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Re: [CBQ] Guernsey/Hartville

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Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2019 22:52:11 +0000
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Thread-topic: [CBQ] Guernsey/Hartville
Anyone interested in more about CF&I's Colorado & Wyoming Railway and its three widely separated divisions (linked by the C&S) might want to consider William H. (Bill) McKenzie's 1982 199-page hardcover book, Mountain to Mill, covering the history, operations and equipment of this fascinating railroad.  The cover painting by my late friend and former CB&Q Group member Bob Jensen is a night scene depicting 2-8-0 No. 3 at the coal tipple beside the coke ovens at Tercio on C&W's Southern Division west from Trinidad.  You can find used copies on bookfinder.com beginning at around $35:

Hol


From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> on behalf of HOL WAGNER <holpennywagner@msn.com>
Sent: Friday, March 8, 2019 3:50 PM
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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Guernsey/Hartville
 
Colo. & Wyo. 2-8-0s 1 and 2 were delivered by Baldwin in April 1900 and most of the railroad's Wyoming rolling stock came new from AC&F, probably including 4-wheel waycar (yes, that's what the C&W called them, too) 100, just 16 feet long over the body and combination coach 2, measuring 40 feet over the body and seating 24 passengers.  The combine was normally used on the "C&W Flyer" which ran between the C&S connection at Hartville Junction and the mine at Sunrise.  The two Consolidations handled the ore trains and 4-4-0 102 was used only in mine yard switching and powering the "Flyer" and the daily water trains (with Vanderbilt tank car 300) that operated between Sunrise and the North Platte River, bringing industrial and household water to the mine and community.  My best guess for the photo of the One-spot with the bobber and combine, the locomotive and combine both decked out in patriotic bunting and flags, would be a Fourth of July picnic special, probably in 1900, as the Consolidation still looks quite new.

Hol


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Sent: Thursday, March 7, 2019 3:21 PM
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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Guernsey/Hartville
 
March 7, 2019

Brian and Group - Here's a link to an excellent early visual history of the CF&I Sunrise Mine, its operations and Colorado & Wyoming Northern Division Railroad:


It's a little slow to load (at least for me in south Alabama).  Use the tool bar at upper right.  Click on Flip Right. The album will then open.  Many fascinating views including one of C&W No. 1 with a "bobber" four wheel way car and a combination way car/combine.  Even with enlarging, I can't quite make out the lettering on the way car and way car/combine. Could be either C&S or C&W. May be Hol can tell us....

From the decorations and dressed-up riders, the image might've been taken either when the railroad opened or during a patriotic celebration such as July 4th. I've attached the undated image.  I didn't realize how "large" this mining operation once was until I viewed the album.

Modelers will undoubtedly find this album of particular interest.  The album is really a remarkable look back at early day mining in Wyoming. Best Regards - Louis

Louis Zadnichek II
Fairhope, AL

In a message dated 3/6/2019 12:35:39 PM Central Standard Time, harleyhorse74@gmail.com writes:

Appreciate everyone's feedback.  For those of you on Facebook and interested in more history on Sunrise and the mining operations, go to the Facebook page Sunrise, Wyoming - Historic Mining Town.  It is filled with a lot of wonderful and interesting images of railroad and mining operations.  The current owner of the town and mining site does offer tours.  Here is a link to photos I took last summer.

https://el-camino-real.smugmug.com/Ghost-Towns/Wyoming-Ghost-Towns/Sunrise-WY/

Thanks,
Brian
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