Steam & Excursion > C&TS, September 21-22

Pete Lerro ran two days of charters on the C&TS. Here are a few of my favorites. On Wednesday we motorcaded an afternoon train to Cumbres, spent some time on Tanglefoot curve, and then did a night shoot at Cumbres.

JBWX



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More from Cumbres.

JBWX

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On Friday we ran to Osier.

JBWX

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One more from Friday on the way back to Chama.

JBWX

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Lovely as always, Mr. West. Always look forward to your posts.



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Beautiful scenes, and you had some nice looking weather too!

Steve Mitchell
http://www.yardgoatimages.com

Thanks for posting these pictures.
The one of the stock extra at Osier, showing the stock pens looking towards the buildings is a classic.
Looks like you caught it on a day when the vehicles and power equipment were gone.
A sure 'days of yore' photograph!!! Reminds me of this print although looking 180 degrees in reverse.
NGFAN



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Rio Grande #487 was built in 1925 - how accurate a scene is that?

We saw ranchers complete with cowboy hats on the ride east but I
wonder just how long such equipment was in use as seen?

/Mitch

Thanks for posting . . did you have to climb the hill in the first shot to get that view or was there a road close by? The shot at the water tower is timeless . . . could have been the 30's/40's/50's . . . I keep going back to it . . . well done!!

I have seen historic photos of horse-drawn wagons well into the 1940's.

Growing up in the city, we had a milkman's wagon pulled by a horse to almost 1960 so this scene is plausible in my mind.

NGFAN

Here is an example from the DPL Collection showing a wagon in about the same time frame as the print.
Call Number MCC-1848
Title Round up
Creator(s) McClure, Louis Charles, 1867-1957.

Summary View of cattle round-up somewhere probably in Colorado; shows three men on horseback, a large herd of cattle covering an open range, a man in a mule-drawn wagon (probably a cook with supplies), cowboys, and men men on horseback in distance heading up rear and sides of cattle drive.
Date [between 1900 and 1920]
Notes Vintage photographic prints with title hand-lettered on original glass plate.; R7000718483
Physical Description 2 photoprints ; 19 x 24 cm. (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of L. C. McClure collection 1890-1935
album XI, 221

Subject Cattle-herding--Colorado--1900-1920.
Cowboys--Colorado--1900-1920.

Rights Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Available for Purchase Yes
Type of Material Photographic prints.
Imaged.
Image

Filename 00071848.tif
Format-Medium Photograph



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Great shots, John. I hate I missed it! Jim

DAMN, John, damnit. Positively wonderful work. Thank you!!

John Bush
Omaha