Steam & Excursion > Rails Being Removed From Georgetown Loop High Bridge!

Not all historic railroad events took place on warm sunny days for them to be photographed by Railfans in comfort. In this instance, Dick Kindig had to done his winter cloths and boots to capture the sad sight of the rails being removed from the Georgetown Loop.

The date is March 1, 1939 and fresh snow has fallen to make the job of the scrapping crew assigned to Colorado & Southern #68 all that much more miserable. They have just finished removing the rails from the High Bridge on the Loop when Kindig climbed a near-by hillside to record this view. The train is making it's way slowly back to Georgetown, CO as they remove the rail along this scenic route.

With the rails removed, the bridge itself was sold to local mining companies for $450. They dismantled the bridge and used the steel to shore up their mines in the area.

Fortunately today we can enjoy this marvel of railroad engineering with the new Georgetown Loop and the replacement bridge erected in 1984.


Martin



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/22/14 03:56 by LoggerHogger.

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You scared the s*** out of me with that head line! Then I looked at the poster and realized what was going on! Had to go take a heart pill!

Took me by surprise as well!

Peter M
Murrieta, CA

48 years later, on a winter day in 1987, the rails were back.

Kit Courter
Menefee, CA
LunarLight Photography

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DavidMKetchum Wrote:
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> You scared the s*** out of me with that head line!
> Then I looked at the poster and realized what was
> going on! Had to go take a heart pill!


You're telling me? I already had a heart attack on Saturday
(for real, and I'm doing fine, thank you) and don't need
another. Great photo of the old removal. Isn't it great when
we actually get a line back?

- Bruce