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Posted by chuchubob on Fri Jul 22 11:53:16 2016 Elevation 8000 to over 9000 feet in Clear Creek County, Colorado.West Side Lumber Shea #9 crossing Devil's Gate Bridge over Clear Creek  entering the passing siding to run around the train at Georgetown  Diesel assistance for the up hill trip to Silver Plume: 80-tonner GLRX 1203  Silver Plume  44-tonner  50-tonner  entering Devil's Creek Bridge arriving Georgetown  departing Georgetown  sanding the oil burner's flues  taking on water at Silver Plume  GRLX 1203 moving light to Georgetown to assist in the next up hill run to Silver Plume  drifting down hill  moving under Devil's Gate Bridge to complete the loop before starting the up hill run to Silver Plume  up hill to Silver Plume   I forgot to add "PHOTOS" to the title of my Union Pacific 844 in Denver post. |
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Posted by terRAPIN station on Fri Jul 22 12:05:29 2016, in response to PHOTOS: Georgetown Loop Railroad, posted by chuchubob on Fri Jul 22 11:53:16 2016. Nice! |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Fri Jul 22 12:35:40 2016, in response to PHOTOS: Georgetown Loop Railroad, posted by chuchubob on Fri Jul 22 11:53:16 2016. very nice photos |
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Posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Fri Jul 22 13:02:06 2016, in response to PHOTOS: Georgetown Loop Railroad, posted by chuchubob on Fri Jul 22 11:53:16 2016. Bob: Thank you for the great photos.Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by chud1 on Fri Jul 22 13:50:20 2016, in response to PHOTOS: Georgetown Loop Railroad, posted by chuchubob on Fri Jul 22 11:53:16 2016. 5 drooling stars out of 5 drooling stars for these pictures.chud1. :)..... |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Fri Jul 22 15:07:14 2016, in response to PHOTOS: Georgetown Loop Railroad, posted by chuchubob on Fri Jul 22 11:53:16 2016. Great photos!!! |
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Posted by Dave on Fri Jul 22 15:50:22 2016, in response to PHOTOS: Georgetown Loop Railroad, posted by chuchubob on Fri Jul 22 11:53:16 2016. Great shots, Bob! |
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Posted by MR RT on Mon Jul 25 17:45:21 2016, in response to PHOTOS: Georgetown Loop Railroad, posted by chuchubob on Fri Jul 22 11:53:16 2016. Great photos again ... thanks for sharing !Nice to see the rare GE 80 & 50 tonners, i.e. most were at 44 tons because that allowed RxR to do away with one crewman. |
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Posted by Terry Kennedy on Wed Jul 27 20:22:36 2016, in response to PHOTOS: Georgetown Loop Railroad, posted by chuchubob on Fri Jul 22 11:53:16 2016. I was there before the start of the 2004 "season", when the previous operator did not have their lease renewed and was moving out. I asked if I could look around and they pretty much said "knock yourself out", so I spent a day poking around and taking pictures.Ramp on cribbing for loading rolling stock onto trailers for removal:  Devil's Gate High Bridge from a number of unusual angles:   One of the issues dating back to the re-creation of the bridge was that the concrete bases should be finished in stone to match the original appearance, and that the diagonal anchor cables be replicated, even though not needed to support the new bridge. This is one of the original 1884 bridge anchor points:  Various other out-of-the-way shots:  
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Jul 27 20:46:35 2016, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Georgetown Loop Railroad, posted by Terry Kennedy on Wed Jul 27 20:22:36 2016. nice shots |
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Posted by Terry Kennedy on Wed Jul 27 22:54:12 2016, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Georgetown Loop Railroad, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Jul 27 20:46:35 2016. Thanks! Here's a few more from the same visit:More shots of Devil's Gate High Bridge from unusual angles:   Diesels #130 and #140:  2-8-0 #40:  Cab:  |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Jul 27 23:37:17 2016, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Georgetown Loop Railroad, posted by Terry Kennedy on Wed Jul 27 22:54:12 2016. nice photos |
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