Earache Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 I seem to take a shitload of pictures of trains as I ride around the Rocky Mountains. All of the towns have a train or two up on blocks in the town center. So here are a few. I'll add more here as I see them. Starting off with my home town - Black Hawk, Colorado. These are the trains that were used to haul gold ore from the mines to stamping mills for processing.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 Same train in use..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Brilliant! And great condition on them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 Gilpin Hotel now and then. Just up the street from the train. Look at that sparkling clean bike! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 The other train in town, bears the same Engine Number - although I don't know why. Maybe they shared the same line / route or something? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 A neighboring town, Silver Plume (wonder what they mined there?) has it's own train for tourists to ride as well as a small museum. But the cool part is the engine house where they repair the trains. They also have a nice, original station... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 It's fantastic that they retain those old Locos and buildings. Apparently they have a shunter in Tijola which is on the cards soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Fantastic stuff This is very interesting to me as my niece is married to a 'Gilpin' , it's not a very common name 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 That very cool. You must have some mileage on that bike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 18 hours ago, boboneleg said: Fantastic stuff This is very interesting to me as my niece is married to a 'Gilpin' , it's not a very common name The county that I live in is named Gilpin County. So lots of things and places around here are named "Gilpin". It is named after William Gilpin - see; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gilpin_(governor) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 6 minutes ago, Pedro said: That very cool. You must have some mileage on that bike Not too bad - it has 21,000 miles right now. Probably be around 28,000 by the end of riding season this year when it'll be 2 years old. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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