Amazing! I remember some of the last trains that used the Monarch Branch in the 80's before CF&I closed down the blast furnaces. When I first started working at CF&I in the mid 90's my 1979 Chevy company truck was the foreman of the Monarch Quarry's truck.
@stephensfarms71655 жыл бұрын
Awesome too bad all this is gone. Thanks great video of times gone by. 👍👍👍🇺🇸
@OfficialDenverRioGrandeWestern Жыл бұрын
Some of the portions of the line were saved that being the Durango and sliverton and the Cumbres & Toltec
@stephensfarms7165 Жыл бұрын
@@OfficialDenverRioGrandeWestern Yes, I know been to both trains. The Cumbres Toltec RR IS THE BEST 👍👍‼️‼️
@normansilver9055 жыл бұрын
The Monrach Branch job from Salida to the Quarry and return would usually take 6-8 hours for the crews. BUT there were plenty of times it took much longer. We lived in Salida from 1950-53.
@2quintly5 жыл бұрын
Good stuff, real railroading.
@albertofranchi6408 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic
@Austincanadakado6 ай бұрын
Bro, when I was going zip lining, I saw the mining Building
@geoffreylee51994 жыл бұрын
Look at that grade on the switch back.
@Donna677.5 жыл бұрын
I do love the narrator of the video, Mallory Hope Ferrel.
@jacksalvin3647 жыл бұрын
Only 22 of them remained in operation.
@kimrok13 жыл бұрын
22 of what?
@toastysheep71102 жыл бұрын
@@kimrok1 the engines
@zkydash87 жыл бұрын
So did they not whistle for road crossing back then?
@chrisweiser65226 жыл бұрын
zkydash8 It could well be that the movie was added to a silent film.