Actually the C&S pulled up the rails from freemont pass to denver in 1938. Three locomotives were left in Leadville to operate the 14 mile branch to the Climax mine. The C&S in Leadville was a three foot railway and the D&RG was a 4 1/2 foot railway which meant that the railcars had to be unloaded and loaded back up. The C&S decided to convert the line to standard gauge or the 4 1/2 foot gauge in 1943. The railroad operated steam until 1963. Freight service continued until 1988.
The D&RG shutdown its Tennessee pass line in the early 1990s. Steam locomotive 641 may look good but is in a terrible operating state.
southparkline1 2 years ago
Actually the C&S pulled up the rails from freemont pass to denver in 1938. Three locomotives were left in Leadville to operate the 14 mile branch to the Climax mine. The C&S in Leadville was a three foot railway and the D&RG was a 4 1/2 foot railway which meant that the railcars had to be unloaded and loaded back up. The C&S decided to convert the line to standard gauge or the 4 1/2 foot gauge in 1943. The railroad operated steam until 1963. Freight service continued until 1988.
southparkline1 2 years ago