April 17, 2024
LOT OF 13 pics 1880 COLORADO MIDLAND RR PIKES PEAK Rte.
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LOT OF 13 pics 1880 COLORADO MIDLAND RR PIKES PEAK Rte. ASPEN CO. CITY VIEW, SUPPLY MULE TRAIN, GIANT TRESTLES ( PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER 100+ QUALITY ITEMS ENDING ON EBAY THE SAME NIGHT AS THIS ITEM !! ) Circa 1880s lot of 12 boudoir cards and 1 cabinet card picturing the scenic routes of the Colorado Midland Railway. Perhaps one of the most interesting views is the image of the sweeping bird's-eye view of a fairly new Aspen Colorado (the now renowned ski resort area). These images were obviously published with the intent of promoting railroad travel throughout this scenic area and it must have seemed just short of miraculous to the typical "pre-automobile era" traveler to see such scenery with the speed and convenience of a train passenger. The Colorado Midland Railway, incorporated in 1883, was the first standard gauge railroad built over the Continental Divide in Colorado. It ran from Colorado Springs to Leadville and through the divide at Hagerman Pass to Aspen and Grand Junction. The Midland was an extraordinarily difficult railroad to operate in large because it had very little level track. In crossing Colorado, the line made three summits- at Hayden Divide, at Trout Creek Pass, and at Hagerman Pass. The railroad was difficult to operate at the best of times, and in winter it was often nearly impossible: the 1899 blizzard closed
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