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4/26/2024
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Viewing Album:  Colorado Railroading in the 1950s
 
By:Lewis Schneider
Dates:6/1/1957 - 8/1/1958
Album Info:When I was stationed at Ft Carson during 1957 and 1958 I made many trips to famous destinations including Alpine Tunnel, Durango, Leadville, Hagerman Pass, the Royal Gorge etc. I'll add some photos now, and many more after I return in mid-March. Enjoy
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Morning Mist at Durango
Title:  Morning Mist at Durango
Description:  An Army buddy and myself rode the Silverton train during the summer of 1957
Photo Date:  8/3/1957  Upload Date: 3/26/2011 11:01:00 PM
Location:  Durango, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Views:  266   Comments: 1
DRGW 497 waiting for duty at the engine teminal
Title:  DRGW 497 waiting for duty at the engine teminal
Description:  This locomotive can be seen today (2011) on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic stored serviceable
Photo Date:  8/3/1957  Upload Date: 4/3/2011 9:12:10 PM
Location:  Durango, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Views:  288   Comments: 2
DRGW 497 at Durango
Title:  DRGW 497 at Durango
Description:  Our train was headed by the 476
Photo Date:  8/3/1957  Upload Date: 3/30/2011 9:02:07 PM
Location:  Durango, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Silverton train awaiting departure
Title:  Silverton train awaiting departure
Description:  This was still a D&RGW operation
Photo Date:  8/3/1957  Upload Date: 3/26/2011 11:06:31 PM
Location:  Durango, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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All aboard for Silverton
Title:  All aboard for Silverton
Description:  We had a good load as I recall
Photo Date:  8/3/1957  Upload Date: 3/26/2011 11:07:13 PM
Location:  Durango, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Views:  278   Comments: 0
On our way to Rockwood
Title:  On our way to Rockwood
Description:  Pretty soon well enter Animas Canyon
Photo Date:  8/3/1957  Upload Date: 3/26/2011 11:08:33 PM
Location:  Durango, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Views:  152   Comments: 1
High above Animas Canyon
Title:  High above Animas Canyon
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Photo Date:  8/1/1958  Upload Date: 4/3/2011 9:34:17 PM
Location:  Durango, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Views:  225   Comments: 0
Crossing the Animas
Title:  Crossing the Animas
Description:  The Animas drops sharply through the canyon
Photo Date:  8/3/1957  Upload Date: 3/26/2011 11:11:01 PM
Location:  Durango, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Looking back across the Animas
Title:  Looking back across the Animas
Description:  We are almost at the same level as the river
Photo Date:  8/3/1957  Upload Date: 3/26/2011 11:11:57 PM
Location:  Durango, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Views:  186   Comments: 0
Time for some water
Title:  Time for some water
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Photo Date:  8/3/1957  Upload Date: 3/26/2011 11:12:32 PM
Location:  Durango, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Views:  197   Comments: 1
DRGW Silverton Branch Along the Animas River
Title:  DRGW Silverton Branch Along the Animas River
Description:  Hard to believe the river is so close to the train at this point
Photo Date:  8/1/1958  Upload Date: 4/3/2011 9:40:39 PM
Location:  Durango, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Views:  260   Comments: 3
Another shot along the Animas not too far from Silverton
Title:  Another shot along the Animas not too far from Silverton
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/3/1957  Upload Date: 3/26/2011 11:14:00 PM
Location:  Durango, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Views:  229   Comments: 1
Finally approaching Silverton
Title:  Finally approaching Silverton
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Photo Date:  8/1/1958  Upload Date: 4/3/2011 9:50:52 PM
Location:  Silverton, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Views:  199   Comments: 0
Making smoke approaching Silverton
Title:  Making smoke approaching Silverton
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Photo Date:  8/1/1958  Upload Date: 4/3/2011 9:41:19 PM
Location:  Silverton, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Lunch Break at Silverton
Title:  Lunch Break at Silverton
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Photo Date:  8/1/1958  Upload Date: 4/3/2011 9:41:40 PM
Location:  Silverton, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Views:  224   Comments: 0
Our power at Silverton
Title:  Our power at Silverton
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Photo Date:  8/3/1957  Upload Date: 3/26/2011 11:22:03 PM
Location:  Silverton, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Views:  200   Comments: 1
Lew Schneider on the 476
Title:  Lew Schneider on the 476
Description:  Hard to believe it was 54 years ago
Photo Date:  8/3/1957  Upload Date: 3/26/2011 11:23:26 PM
Location:  Silverton, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Lew Schneider as a passenger on the Silverton
Title:  Lew Schneider as a passenger on the Silverton
Description:  Another shot to prove I was there
Photo Date:  8/3/1957  Upload Date: 3/26/2011 11:24:27 PM
Location:  Durango, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Hiking toward Alpine Tunnel--Looking back towards Hancock
Title:  Hiking toward Alpine Tunnel--Looking back towards Hancock
Description:  Note the snow even though it's early June My buddy and I left our car at Hancock and began the hike toward the east portal of Alpine Tunnel
Photo Date:  6/8/1958  Upload Date: 3/30/2011 9:08:30 PM
Location:  Pitkin, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Continuing the Climb Toward Alpine Tunnel
Title:  Continuing the Climb Toward Alpine Tunnel
Description:  The snow made us think twice about climbing over Alpine Pass
Photo Date:  6/9/1958  Upload Date: 3/30/2011 9:46:16 PM
Location:  Pitkin, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Views:  241   Comments: 0
East portal Alpine Tunnel
Title:  East portal Alpine Tunnel
Description:  This is as far as we went our first trip
Photo Date:  6/9/1958  Upload Date: 3/30/2011 9:50:43 PM
Location:  Pitkin, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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At the East Portal of Alpine Tunnel looking back toward Hancock
Title:  At the East Portal of Alpine Tunnel looking back toward Hancock
Description:  Last photo of the June 9 trip. We were concerned about the snow on the pass
Photo Date:  6/9/1958  Upload Date: 3/30/2011 9:47:04 PM
Location:  Pitkin, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Looking Back from the East Portal Alpine Tunnel
Title:  Looking Back from the East Portal Alpine Tunnel
Description:  Three weeks later we returned to climb over Alpine Pass
Photo Date:  6/29/1958  Upload Date: 3/30/2011 9:51:24 PM
Location:  Pitkin, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Starting the climb over Alpine Pass
Title:  Starting the climb over Alpine Pass
Description:  Looking back one cn see the right of way making an S curve towards Hancock
Photo Date:  6/29/1958  Upload Date: 3/30/2011 10:21:16 PM
Location:  Pitkin, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Continuing the climb up Alpine Pass. The top of the pass is about 12000 feet
Title:  Continuing the climb up Alpine Pass. The top of the pass is about 12000 feet
Description:  Note tunnel door at lower left.
Photo Date:  6/29/1958  Upload Date: 3/30/2011 9:53:04 PM
Location:  Pitkin, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Denver South Park & Pacific View from on top of Alpine Summit
Title:  Denver South Park & Pacific View from on top of Alpine Summit
Description:  At this time the rails were still in place as was the boarding house and turntable. Alpine tunnel is out of sight in the lower right hand corner
Photo Date:  6/29/1958  Upload Date: 1/25/2011 9:58:51 PM
Location:  Pitkin, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Views:  358   Comments: 1
Working our way down to Alpine engine house
Title:  Working our way down to Alpine engine house
Description:  West portal snowshed is at lower right
Photo Date:  6/29/1958  Upload Date: 3/30/2011 10:10:56 PM
Location:  Pitkin, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Denver S. Park & Pacific. Looking back towards Alpine summit from the engine house ruins
Title:  Denver S. Park & Pacific. Looking back towards Alpine summit from the engine house ruins
Description:  One of the most spectacular engine facility sites in the world
Photo Date:  6/29/1958  Upload Date: 1/25/2011 10:00:50 PM
Location:  Pitkin, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Denver S. Park & Pacific at Alpine Tunnel
Title:  Denver S. Park & Pacific at Alpine Tunnel
Description:  Boarding house is still barely standing. Alpine station is to the right of the boarding house. View is from engine house window.
Photo Date:  6/29/1958  Upload Date: 1/25/2011 10:01:35 PM
Location:  Pitkin, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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West Portal Alpine Tunnel looking towards the engine house
Title:  West Portal Alpine Tunnel looking towards the engine house
Description:  Still a bit of snow left at the end of June. Note the demolished snow shed
Photo Date:  6/29/1958  Upload Date: 3/30/2011 10:28:08 PM
Location:  Pitkin, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Views:  275   Comments: 0
West Portal Alpine Tunnel
Title:  West Portal Alpine Tunnel
Description:  Some explorers actually entered the tunnel and photographed the interior. See Denver S. Park and Pacific by M. Poor
Photo Date:  6/29/1958  Upload Date: 3/30/2011 10:34:33 PM
Location:  Pitkin, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Turntable lead west of the West Portal.
Title:  Turntable lead west of the West Portal.
Description:  Turntable is to the right. All of this track is now long gone
Photo Date:  6/29/1958  Upload Date: 3/30/2011 10:42:11 PM
Location:  Pitkin, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Views:  242   Comments: 0
DSP&P turntable at Alpine
Title:  DSP&P turntable at Alpine
Description:  In 1958 the rails and turntable were intact. My understanding is that all of the rails are now gone
Photo Date:  6/29/1958  Upload Date: 3/30/2011 10:29:31 PM
Location:  Pitkin, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Views:  310   Comments: 0
Alpine from the east. Note engine house on left
Title:  Alpine from the east. Note engine house on left
Description:  We thought about hiking further west to the Palisades, but common sense prevailed
Photo Date:  6/29/1958  Upload Date: 3/30/2011 10:30:41 PM
Location:  Pitkin, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Views:  229   Comments: 0
Dual Gauge Track on the Rio Grande
Title:  Dual Gauge Track on the Rio Grande
Description:  Still plenty of action back in the late 1950s
Photo Date:  5/26/1957  Upload Date: 3/31/2011 10:29:01 PM
Location:  Alamosa, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Views:  1150   Comments: 0
Rio Grande standard gauge switching narrow gauge
Title:  Rio Grande standard gauge switching narrow gauge
Description:  How often do you find photos like this?
Photo Date:  5/26/1957  Upload Date: 3/31/2011 10:28:35 PM
Location:  Alamosa, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  DRGW 110(S2)
Views:  2252   Comments: 5
Rio Grande FT(FS) powered freight
Title:  Rio Grande FT(FS) powered freight
Description:  A beautiful locomotive. Too bad I didn't have color film. Ed Cooper tells me that it should be labeled FS, not FT
Photo Date:  6/8/1957  Upload Date: 3/31/2011 10:30:27 PM
Location:  Fraser, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Locomotives:  DRGW 5461(FT)
Views:  2568   Comments: 5
Colorado and Southern Steam
Title:  Colorado and Southern Steam
Description:  Hard to believe this old guy was switching in Denver in 1958
Photo Date:  5/31/1958  Upload Date: 3/31/2011 10:25:21 PM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Locomotives:  CS 634(2-8-0)
Views:  813   Comments: 1
Colorado and Southern Steam switching in Denver
Title:  Colorado and Southern Steam switching in Denver
Description:  Looks like he found some cars
Photo Date:  5/31/1958  Upload Date: 3/31/2011 10:26:20 PM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author:  Lew Schneider
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Locomotives:  CS 634(2-8-0)
Views:  808   Comments: 0

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