Great video thanks luv the history and the view

#bringbackc&s

I've seen track in the creek while fishing. I think around mile post 263 but not certain. Pretty cool non the less. Thanks again for sharing.

Thanks from Germany, when I visited colorado I also tried to explore parts of the former Colorado and Southern route, but I didn't have that much time... So thank you for doing this for me. Andreas

Good job!

Wow It’s really cool to see more of the C&S Especially since it’s hard to find information thanks for sharing

thank you

Love these C&S vids. :)

Honestly it's actually really cool seeing the old photos compared to what it looks like now

The bridge outside of tunnel five looks fire

Hope to be able to visit this place… some day.

Hello Kurt. Is there a way to email you a question? Really enjoy your videos. Thanks

What happend to the Gondola?

A few volunteers fixed the spark arrestor this summer

Thanks Kurt for the close-up mini tour. What a shame #71 just sits there, along with coach #20, just wasting/weathering away. MAYBE one day they will get the proper mechanical and cosmetic restorations they both deserve....and can find a place to operate on.

It burned in 1906? How does a stone building catch fire?

I noticed there is another engine #71 in the parking lot of Colorado Central Station/Lady Luck casino. Which one is the real #71?

Would be great to see it run again. Another fun rail outing. Always great info.

I saw her just you show here, in late September, 2022. Later visiting Como, I thought it would be great if she could be acquired by the Como project to operate on home rails once again. Maybe if a replica could be fabricated the casino would give her up? I have an HOn3 model of her.

I bare good news! There has been an update on the Colorado Central website! They’ve acquired a number of 3 foot gauge rolling stock as well as diesel locomotive they plan to restore. They updated the blog In August of this year.

Kurt...Your video explorations of the DSP&P and C&S routes and areas in general are ALWAYS of interest! Especially when your family or a family member accompanies you on your explorations. I and so many others are thankful for your sharing.

Thank you for sharing, so you a lucky father to have a daughter that does this railroad stuff with you.

Any progress with this railroad?

I RR spike would have been a nice find and confirmation that these are RR ties. I wonder when line was abandoned if they recovered as much metal (spikes) for scrap, to get as much scrap value they could?

Beautiful filming! ✨ Hope to film like that one day :D

This video depicts what I enjoy doing and that is trying to locate and follow these old railroad beds. I recently retired and moved to Montrose Colorado and there is so much narrow gauge history around here that I'm in heaven. Just a short walk from my house is a portion of the bed of D&RGW. I also plan on doing more research and exploring of the DSP&P as that is not too far from where I live. Thank you for sharing your experiences. Also, it's nice to see the young generation, your daughter, at least appears to have some interest too.

Always love seeing where the DSP&P went. Thank you for researching and finding so much of it!

Something to remember the original route would not follow telephone lines they would be telegraph lines for using morce code The telephone system was introduced after the alpine tunnel was closed Not that I hate the locomotive effects I like this better

A train ride on the old C&S that everyone wish they could ride modern times

What needs to happen is a group of investors to bring in funds to make this railroad viable again

Always look forward to your vids. Thanks

So lovely

Thank you for sharing! It`s like being there . I Have tried that on google maps but this is far better.

My wife and I rode this in 1987 i believe . I remember it ended somewhere behind the first casino they built. It was short but fun. I have pictures up in the attic. Ill dig them up and post any interesting ones for you. I know i have some of the engine running.

Thank you for creating this video, it makes me feel like being back in Colorado!

It’s still there if you know what to look for… Thank you for producing these videos, preserving history, and sharing.

Wow! So many hints are still there!

Wow neat! A friend of ours owns that motel at Parlins. Her name is Diane. She was big help in cleaning out our apt in Gunnison at the Assembly of God Church.

Hyce would know. He is a railroader, railroad preservationist, railroad historian, and he's local to this location. Ya out there, Hyce?

Excellent video. I drove up this grade back in 2020 in my F250. Only made it as far as the top of the Sherrod loop, because the trail was closed passed there to vehicles. Hiked the mile along the Palisade to get to the West Portal. Really incredible place to see in person.

You did a great job again, last year I drove thru Ohio City, but now I know about the former C&S railroad facilities. I think, I will build a model of that loadingplattform for my garden layout. Thank you for sharing. Andreas

I have loved and studied this area since I was a kid. We could be brothers! Excellent stuff. Love the matched then and now pics.

Gunnison was my stomping grounds for nearly 4 years and in that time, I explored much of the DSP&P right of way, as well as that of the Rio Grande. I have been to Alpine Tunnel on both sides of the divide several times and can only imagine what a passenger on that line would have thought seeing the 'sights'. Once I found half of a discarded "glad hand" air hose connector and of course a few forgotten spikes. Other than that, the books I bought remind me of those excursions, as well as these excellent videos. Thanks again for your work in preserving the history of the South Park. I have mentioned this reference book before but if anyone is seriously interested in eyewitness history of the South Park and the Gunnison railroading, acquire a copy of "Little Engines and Big Men" by Gilbert Lathrop. It is history told as if through the eyes of the author's father who was a railroad man for much of his adult life in the Gunnison country.

I love “seeing” the past in our present day… Unfortunately there are those that have no respect for what came before and tend towards destroying historical evidence… Thank you for preserving the past and sharing what you find.

I really enjoy your "then and now" comparisons. It's a way for us fans to connect with the railroad. 😊

The RGW and especially the RGS get so much attention it's nice to see someone providing information on the C&S (DSP&P). Don't get me wrong I love the history of all narrow gauge lines but growing up in southwest Denver, Morrison for 34 years, the C&S felt like my home railroad. Over the years I have driven, hiked, and explored the ROW of this railroad. I now live on the western slope of Colorado and plan to do the same on this side. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

Great job at doing all of your research as usual. I drove that route 20 years ago, so I drove through Ohio City on my way to Pitkin to check out some real estate. It was one of my favorite Colorado trips. No I didn't buy anything, Damn!

I'll have to make a video short with a few of my rail road relics or at least what I have left. I spent a lot of time along the transcontinental, but still looking for another C&S padlock, sold one a few years back.

Back in the early 90's in a crevice,I found part of a hobnail boot and a rubber hose with a small red C&S stamped on it. Very familiar with all the CC canyon stations, as I've been to and searched most of them with a detector. Shame to see that stupid path and citified areas in the canyon, lost its charm.

Where specifically is this in Central City?