View of the ruins of the washer building at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company coal mine at Sopris (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows rubble, coal carts, and a damaged building. A group of men stand on a narrow-gauge railroad bridge in the distance.
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1900-1930.; Sopris (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Sopris Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Sopris--1900-1930.; Fires--Colorado--Sopris--1900-1930.; Mine...
A view of the Mother Grundy rock formation in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. The narrow-gauge train tracks wind between steep and rocky canyon walls (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway line) and a telegraph line is diagonally...
Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.;...
View of a Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley (the "Elkhorn") narrow-gauge railroad passenger train stopped on a railroad crossing, near a dirt road and trestle, in Deadwood Gulch (Lawrence County), in the Black Hills near Deadwood, South Dakota....
Fremont, Elkhorn, and Missouri Valley Railroad--1900-1910.; Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Deadwood Gulch (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Canyons.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad bridges.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad passenger cars.; Rock...
View of the Mother Grundy rock formation in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. A man stands between Clear Creek and the narrow-gauge track of the Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.;...
View of a tipple at an unidentified coal camp possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows coal cars, elevated narrow-gauge tracks, coal chute, industrial building, houses, and probably a school. Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company and...
View of Glenwood Canyon and Grand River (Colorado River) east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, taken from river-level; shows telegraph line, narrow-gauge railroad bed at left (Denver & Rio Grande Railway), and tunnel in distance.
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1920.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
View of narrow-gauge train track (Denver & Rio Grande Railway), telegraph line, and Grand River (Colorado River) winding through Glenwood Canyon, east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado; shows tent in distance at left of track, a small tunnel visible in...
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1920.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
View of a narrow-gauge railroad track (Denver & Rio Grande Railway) and locomotive with two cars along the Los Animas River in Animas Canyon, near Silverton, Colorado; five women sit on rocks near river, one man stands behind train; snow-covered...
Los Animas River (Colo.); Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
View of a narrow-gauge train track (Denver & Rio Grande Railway), telegraph line, and Gunnison River winding through the Black Canyon west of Gunnison, Colorado; Curecanti Needle rock formation is across river.
Gunnison River Colo.)--1890-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Black Canyon--1890-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
View of the mining town of Pitkin, Colorado, in Gunnison County; narrow-gauge railroad track in foreground (either Colorado & Southern Railway or Denver & Rio Grande Railway); mill with smokestack and slag heap at left; wooden buildings of town at...
Southeast view of Ouray, Colorado from western hillside; shows Denver and Rio Grande narrow-gauge tracks, station, boxcars, and Uncompahgre River with bridges. Identifiable buildings include County Courthouse and Library.
Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
Southward view of Ouray, Colorado, shows Third (3rd or Main) Street with turret of Elks Club on east side of street. Businesses include: Arps Bros Hardware, Columbus Saloon, County Courthouse, and City Hall. Uncompahgre River is spanned by bridges,...
Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Baseball--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
View of engine no. 70 (type 2-8-0, built by Baldwin) on the narrow-gauge Colorado and Southern Railway route in Platte Canyon, southwest of Denver, Colorado; South Platte River flows among boulders at right; track in foreground.
Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1920.
View, from downstream, of Clear Creek and Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; shows boulders, narrow-gauge tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railway, and pine trees on steep sides of canyon.
Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.
View of the rock formation, "Hanging Rock," on the Colorado and Southern Railway route in Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; narrow-gauge track curves to left; a man stands at curve next to tracks, gazing up at rock formation; pine trees...
Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.
Close view of the Mother Grundy rock formation in Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; the formation casts a shadow over the narrow-gauge track of the Colorado and Southern Railway; a man stands between the Clear Creek at left and the...
Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek...
The narrow-gauge track of the Colorado and Southern Railway winds through a narrow portion of Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; supporting rocks of the railroad bed are shown at left; telegraph poles are halfway up steep canyon wall;...
Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.
View of the South Platte River in Platte Canyon, southwest of Denver, Colorado; shows narrow-gauge track of the Colorado and Southern Railway, pine trees on canyon walls, and bushes in foreground.
Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--South Platte Canyon--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--South Platte Canyon--1900-1920.
View of South Platte River in Platte Canyon, southwest of Denver, Colorado; shows narrow-gauge track of the Colorado and Southern Railway and steep canyon walls with pine trees.
Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1920.
View of South Platte River in Platte Canyon, southwest of Denver, Colorado; shows narrow-gauge track of the Colorado and Southern Railway, boulders in river, and granite walls of canyon dotted with trees.
Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1920.
View of 12,393-foot Republican Mountain from wide portion of Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; shows curve of narrow-gauge track of the Colorado & Southern Railway, Clear Creek (lined with trees and bushes), and snow-covered mountain in...
Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Republican Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.;...
View of narrow-gauge tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railway in Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; canyon wall casts a shadow across the track; track curves to right at distance; Clear Creek flows over rocks; a few pine trees grow...
Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.
View of granite rock formation, "Arch Rock," in Platte Canyon southwest of Denver, Colorado; South Platte River flows near the rock formation among driftwood and boulders; railroad bed and telegraph lines of the narrow-gauge Colorado & Southern...
Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--South Platte Canyon--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--South Platte Canyon--1900-1920.; Rock...
View of El Capitan rock formation from Clear Creek Canyon west of Denver, Colorado; shows rocky Clear Creek, narrow-gauge track of the Colorado and Southern Railway, utility poles, and mountains in distance.
Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek...
View of Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado, taken from Coleraw Point, an overlook along the Denver Mountain Park Auto Road; shows Clear Creek and narrow-gauge tracks of the Colorado & Southern Railway.
Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1910-1920.
Colorado & Southern Locomotive Mogul Number 8 on Train 70 bound for Leadville; Denver Union Station, Colorado; narrow-gauge 2-6-0, Cooke construction 1554; steams pours from Bear Trap stack (Ridgeway spark arrester); shows station platform with...
Denver & Rio Grande Locomotive Number 403, and a Class C-19 Baldwin locomotive with Number 83, both narrow-gauge 2-8-0, with a large crowd of citizens gathered to meet the first locomotive to reach Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado; tracklayers with...
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Aspen--1880- 1890.; Railroad...
Denver, South Park & Pacific locomotive No. 160 with train pauses on wooden trestle over Four Mile Creek near Sunset, Boulder County, Colorado; narrow-gauge 2-6-0; construction 1882 Brooks 742.
Colorado & Southern Locomotive Number 73, narrow-gauge Consolidation, 2-8-0; Baldwin construction number 15144, stops at coaling tower in Denver yards, steam rises from boiler; shows tender full of coal, air tanks mounted atop squat boilers, and...
Argentine Central Locomotive Engine Number 1, Lima 1561, constructed in 1905, first narrow-gauge Shay gear-driven engine designed for line's steep grades and tight curves, at railroad's lower terminus, Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado;...
Argentine Central Locomotive; Engine Number 4, Lima 1907 construction, narrow-gauge Shay gear-driven engine designed for line's steep grades and tight curves, in front of Silver Plume enginehouse at railroad's lower terminus, Clear Creek, Colorado;...
Panoramic, northeastward view of the "Loop," a circuitous, narrow-gauge railway route above Georgetown, Colorado; owned by Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf; two trestles in distance; buildings of Georgetown visible beyond distant trestle; pine trees in...
Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
View of rock formation called "Hanging Rock" in Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; formation extends over narrow-gauge railroad track (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway Company).
Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
Panoramic, southwestward view of "The Loop," a narrow-gauge train route climbing from Georgetown to Silver Plume, Colorado (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway); High Bridge train trestle in foreground crosses Clear Creek; a smaller trestle is...
Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
Panoramic, northeastward view of the "Loop," a circuitous, narrow-gauge railway route above Georgetown, Colorado, owned by the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway; station and track southwest of Loop in foreground; two trestles in distance;...
Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
Close view of rock formation called "Hanging Rock" in Clear Creek Canyon west of Denver, Colorado; at left, rock formation hangs over narrow-gauge train track winding between steep canyon walls (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway Company).
Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1880-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf...
Panoramic, southwestward view of the Loop, a narrow-gauge railroad route in Clear Creek Canyon between Georgetown, Colorado and Silver Plume, Colorado, taken on mountainside above Loop; locomotive and car on High Bridge in right foreground (Union...
Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
Panoramic, northeastward view of the "Loop," a circuitous railway route above Georgetown, Colorado, owned by the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway; station and narrow-gauge track southwest of Loop in foreground; two trestles in distance;...
Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
Close view of Mother Grundy rock formation in Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; narrow-gauge train track winds between steep and rocky canyon walls (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway line); telegraph line is diagonally perched near...
Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Clear Creek--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1890-1900.;...
View of narrow-gauge train track and bridge at Rocky Point in the Platte Canyon, Colorado (Colorado & Southern Railway); track winds through canyon; steep and rocky canyon walls flank bridge crossing Platte River.
Northeastward, creek-level view of span of High Bridge train trestle on "The Loop," a narrow-gauge train route southwest of Georgetown, Colorado (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway); Clear Creek, in foreground, runs perpendicular to span; lower...
Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
Southwestward view, span of High Bridge train trestle on "The Loop," a narrow-gauge train route southwest of Georgetown, Colorado (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway) ; taken at level of lower train track; Clear Creek runs below, perpendicular to...
Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
View, at track level, of railroad track curving sharply left, running parallel to the right of Clear Creek (narrow-gauge track of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway Co.); steep walls of Clear Creek Canyon flank the creek and track.
Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
Panoramic, northeastward view of the "Loop," a circuitous, narrow-gauge railway route above Georgetown, Colorado, owned by the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway; pine trees in foreground; two trestles (smaller trestle and High Bridge) visible in...
Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
Railroad track winds between rock walls (narrow-gauge track of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway); right wall in shadow and casting shadow over track; left wall in sunlight; telegraph pole juts diagonally from halfway up right wall; pine...
Canyons--Colorado--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
Panoramic, southwestward view of the Loop, a narrow-gauge railroad route (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway Company) in Clear Creek Canyon between Georgetown and Silver Plume, Colorado, taken on a mountainside above the Loop; High Bridge in...
Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
Panoramic, southwestward view of the Loop, a narrow-gauge railroad route (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway) in Clear Creek Canyon between Georgetown and Silver Plume, Colorado, taken on a mountainside above Loop; High Bridge in foreground.
Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
A group of men work to clear the deep snow from the tracks of the narrow-gauge Gilpin Tramway in "Dogtown," an area near Central City, Colorado. A train engine pushes from the background to move snow from the tracks, puffing a trail of smoke. The...
Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Railroad employees--1890-1900.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Snow...