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Re: [CBQ] Shoshoni to Thermopolis route

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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Shoshoni to Thermopolis route
From: "Harold Huber" <sarge9@bresnan.net>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 15:02:29 -0600
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  Mike,
  That was the last portion to be built on the Wyoming Lines of ther Q.  The 
railroad got to Thermopolis in 1922 from the north and Bonneville to the south 
in 1920  there was a stage coach lines that took passengers over Birds Eye Pass 
until the line was finished in 1924.  The traffic through the canyon seems to 
be slow but made a bet with a fellow railroader last summer about how many 
trains we would see.  I said none, but there were 4 seperate trains on that 
day.  So it depends on the traffic and needs.  I model Lysite to Bonneville and 
a mythical narrow gauge into the Owl Creek Mountains (the mountains that the 
canyon is through).  The mythical railraod is the Big Horn Southern with the 
logo as the Rio Grande Southern, there really was a Big Horn Southern which was 
the Toluca branch in Montana just north of Hardin that went over to Cody and 
then south to Thermopolis.  That was the name given by the construction Company 
of course when it was done the Q assumed it and it became the CB&Q.  The Q used 
Cody as their enterance into Yellowstone and had a big resort in Cody that ran 
the yellow tour buses into Yellowstone.  At one time I owned one of the Q 
buses, but sold it to the Buffalo Bill Museum where it is being restored to its 
glory for display.   In its heyday there were gold, silver, and copper mines in 
the Owl Creek Mountains with copper being the greatest mineral.  Also several 
mica mines in the area.  The town of DePass was the large town which is where 
the largest copper mines were.  But other small towns of Gold Bug, Ophir, and 
Silver City.  If you want more I can supply.
  Harold Huber
  Ultimate Research
  Sheridan, WY
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: MICHAEL PANNELL 
    To: colorado-railfan@yahoogroups.com ; cbq@yahoogroups.com 
    Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 6:40 AM
    Subject: [CBQ] Shoshoni to Thermopolis route


      Hi

    This may not be within the Colorado confines, but we went to Yellowstone 
this weekend, and i was staggered by the fearsome looking Wind River Canyon 
BNSF route to Thermopolis. Does it see much traffic or is it too expensive to 
maintain ! I saw pretty extensive tunnel work going on.

    Mike  

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