A posting on another list got me wondering (again) about the C&S branchlines around the Trinidad area that went W-SW up various valleys in southeastern Colorado and into northern New Mexico (to serve
Jonathan: There are many photos in the Denver Public Library Western History collection showing the mines served by these C&S branches. Several of the photos depict the car loading process, and one o
Jonathan: Another good source of information on this area is the Colorado Railroad Museum's Colorado Rail Annual No. 23, Santa Fe in the Intermountain West, which features a lead article entitled "A