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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: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 06:50:13 -0600
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  Michael,
  That line was the Chicago and Northwestern which went to Shoshone, Lander and 
Riverton.  It abandoned early on and they bought running rights to use the Q 
track to Bonneville then track to Shoshone from Bonneville and then their track 
to Riverton and Lander.  The C&NW was actually in the Casper Division before 
the Q entered Wyoming.  I always found it intyetresting the towns 20 miles 
apart which started first as water stops for the train then changed to towns. 
Natrona, Powder River, Waltman, Hiland, Monteta, and then Shoshone. If you need 
I can get dates for the change to the Q line and their entrance into Wyoming 
later as I do not have them on the top of my head.
  Harold Huber
  Ultimate research
  Sheridan, WY
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: MICHAEL PANNELL 
    To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com 
    Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 4:17 PM
    Subject: Re: [CBQ] Shoshoni to Thermopolis route


      Thanks for the info Harold, how about the old line that runs parallel to 
route 26 towards Casper, its obviously been unused for years, do you know 
anything, it passed through Hiland and Waltman

    mike

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    From: Harold Huber <sarge9@bresnan.net>
    To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
    Sent: Monday, 3 August, 2009 3:02:29 PM
    Subject: Re: [CBQ] Shoshoni to Thermopolis route

      
    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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