4-8-4
- Train #21, Pacific Ltd.; 17 cars, 60 MPH. Photographed: near Little Mountain, Utah, June 18, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Railroad locomotives--Utah--Little Mountain.; Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1949
- SR train, engine number 4522, engine type 2-8-2
- Westbound freight train; 36 cars. Photographed: near Corinth, Miss., October 17, 1929.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Railroad locomotives--Mississippi--Corinth.; Southern Railway (U.S.)
- 1929
- MP train, engine number 564 + additional diesel unit, engine type EMD F3
- Eastbound freight train. Photographed: near Eads, Colo., January 22, 1950.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Eads.; Missouri Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1950
- UP train, engine number 2238, engine type 2-8-2 and engine number 3647, engine type 2-8-8-0
- Westbound freight train; 40 cars 15 MPH. Photographed: near Borie, Wyo., December 6, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Wyoming--Borie.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1936
- UP train, engine number 3941, engine type 4-6-6-4 and engine number 3997, engine type 4-6-6-4
- Westbound freight train, fine smoke effect; 59 cars, 40 MPH. Photographed: near Buford, Wyo., May 17, 1953.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1953.; Railroad locomotives--Wyoming--Buford.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1953
- UP train, engine number 7868, engine type 4-8-2
- Train #17, Portland Rose; 8 cars, 55 MPH. Photographed: near Oneonta Gorge, Ore., October 4, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Oregon--Oneonta Gorge.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1931
- Red Mtn. Dist., Ironton Park
- View of Ouray to Silverton stage road near Red Mountain Mining District, Ironton Park, Colorado; "Toll Road" originally built by Otto Mears in 1883, later became U.S. Highway 550 - "Million Dollar Highway"; narrow rocky road through brush; San...
- Ironton Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Red Mountain Mining District (Colo.)--1900-1910.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1900-1910.; Silverton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Roads--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910]
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 70, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; westbound; on last run 9 cars, engine backing. Photographed: Near Idaho Springs, Colo., May 4, 1941.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1941.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Idaho Springs.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1941
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 70, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; eastbound; 16 cars, on last run from Idaho Springs, Colo. Photographed: near Floyd Hill, Colo., May 4, 1941.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1941.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Floyd Hill.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1941
- Roaring Fork Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Aerial view of Roaring Fork River & valley, probably taken from Red Mountain near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge track, foreground; Roaring Fork River meandering past cultivated...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Valleys--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 70, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; eastbound; 16 cars, on last run from Idaho Springs, Colo. Photographed: Near Forks Creek, Colo., May 4, 1941.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1941.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Forks Creek.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1941
- Russet potatoes 57 days growth, Carbondale Dist., Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across rows of Russet potato plants, near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; plants have reached 57 days growth, large agricultural field.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 70, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; eastbound; 16 cars, rear view. Photographed: Near Floyd Hill, Colo., May 4, 1941.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1941.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Floyd Hill.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1941
- Trail in the San Juan mtn.
- View of narrow mountain path with horse or mule rounding bend, somewhere in the San Juan Mountains, possibly near Silverton, Colorado; rocky path along narrow precipice, Rocky Mountains; photograph attributed to McClure, original by William H....
- San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1910.; Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 71, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; eastbound. Photographed: Taking up rails near Buffalo, Colo., October 23, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Buffalo.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938
- W.M. Arthur's Ranch, Cattle Creek Mesa, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of W.M. Arthur Ranch & agricultural field, Cattle Creek Mesa, Garfield County, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; man & woman standing near wooden frame building, canvas tent, unhitched wagon & other agricultural equipment, center...
- Arthur, W.M.--Homes & haunts.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 73, engine type 2-8-0 and engine number 68, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; westbound; 13 cars, 15 MPH. Photographed: Near Sheridan, Colo., May 30, 1932.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1932.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Sheridan.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1932
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 73, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight, westbound; 12 cars. Photographed: Near Shawnee, Colo., July 14, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Shawnee.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 73, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight, westbound; 12 cars. Photographed: Near Grant, Colo., July 14, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Grant.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway
- View of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway passenger train and "High Drive" with horseback riders, near Colorado Springs, Colorado; also called Short Line; split log fence bordering dirt road, foreground; copy by McClure of an...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 73, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight, westbound; 12 cars, along South Platte River. Photographed: Near Grant, Colo., July 14, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Grant.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway
- View of two elevations of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway standard gauge track with passenger train just crossed over wooden trestle, possibly near Silver Cascade Falls, Colorado in North Cheyenne Canyon; "High Drive" (dirt road)...
- North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Silver Cascade Falls (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--North Cheyenne Canyon--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Cliff House, Manitou, Colo.
- Close-up partial view of Cliff House, Manitou Springs, Colorado; cement sidewalk leading past pond with fountain to front steps of hotel, man & woman seated on steps, balusters on covered porch & balcony, wrought iron bench near pond.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1910.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Uncompagre [sic] Mtns. from Rigway [sic], Colo.
- View of Cimarron Ridge, Uncompahgre National Forest near Owl Creek Pass from Ridgway, Colorado; agricultural field of possibly alfalfa or barley bordered by barbed wire fence; stratus and cumulus clouds top jagged peaks.
- Cimarron Ridge (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Owl Creek Pass (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ridgway (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Uncompahgre National Forest (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Ridgway--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Ridgway--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 73, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight, westbound, down Kenosha Pass; 12 cars. Photographed: Near Case Spur, Colo., July 14, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Case Spur.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938
- After the feast is over, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of two outdoorsmen cleaning up after meal in camp near Norrie, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; one man washing dishes over cookstove with second man watching; open a-frame canvas shelter covering eating & cooking area,...
- Norrie (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Dishwashing--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 73, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight, westbound; 12 cars. Photographed: Near Jefferson, Colo., July 14, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Jefferson.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938
- 65 acre potatoe [sic] patch, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of rows of potato plants in cultivated agricultural field measuring 65 acres near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 73, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight, westbound; 12 cars, cars for dismantling operations. Photographed: Near Como, Colo., July 14, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Como.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938
- Back from the hunt, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of two outdoorsmen in camp near Norrie, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; two men seated in camp, one man with knee-high gaiters holding rifle in one hand and one dead grouse or pheasant in other; second man holding one dead...
- Norrie (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Hunting--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- The camp feast, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of two outdoorsmen seated at table in camp near Norrie, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; two men seated on makeshift benches eating meal; plates, bowls, cups, jar of Kuner pickles, bread slices, bucket & utensils on table; one...
- Norrie (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Hunting--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 74, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; eastbound; 7 cars, 10 MPH, distant view. Photographed: Near Climax, Colo., April 29, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Climax.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 74, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; eastbound; 7 cars, 8 MPH. Photographed: Near Climax, Colo., April 29, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Climax.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 74, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; eastbound; 6 cars, 15 MPH. Photographed: Near Climax, Colo., May 3, 1941.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1941.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Climax.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1941
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 74, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; westbound; 20 cars, 20 MPH. Photographed: Near Birds Eye, Colo., June 16, 1943.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1943.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Bird's Eye.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1943
- Cathedral Spires, Ophir Loop
- View of Rio Grande Southern narrow gauge tracks approaching rock formation (Ophir Needles) Cathedral Spires near Ophir Loop, Colorado; wooden trestle - section of Ophir Loop, above track, center right.
- Ophir Loop (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ophir Needles (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Ophir Loop--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Ophir Loop--1900-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--Ophir Loop--1900-1910.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 74, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; westbound; 20 cars, 20 MPH. Photographed: Near Birds Eye, Colo., June 16, 1943.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1943.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Bird's Eye.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1943
- Chapman's Lake, Nast, Colo., Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Chapman Lake with lily pads near Nast, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; man or woman fishing from raft, center right; timbered shoreline, Rocky Mountains in background.
- Chapman Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Nast (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Water lilies--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- C&S locomotive, engine number 909, engine type 2- 10-2
- Left side view of engine, U.S. Railroad Administration, pole beside engine. Photographed: Near Colorado Springs, Colo., 1920.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Colorado Springs.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- 1920
- Chapman's Lake, Nast, Colo., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Partial view of Chapman Lake with lily pads near Nast, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; timbered shoreline with fallen timbers (dead tree fall).
- Chapman Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Nast (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Water lilies--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 75, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; westbound; 20 cars, 10 MPH, engine #72-68 pushing, not shown. Photographed: Near Grant, Colo., September 2, 1929.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Grant.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1929
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 75, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; westbound; 24 cars, 20 MPH, engine #76-65 at rear. Photographed: Near Sheridan, Colo., November 1, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Sheridan.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1931
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 75, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; eastbound; 8 cars, 20 MPH. Photographed: Near Climax, Colo., November 11, 1941.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1941.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Climax.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1941
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 76, engine type 2-8-0 and engine number 74, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; eastbound; 15 cars. Photographed: At Three Mile Tank near Bird's Eye, Colo., June 15, 1943.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1943.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Bird's Eye.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1943
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 74, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; westbound; 20 cars, 20 MPH. Photographed: Near Birds Eye, Colo., June 16, 1943.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1943.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Bird's Eye.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1943