Just before I stepped away from the Rain for a while, a new group got started that I immediately fell in love with that is gearded to train lovers. Growing up in Colorado, my grandfather worked on the local railroad for 45 years. The railroad he worked with was the Denver, Rio Grande Western (DRGW). So when the group got started, I went on line in search of information and photo's from the time he was active with this Colorado railroad. I have not had as much success as I would have liked (probably because I have not been able to devote the necessary time to it), but I did come across an interesting find.
I lived in Pueblo, Colorado for a while and most of my family still lives there and near there is a place called the Royal Gorge. It has a suspension bridge over the gorge that is somewhere over 1,000 feet above the floor of the gorge. People have been know to bungy jump off the bridge and some even have had their marriage performed just before they jumped. Anyway, there is a train still active through the gorge and it is part of the system my grandfather worked with. It is quite a trip if you ever get the chance. Here are some pictures of the Gorge and train. Enjoy.
The canyon is even steeper and deepr than this depiction allows the imagination, although looking closely at the suspension bridge gives you some idea of distance. This bridge allowed two way vehicle traffic at the time but no longer can you drive over it. I guess the chance that the wood decking you drove on may not support vehicles any more might be a problem.
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