08-29-2010, 09:24 PM
time is late 50's early60's
motive power is what ever the M&M can get running or procure cheep
coal , hay and livestock out consummer goods in
free lance B P &L Phillipsburge Buna Vista and Ludlow ( three mining towns in colorado the premice of the line is a once prosperus bridge line between the ATSF DRGW and CB%Q bet a earthquake caused the town of gilpin to slide into the eagfle river cannyon gausing a rock dam about 250 ft high forming gilpin lake and causing the CB&Q to abandon the line to ludlow by rerouting 50 miles south causing the line to hang on in desperation.
jim
motive power is what ever the M&M can get running or procure cheep
coal , hay and livestock out consummer goods in
free lance B P &L Phillipsburge Buna Vista and Ludlow ( three mining towns in colorado the premice of the line is a once prosperus bridge line between the ATSF DRGW and CB%Q bet a earthquake caused the town of gilpin to slide into the eagfle river cannyon gausing a rock dam about 250 ft high forming gilpin lake and causing the CB&Q to abandon the line to ludlow by rerouting 50 miles south causing the line to hang on in desperation.
jim