Download or read book A Documentary History of the South Park Line Vol I written by Daniel W. Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Documentary History of the South Park Line: Vol. I* A Chronology of Alpine Tunnel* The Abandonment of Service through Alpine Tunnel and over Boreas Pass in 1910* The Gunnison District, 1879 to 1910Based on newspaper accounts about, and railroad documents of, The Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad; The Denver, Leadville & Gunnison Railroad and The Colorado & Southern Railway.

Download or read book A Documentary History of the South Park Line written by Daniel W. Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-12 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The South Park Line's early history is known for a paucity of information and surviving records—there IS data out there, but it is scattered around far and wide. Dan Edwards has been relentlessly hunting down varied sources to painstakingly assemble this chronology of Colorado and Southern Railroad history. This, Dan's second book (in a planned series of seven), is another major step forward into unravelling the history of the South Park line. Focusing on the Leadville and Breckenridge areas, this book also touches on the upper portion of the Clear Creek line above Georgetown and the plan to connect that “high line” to the other “high line” at Montezuma, near Dillon. The present work fills in many gaps, highlights new information, and of course raises new questions. Like his first book, this effort presents events primarily in chronological order as recorded by newspaper reporters, company officials in internal correspondence, and court records and documents. Also, many facts are gleaned from additional sources as found in archives and library records and railroad commissioner reports.The text is sometimes dry, sometimes riveting, but SO MUCH IS HERE!—rate wars; court battles; market crashes; titanic egos; railroad (strategic) and crew (tactical) confrontations; starry-eyed grand plans never realized (like standard gauging, ambitious extensions, and loooong tunnels); brutal mountain winters shutting down the road and isolating towns; avalanches and all-too-often train wrecks; strikes; sabotage; desperados; fires; profound corporate maneuvering both public and private; bankruptcies and reorganizations; and much, much more.And even some comedy—the embarrassing results of George C. Wortman's (of Wortman's Spur) determined search for a mail-order bride, the railroad employees using the Rotary snow plow's blades as a roulette wheel, and other “episodes” that are hilarious and fall firmly into the realm of “you just can't make this stuff up.”Tying names and dates to places and events and clarifying some myths and rumors—while debunking others—brings the mosaic of nebulous South Park history more clearly into focus. Dan occasionally provides background information to many of the reported events that helps to connect the dots.There may be a few “red herrings” thrown in, but these curve balls are few and usually are reported but once. After reading all the history books written in the usual past tense, it is actually entertaining to read an account of the history of the line “as it is unfolding.” I look forward to, and am grateful for, Dan's continuing research into the history of this road. We have been hungry for this information for far too long. Students of South Park history, whether serious or merely curious, will find the results of Dan Edwards' research helpful and enlightening. Bob SchoppePresident, The Denver, South Park & Pacific Historical SocietyFairplay, Colorado

Download or read book A Documentary History of the South Park Line Vol 7 written by Daniel Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book with its companion, Vol. 8, covers the history of the Colorado Central, Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf and Colorado & Southern narrow gauge line from Denver up Clear Creek Canyon to Georgetown and Silver Plume, and Black Hawk and Central City. Excerpts from old newspaper clippings and official railroad reports and memos are the primary sources used. The famous Georgetown Loop was on this line. Also included is a list of stations, side tracks and spurs on the Clear Creek District.

Download or read book A Documentary History of the South Park Line Vol 5 written by Daniel Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. 5 covers the following topics: Garos to Hancock, 1911-1922; Abandonment of the Buena Vista Branch; The Leavick Branch, Rails to the London Mine; The Como-Alma Branch, The Pitkin Branch, 1911-1934; and the Baldwin Branch and Ohio Creek Extension.

Download or read book A Documentary History of the South Park Line Vol 6 written by Daniel Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It took nearly ten years--from 1928 to 1937-- for the Colorado & Southern Railway to get permission from the Interstate Commerce Commission to abandon its narrow gauge line to Leadville, Colorado. This volume traces that journey and has the following chapters: The Two Forks Dam Proposal; "Donation" of the South Park Line; The Three Year test period; Abandonment Plans and the ICC; Dismantling from South Platte to Climax, Colorado; The Denver to South Platte Segment; and South Park Engines in New York and Central City, Colorado.

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Download or read book A Documentary History of the South Park Line Vol 3 written by Daniel W. Edwards and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2014-08-28 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. 3 covers the following topics:Restoring Service over Boreas Pass, 1911-1915;South Park Motive Power, 1921-1938;Joint Operations with the D&RGW at Leadville;Standard Gauging the Climax-Leadville Line;Fighting Snow on Boras Pass, 1921-1936;Stations, Sidetracks, and Spurs on the Leadville District; andThe Union Pacific Coal Mines at Como

Download or read book A Documentary History of the South Park Line written by Daniel Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-30 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume concludes the history of the Colorado & Southern's narrow gauge line up Clear Creek Canyon to Silver Plume and Central City. Based on newspaper articles of the time and railroad officials' memos and reports, the book traces C&S operations from 1901 to 1927. Then the histories, protests, and regulatory proceedings regarding the abandonments of various segments of the line are considered: the Central City to Black Hawk Line (1917 to 1932); the Denver to Silver Plume Line (1920-1929); the Line West of Idaho Springs (1934-1939); and the Line from Golden to Idaho Springs and Black Hawk (1939-1941). Additional information is provided on the devastating washout in 1933 and on the careers of various C&S officials.

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