Georgetown Loop High Trestle

Very nice picture of this old hard worker, Ric

Greetings,

Sigmund

Greetings Sigmund, Thanks for visiting the Georgetown Loop and commenting. The old contractor who ran the train lost the job last year and had to remove their locomotives. Those were originally out of South America. I don't know where the new contractor got their engines. This one is oil fired. The original high trestle was wood, but they tore it down a long time ago. The public and private sector raised money to rebuild the trestle so the train could run again. They originally wanted to run the train down to Georgetown, but the city didn't want it! I guess they didn't want all the tax and food and gift revenues it would have created for them. Go figure.

Cheers,

Rich

Cheers,

Rich

Klasse Rich, das sieht fantastisch aus!

Grüße Helge, Dank für das Besuchen und die Anmerkungen. Das hohe Gestell der Schleife ist, besonders von der Oberseite sehr eindrucksvoll, da du über der untereren Schiene, der Straße und dem Fluß hoch bist. Sie verlangsamen den Zug, also brennt das überfahrtnehmen ein langfristiges und sie pfeift so es widerhallt während der Schlucht, ein schöner Ton durch.

Beifall,

Reich

Hi Rich, I do not know to say if the Georgetown Loop or the photo is beautifulr, however congratulations. Cheers, Greti

Greetings Greti, The Georgetown Loop is definitely beautiful. I'm not sure I did such a good job capturing it in this photograph since the smoke blew back into the frame. The narrow gauge railroad gives us a chance to go back in history and see how past modes of transportation worked. I did a paper once in college where I traced the narrow gauge tracks from Denver to Silver Plume. You can still find traces of the old rail bed and bridge abutments in Clear Creek Canyon where the train ran. There were stations and water stops all the way up to keep the engine operating. I could just imagine the people in the late 1800's riding the train to Georgetown for a weekend get away. What nostalgic fun. Thanks for visiting.

Cheers,

Rich

Greetings Rich, one moving history. Cheers, Greti.

Hi Richard! What a nice picture with a beautiful landscape. I love steam!(Look at my pics) Greetings, schwabendude

Greetings Schwabendude, Thanks for visiting The Georgetown Loop and commenting. It is a very short train system, maybe 3 to 4 miles, but it is a very historic place. There is a mine tour you can take into an old silver mine to see what miners did underground. Of course there is the smoke, cinders and steam from the train. A fun excursion.

Cheers,

Rich

Great shot Richard. It (the bridge) looks so flimsy. Great to see they made the effort to keep these old railways working. Reminds me of one of my all time favourite films 'Stand by Me'.

Greetings Green Irish Eagle, Thanks for visiting and commenting. The original trestle was wood, but they replaced it with the steel trestle in place now. It's a nice view down from the top.

Cheers,

Rich

my, Rich, what a fantastic ride... and all through that scenery. Beats amusement park rides any day. Looks really scary but fun. I can imagine my tummy doing flips chugging along from that height. Best wishes, susan

Greetings Susan, Thanks for visiting and commenting, The train is a huge attraction and is usually sold out all day long. Reservations are a good idea. It is a fun ride.

Cheers,

Rich

Wow!!!

Hello Mr. Ryer! That must be a fantastic journey with the old steam train! Many greetings from Germany Thomas Reyer