Thank you for that information. I will get back to DPL and look more diligently using place names. Please do explore digital publishing for your C&S book. As someone who loves (real) books, I begrudg
Hi Jonathan and all: This is pretty obscure and remote C&S trackage even though it's not far from Raton as the crow flies. The information below refers to the Maxwell Land Grant, New Mexico's largest
Thank you. Going up that canyon must have been a pretty spectacular ride. The C&S abutted some beautiful scenery along the eastern flank of the Rockies. The pictures I've seen of the branches that go
Several years ago when my son was visiting I had several books out. The books were The C&S by Wagner, the CRM Santa Fe in the West, one of the Brown Ghost Towns of Colorado and the Ghost Railroads of
Thanks for the detailed description (lucky you!). You didn't perchance bring a camera, did you? I'm curious about the geology, vegetation and buildings. Form your mention of cowboys and cows, I suppo
Chapparal is not a type of tree. It's a dense brush. W. D. Hoy -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CBQ/ <*> Your email settings: Individual
Sorry I was unclear. Yes, I meant a scrub vegetation association consisting of low, drought-tolerant (mostly) woody shrubs. Because these are slow growing and loong-lived plants, many species (mounta
Thank you Jonathan, I am happy you found this interesting. We did take pictures but have no way of posting them. The stone ghost town is Berwind in Berwind Canyon also called Road Canyon. I would cal
Author: MICHAEL PANNELL <michael.pannell@btinternet.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:21:28 +0000 (GMT)
Love these shots Hol, makes me want to take a road trip........... Mike Pannell From: HOL WAGNER <holpennywagner@msn.com> To: CB&Q Group <cbq@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 15:42
"Poor quality" in terms of image resolution, maybe, but not in terms of historical information. Thank you again! The C&S depot at Berwin is light with dark trim; not sure about the one at Hastings (i
Hol. Thanks for this helpful information. Since I'm modeling the "Q" between 1955 and 1968 I'll be certain to get the AB brakes for the model. Coronado Hobbies in Phoenix has some O-Scale stuff so I'
C&S depots of the early 20th Century as a rule were painted either a light tan (depot buff) with darker brown trim or a light gray with dark green trim. There were numerous exceptions. The depots at
Thanks for the information. I just bought the book on Amazon for $16.95. There is another at that price. W. D. Hoy -- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yaho