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Rio Grande Southern RR - Route Summary
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Below, in tabular form, is a summary of the route of the Rio Grande Southern, which ran from Ridgway to Durango in Colorado. Each milepost is listed, along with elevation, towns, bridges, sidings, spurs, branches, and anything else that seems interesting. Special thanks to W. George Cook for the many sawmill references in this list, and to some of those who helped him compile them - Mallory Ferrell, Gordon Chappell, and Bob Richardson.
Like the rest of this website, this summary is a work-in-progress. Suggestions welcome. Patience recommended. So sit back, cozy up to the window, and don't lean too far out when we round the curves.
Notes on the spurs: If I can find the information, I've listed details on each spur, including the length (in car-lengths) and whether the switch was located at the north or south end of the spur. For example, "Spur (s), 12-car" means a spur with the switch at the south end (thus most easily switched by south-bound freights), that has a capacity of 12 cars.
Notes on the links:
Where possible, I've included additional links - including maps from the
RGS Interactive Map site, detail links from the
Narrow Gauge Circle, bridge & water tank links from
the RGS Tech page, photo links from the
Denver Library (which has many more photos than I've
linked here), additional detail, map and photo links from GhostDepot, and others
as well. Ft. Lewis College in Durango also has many
photos available online.
So many folks have helped provide information for this site - I'm sure I'll miss thanking someone. In addition to the
websites above, Tom Casper has provided lots of links to specific RGS locations on the
Terra Server site, and David Dye has posted a number of
interactive maps w/photos from his hikes in the northern areas.
Have more links? Email me at
Additional Info: There is some additional information on RGS facilities, by milepost, on the website of BHI/Rail Systems.
| MP |
Elev. |
Station |
No. |
Notes |
Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 7003' | Ridgway NGC pg GhostDepot pg (interactive map) (topo map) Aerial Map |
X0 |
Town Overview (1920's) (photos:
pic
Ft. Lewis pic)
Nearby photos: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 nearby farm Depot (shared w/ D&RG) (photos: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 pic-1952) Depot outhouse / coal shed photos Roundhouse, brick, 5-stall (later 7) (built after 3-1906) (photos: p1 p2 p3 p3-back p4-1952) South of depot, looking north toward roundhouse & depot: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 p8 p9 Ted Wiese 1952 photos: 455's tender crane back-wall back-wall2 west-wall Boiler house, frame, 14'x29' 50' turntable (pic from RH roof-1952) Coaling bins, timber, 10'x23' and 10'x46' Blacksmith shop, frame, 16'x36' Paint shop frame, 18'x30' Sandhouse, frame, 14'x24' Ice house, frame, 12'x24' Ice house, frame, 34'x70' Section house - foreman, brick, 24'x42' Car Repairer's house, frame, 12'x16' Tool house, frame, 10'x12' Coach body (section house - laborer) Boxcar body (section house - laborer) Boxcar body (tool house) (pic?) Boxcar bodies (oil house) Office/storage building, brick, 29'x36', 26'x32' (p1-1952 p2-1952 p3? p4 p5) Misc storage sheds / carbodies / goosebodies Track scale, 32', 40 ton 4 storage tracks, 108-car total (serv area pic from TT-1952 p3-1952 from RH roof-1952 p5 p6 p7 p8 p9 ) (incl 8-car stockyard spur, and 8-car wagon/LCL spur) 1 coal-loading track Water tank (city fed) (Photos: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 p8 p9 p10 p11 p12 p13 p14 ) (info) (roofless from a fire sometime after 1941) Wye, stem on D&RGW Ouray branch (Photo: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 ) |
Rgs v1, p72 Ssj Sun v2, p67 |
| 0.10 | Sawmill - S.J. Couchman - c1902 | W. George Cook | |||
| 0.2? | Original 5-stall roundhouse (burned 2-12-1906) 50' turntable Storage track, 743' Coach track, 350' (approx) Storage track, 1081' Ice house Water tank Sandhouse Coaling bin Blacksmith shop |
Rgs v1, p56 | |||
| 1.? | Bridge 2-A, 32' long, 6' high | Rgs v1, p161 | |||
| 2.97 | 7192' | Jays | X3 | Spur (n), 10-car (sawmill, later hay & grain) | Rgs v1, p162 Sun v2, p73 |
| 3.0 | Sawmill spur 3-car - S.P. Gutshall - c1896 to 10-6-1898 (destroyed by fire) | W. George Cook | |||
| 3.? | Bridge 4-A, 111' long, 11' high (Dallas Creek) | Rgs v1, p163 | |||
| 5.21 | 7408' | Hagen | X5 | Siding, 31-car (hay & grain) Photos: p1 near1 near2 |
Rgs v1, p166 Sun v2, p73 |
| Sawmill - C.A. Dollarhide - c1901 to 1903 | W. George Cook | ||||
| Sawmill - S.P. Gutshall - c1903 | |||||
| Sawmill - Bruce & Dolphin - c1903 | |||||
| 6.? | Bridge 7-A, 156' long, 38' high (filled in 4-15-1909) | Rgs v1, p163 | |||
| 6.? | Bridge 7-B, 111' long, 19' high | Rgs v1, p163 | |||
| 7.30 | 7849' | Deti | X7 | Spur, 16-car | Rgs v1, p166 Sun v2, p73 |
| 7.? | Bridge 8-A, 125' long, 36' high | Rgs v1, p166 | |||
| 7.? | Bridge 8-B, 140' long, 36' high | Rgs v1, p166 | |||
| 8.0 | Spur(n), 7-car (Hillside spur, ties and lumber) | W. George Cook | |||
| 8.60 | Pleasant Valley | X9 | Section house, frame, 25'x35' | Rgs v1, p166 | |
| 8.? | Watchmen's bunkhouse, frame, 16'x16'
Bridge 9-A (org), 837' long, 140' high (incl 202' Howe truss) (pic) Fill w/4 sq ft culvert (build 1903, destroyed by flood 8-2-1908) (pic) Bridge 9-A (second), 182' long, 72' high (Pleasant Valley Creek) Photos: p1 (5-30-47) |
Rgs v1, p166 | |||
| 8.? | Bridge 9-A (??? need to correct this), 48' long, 8' high | Rgs v1, p176 | |||
| 9.60 | 8276' | Valley View | X10 |
Section house - foreman, frame, 24'x32' Section house - laborer, frame, 16'x24' Tool house, frame, 12'x16' Water tank (gravity fed) |
Rgs v1, p171 Sun v2, p73 |
| 12.3 | 8989' | Dallas Divide NGC pg (Ghostdepot map) |
X13 | (also Peak) Depot, frame, 12'x16' (as of 1893 - later removed?) Section house - foreman, frame, irregular shape Section house - laborer, frame, 18'x28' Tool house, frame, 10'x27' Section-car shed Repair shop Stockpens, 1 pen (Possible photos: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6) (Similar photos from Cimarron CO: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 p8 p9 p10 p11 p12 p13 p14 p15 p16 p17 ) Photos: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 p8 p9 p10 p11 p12 p13 p14 p15 p16 p17 p18 p19 p20 p21 p22 p23 p24 p25 p26 south1 south2 buildings near1 n2 n3 n4 near road x-ing? just north? Site of 455's runaway wreck in Nov 1943, between Valley View and the top of Dallas Divide (about MP 10.3, or maybe 11.2), where temporary track was built down to the site, to aid in removing the damaged equipment: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 Goose 6 meeting 464 on 9-13-46: p1 John Maxwell (1963)-building 2, stock car 7303 Henry (Oct 1990)-p1 (stock pens) p2 (section hse to left) p3. Henry says they hauled water from a spring behind this house, which was about 1/4 mile from the section house. Scrapping (Nov 1952): p1 2 sidings, 52-cars total Wye, stem 120' (photos: p1 p2 ) |
Rgs v1, p200 Sun v2, p73 |
| Sawmill - Barnes & Co - c1902 | W. George Cook | ||||
| 14.6 | Noel | X15 |
Boxcar body (freight house) Spur, 4-car (hay) (Typical hay field, nearby?: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 p8 p9 ) |
Rgs v1, p216 Sun v2, p73 |
|
| 14.? | Bridge 15-A, 32' long, 8' high (Leopard Creek) | Rgs v1, p219 | |||
| 15.? | Bridge 16-A, --' long, -' high | ? | |||
| 15.? | Bridge 16-B, 32' long, 9' high (Leopard Creek) | Rgs v1, p221 | |||
| 16.12 | 8610' | Leopard Creek | X16 |
Photos:
p1
Siding, 10-car (hay & grain) |
Rgs v1, p218 Sun v2, p73 |
| 17.16 | 8482' | Sams | X17 | Spur (s), 7-car (or 10-car) Photos: near Sawmill - Barnes & Co - c1902 to c1903 |
W. George Cook |
| 17.2 | Spur, 12-car (logs) | Rgs v1, p223 Sun v2, p73 |
|||
| 17.? | Bridge 18-A, --' long, -' high | ? | |||
| 17.? | Bridge 18-B, --' long, -' high | ? | |||
| 17.? |
Bridge 18-C, 173' long, 16' high
(Leopard Creek)
Here's a photo from 1946 of a bridge between Brown and Dallas Divide - it might be 18-C but I'm not sure: p1 And here's another from 9-21-51; seems to be the same bridge: p2 John Maxwell photo, 9-2-51, bridge 18-C: p3 |
Rgs v1, p221 | |||
| 17.? |
Bridge 18-D, 94' long, 18' high
(Leopard Creek)
This bridge existed until fairly recently, but collapsed around 1998; nothing is left today. But, Jerry Halbert was there in 1986 and took this photo. |
Rgs v1, p223 | |||
| 18.? |
Bridge
19-A, 286' long, 45' high (Dead Horse Gulch)
Photos: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 p8 p9 |
Rgs v1, p224 | |||
| 18.86 | Wade | X19 |
Photos:
near1
north
near3
Spur, 3-car (lumber) - 8/10/1915 |
Rgs v1, p223 Sun v2, p73 W. George Cook |
|
| 21.? |
Bridge 22-A (org), 264' long, 54' high
(Haskell's) Rebuilt 1914: 368' long, 58' high This trestle was located alongside the Green Mountain Ranch, and many of the photos of it were taken looking up at the trestle from the ranch's grounds. The concrete footings of the trestle are still there, as are a small ranch and several other buildings. Photos: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 p8 p9 p10 p11 p12 p13 p14 A nice then and now comparison: pic My photos of 22-A's remains and nearby ROW (Jun '07): pics |
Rgs v1, p232 | |||
| 21.48 | 7834' | Leonard | X21 | (Haskell's spur) Spur(n), 10-car (logs, sportsmen camp area) Photos: near1 near2 near3 near4 near5 near6? near7? below |
Rgs v1, p230 W. George Cook |
| Sawmill - S.P. Gutshall - 1892 to 1902 | W. George Cook | ||||
| Sawmill - Bruce & Dolphin - c1892 | |||||
| Sawmill - L.C. Barth Lumber Co - 1898 to 1903 | |||||
| 22.22 | 7751' | Brown | X22 |
Section house - foreman, frame, 24'x34' Section house - laborer, frame, 16'x24' Tool house, frame, 10'x12' Ice house Section-car shed Photos: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 p8 p9 p10 p11 p12 near1 n2 n3 south1 s2 s3 Siding, 24-car (photos: pic) Water tank (gravity fed) (photos: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 p8 p9 ) |
Rgs v1, p243 Sun v2, p77 |
| Sawmill - Burt Dansford - late 1890s | W. George Cook | ||||
| Sawmill - S.P. Gutshall - c1898 to c1902 | |||||
| 24 | Tate | Spur, 5-car | W. George Cook | ||
| Hoosier Placer | Spur, 9-car | Sun v2, p77 | |||
| Wells & Egan Placer | Spur(s?), 61-car | Sun v2, p77 | |||
| 25.27 | Omega | X25 |
Tram house (loading chutes facing away from tracks)
Photo nearby? p1 Spur (s), 9-car, 1919 (carnotite ore) |
Rgs v1, p257 Sun v2, p77 |
|
| 26.0 |
Bridge 27-A, 47' long, 6' high
(Leopard Creek)
Photos: p1 p2 p3 |
Rgs v1, p260 | |||
| 26.? | 7321' | Placerville NGC pg (interactive map) (Ghostdepot map) Aerial Map |
X27 |
Spur, 30-car (stockpens, 4 pens, Texaco & Conoco oil distributors) Spurs (2) off the main spur (sawmills) |
Rgs v1, p263 Sun v2, p77 |
| 26.62 |
Depot, frame
(photos:
p1
p2
p3
p4
p5
p6
p7
p8
p9
p10
p11
)
Depot photos from the Ridgway Museum (remains photo: NGc pic Freight house (photos: p1 p2 ) Flour/feed warehouse Ore storage (photos: p1 p2 p3 nearby near2 ) RR Photos: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 p9 p9 p10 p11 p12 p13 p14 p15 p16 p17 p18 p19 p20 above above2 near1 near2 near3 Waiting for helper: p1 p2 Working the siding: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 Town photos: p1 p2 Geyser park footbridge stage hotel 2000 If an operator or engineer needed to contact the dispatcher and wasn't near a depot, he'd often connect directly to the telegraph / telephone lines. Here's a couple photos of this being done near Placerville: p1 p2 Somewhere south of Placerville: p1 p2 Remaining ROW photo: NG Circle pic Siding (stockyards) Photos: p1 (main to right) p2 (looking down the siding from the switch, bridge 27-AS visible; see RGS Story v1, pg 262) Spur (near depot) (total siding & spurs, 45-cars) Wye, stem 85' (photos: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5) |
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| 28.0 | Sawmill - D.C. Revis - 1898 to 1899 | W. George Cook | |||
| 29.13 | 7486' | Fall Creek | X29 | Orginally Seymore, then Silver Pick, then Fall Creek Section house, log, 20'x30', 1.5-story Boxcar bodies (4) (section house - laborers) Tool house, frame, 10'x22' Photos: pic near1 near2 near3 near4 near5 above Siding, 28-car (later 7-car) (carnotite & silver ores) (pic1? p2? ) |
Rgs v1, p301 Sun v2, p77 |
| 29.70 | Primos | X29.5 |
Tramway - Primos Chemical Co. (built Dec 1916) (photos from 2007:
pics) Shelter (built July 1917) Spur, 13-car (Tramway terminal, from Fall Creek Mine) |
Rgs v1, p302 Sun v2, p77 Ft. Lewis archives |
|
| 30.31 | 7535' | Sawpit | X30 |
Photos:
p1
p2
above
below1
below2
Spur, 7-car (ore-processing mill) |
Rgs v1, p305 Sun v2, p77 |
| Sawmill - Wrench Lumber Co - c1898 to c1900 | W. George Cook | ||||
| Sawmill - Frank Hight - c1898 to c1900 | |||||
| Sawmill - L.C. Barth - c1898 to c1900 | |||||
| Sawmill - A. Hiett, Anderson Co - c1903 to 1907 | |||||
| 32.56 | 7723' | Wilson | X32 | Siding, 22-car
Photos: near1 near2 |
Rgs v1, p302 Sun v2, p77 |
| 33.00 | 7700' | Vanadium | X33 | Originally Newmire Passenger shelter, frame, 15'x30' Vanadium Corp. mill (extracted vanadium & uranium from carnotite ores) (p1 p2 p3 inside) For an extensive history, see Vandium history & info (you'll need RGS membership) Spur, 19-car (laid around 1909) Photos: pic1 near1 near2 near3 |
Rgs v1, p309 Sun v2, p77 |
| 33.? | Bridge 34-A, --' long, -' high | ||||
| 33.? | Bridge 34-B, --' long, -' high | ||||
| 33.? | Bridge 34-C, 32' long, 8' high | Rgs v1, p314 | |||
| 34.? | Bridge 35-A, 32' long, 7' high | Rgs v1, p314 | |||
| 35.00 | 7723' | Deep Creek | (or Tank Creek, originally Koen) Photos: maybe nearby? Spur (s), 3-car Water tank (gravity fed) |
Ssj Rgs v1, p317 Sun v2, p77 |
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| 35.35 | Lime | X35 | Spur, 4-car (lime, mine timbers) | Ssj Rgs v1, p317 Sun v2, p77 |
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| 36.36 | 8023' | Bilk | X36 | (South Fork before 1902) Stockpens, 3 pens Photos: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 p8 near1 near2 near3 near4 near5 near6 Spur (s), 35-car (3-car by 1902, 9-car later) (lumber) |
Rgs v1, p323 Sun v2, p77 W. George Cook |
| 36.? | Bridge 37-A, --' long, -' high | ||||
| 36.? | Bilk Trestle Bridge 37-B: (orginal), 86' long, 27' high (Howe truss) (rebuild 1911): 144' long, 31' high (p1 p2 p3 p4 p5) |
Rgs v1, p332 | |||
| 37.80 | 8116' | Vance Jct NGC pg GhostDepot pg (interactive map) (topo map -1953) (topo map -1945) |
X38 | Beginning of 4% 7.3 mi Telluride branch Depot (body of coach 254, wrecked in 1895) pic_1948 Accessory building (body of RPO/baggage car 150) Roadmaster building (body of D&RG sg boxcar 13680) Section house, frame, 26'x32', 2-story (photo: pic) Section-car shed Bunk house, frame, 18'x27' Coaling station, 8-pocket Photo after abandonment, John Maxwell 1958: p1 p2 Photo of remains, Mario Rapinett 2004: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 This coaling station is being restored, at least enough to stablize and preserve it. For a restoration update and more photos, see my Remains page. Photos: p1 p2 S of Vance, scrapping scrap2 scrap3 scrap4 scrap5 Somewhere north of Vance: p1 p2 spur N of Vance? Nearby: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 Photos of area remains: Mario Rapinett 2004: p1 p2 p3 NG Circle: pix Ted Wiese: p1 p2 p3 Henry Valdez: (Oct 1990): p1 p2 p3 p4 Sidings (2), 78-car total (40-car by 1933) Spur (coaling chutes & trestle) |
Rgs v1, p336 Rgs v3, p13 Sun v2, p77 |
| Sawmill - Barnes & Co - c1902 to c1904 | W. George Cook | ||||
| 38.19 Tel br |
8140' | Illium | AQ38 | Section house Bunk house Spur, 8-car (Western Colorado Power Co hydroelectric plant) Photos: p1 p2 p3 Keystone hill hill2 hill3 hill4 Wye, stem 120' (photos: p1 p2) |
Rgs v1, p365 Sun v2, p81 |
| 38.65 Tel br |
8140' | Anderson | AQ39 | Siding, 22-car (later 25-car) | Rgs v1, p368 Sun v2, p81 |
| 38.? Tel br |
Bridge 39-A, 203' long, 14' high (photo: p1 ) | Rgs v1, p379 | |||
| 41.? Tel br |
Bridge 42-A, 109' long, 28' high (photos: p1 p2? p3 ) | Rgs v1, p396 | |||
| 41.76 Tel br |
8658' | Keystone | AQ42 | Spur, 10-car (later 19-car) (gravel & locomotive sand)
The remains of the tender from RGS #19 still exist here: Photos from 1965: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 Photos from 1975 (Jerry Halbert): p1 p2 p3 Photos from 1984: p1 |
Rgs v1, p394 Sun v2, p81 |
| 41.? Tel br |
Bridge 42-B, 576' long, 10' high Keystone trestle (over old placer-mining reservoir) |
Rgs v1, p404 | |||
| 41.? Tel br |
Bridge 42-C, 141' long, 17' high (San Miguel river) pic? | Rgs v1, p412 | |||
| 43.? Tel br |
Bridge 44-A, 32' long, 11' high | Rgs v1, p412 | |||
| 43.? Tel br |
Bridge 44-B, 32' long, 6' high | Rgs v1, p413 | |||
| 43.79 Tel br |
8720' | San Miguel | AQ44 | Siding, 22-car Photos: near |
Rgs v1, p404 Sun v2, p81 |
| Sawmill (water operated) - P.D. Rice - 1902 to c1904 | W. George Cook | ||||
| 44.? Tel br |
Bridge 45-A, 78' long, 7' high (San Miguel river) | Rgs v1, p413 | |||
| 44.? Tel br |
Bridge 45-B, 78' long, 7' high (San Miguel river) | Rgs v1, p413 | |||
| 45.09 Tel br |
8756' | Telluride NGC pg GhostDepot pg (interactive map) (topo map-1955) Aerial Map |
AQ45 |
Depot, frame, 1-story, 24'x116' (still exists!)
(p1
p2
p3
p4
p5
p5-1940
p6-1949
p7-1949
p8-1974
p9-c2001
Mario 2004: p1 p2 p3 ) Section house - foreman, frame, irregular Section house - laborer, frame, 18'x28' Boxcar bodies (2) (section houses - laborers) Tool house, frame, 10'x12' Coal shed & wharf, wooden, 16'x54' (photo: p1-c1949 ) Wye, stem 259' Water tank (city fed, later replaced w/standpipe, E end of siding) (photos: p1-c1949 p2 p3 p4 p5 ) Water standpipe (nearer the depot, used instead of tank) (photos: p1-c1949 p2 ) Siding (track #15), 1504' (Conoco bulk oil, private coal sheds) Siding (track #14), 520' (Track scale, 32', 40 ton) Siding (track #13), 1637' (102-cars total) Abandonment photos: p1 p2 tank RR photos: facing E p1 p2 facing E Town photos: p1-2000 p2-2000 color-1900 bw-1900 overview1 ov2 ov3 ov4 ov5 ov6 ov7 panorama far far2 far3 nearby road? Town buildings photos, c1940s: Hotel Shore Sprinkler wagon House Yards Bank b2 b3 house h2 h3 h4 h5 h6 School Light fixture L2 Boarding hse City hall D&RGW 453 Mario 2004, canyon photos: p1 p2 Enginehouse spur (w) (track #12), 379' Enginehouse (w) (track #10), 491', frame, 18'x120' Enginehouse spur (w) (track #11), 197', w/2 spurs) Spur (e) (track #16), 408' (private coal shed, Tomboy Gold Mine shipping station) p1 p2 (in later years, the Tomboy facility became a Goose barn) Spur (e) (track #17), 680' (elec supply & merch warehouses, Nukckolls Packing Co, hay shed) Spur (e) (track #18), ---' (paint/roof & meat warehouses, McMahon Lumber Co) Spur (w) (track #19), 305' (wood storage, coal shed, paint & carpenter shops) Spur (w), ---' (North Alder street) |
Rgs v2, p67 Sun v2, p81 |
| 46.1 Tel br |
Spur (w) (Liberty Bell mill) pic | Rgs v2, p245 | |||
| 46.3 Tel br |
Siding (Mayflower mill) | Rgs v2, p245 | |||
| 47.60 Tel br |
9007' | Pandora Aerial Map |
AQ48 |
Black Bear mine switchback:
pic
Photos: near1 near2 leaving p1 p2 w to Telluride basin1 basin2 basin3 basin4 Mill / Mine photos: misc Bear Creek Falls Mt. Sneffels Wilson Peak Smuggler: p1 p2 p3 p4 p4 p5 p6 road r2 Tomboy: road terminal lower terminal (unknown gold mill, abandoned, from Sep 1940): remains1 p2 p3 p4 p5 tailings1 tailings2 screen another mill Wye photos: p1 Siding, 112-car (coal), in 1896 |
Rgs v2, p65 Sun v2, p81 |
| 47.? Tel br |
Spur (w), 3-tracks at w end | Rgs v2, p245 | |||
| 47.? Tel br |
Bridge 48-A, ---' long, --' high | Rgs v2, p245 | |||
| 47.? Tel br |
Sidings (2) (Sheridan Incline ore house, late 1890s) (pic) | Rgs v2, p327 | |||
| 47.? Tel br |
Spur (w) (Bullion Tunnel aerial tram ore bins) (early 1900s?) (
p1
p2
) Various sidings & spurs (Smuggler-Union mills) (later years) (p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 ) |
Rgs v2, p245 | |||
| 47.? Tel br |
(end of track) |
Photos:
pic
Wye, stem 85' |
Rgs v2, p65 | ||
| 40.? | Bridge 41-A, 16' long, 5' high | Rgs v3, p76 | |||
| 40.? | Bridge 41-B, 15' long, 5' high | Rgs v3, p76 | |||
| 41.? | Bridge 42-A, 47' long, 12' high | Rgs v3, p76 | |||
| 41.31 | 8690' | Ames
Map/Photos: Ames to Ophir Map/Sat/Route imageOphir area map |
X41 |
In April 1929, a huge slide occurred near Ames, severing the RGS in two and nearly ending the RGS.
Receiver Victor Miller's first task, when he took over, involved finding a creative solution to
clearing this slide - by removing the bottom of it and letting it all slide further down! The
center of this photo shows
the location of the slide. Ames trestle (43-A) and tank, and then Vance Jct, are just to the right of
the photo, while Windy Pt is just beyond the left edge.
Photos: side above near near2 Photos from 7-27-1950 slide: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 | |
