Leadville, Colorado and Southern RR-Leadville, CO-Road Trip 2016
Dec 21, 2016 07:56:13 #
Jay Pat wrote:
This is a wonderful train ride! The locomotive is a 1957 GM Diesel. There are great views of the valley north of Leadville and you are up in the forest. The Docent is very knowledgeable with the history of the area. The trains runs backwards and returns pulling forward. There is no turnaround. I did a cab ride on the return trip. I, highly recommend this ride to anyone!
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Pat
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Pat
Nice images of a wonderful place! Thanks for posting.
Dec 21, 2016 09:21:42 #
Dec 21, 2016 09:42:34 #
Nuclear13
Loc: North Lauderdale, Florida
Jay. Down in South Miami they have a railroad museum. For a price you can ride in the diesel cab. Of course, I was always riding in the cab & take loads of pictures. The unfortunate part about the ride is that it doesn't go very far. When the museum was in Fort Lauderdale, they ran a steam engine which ran around the Fort Lauderdale Hollywood airport. That changed after Hurricane Andrew when they moved to South Miami just outside of Zoo Miami. But having loved trains for as long as I can remember (subway trains where I grew up in Brooklyn New York) I'm always thrilled to ride on trains. Nice shots of the train you rode on.
Dec 21, 2016 10:35:55 #
Jay Pat wrote:
Image #9, the controls appear, simple. It takes a skilled engineer to operate the train smoothly and efficiently. The little gauge on the right side of the panel is a bicycle speedometer adapted to work on the locomotive. The train travels about 7-8 mph.
Very enjoyable set Pat.
Dec 21, 2016 12:39:25 #
Did this a couple of years ago. Worthy excursion! I really enjoyed seeing
the remains of the old telegraph poles and wires.
the remains of the old telegraph poles and wires.
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Dec 22, 2016 08:50:46 #
Excellent set, Pat and have book marked so I can check out the details better and send to some friends! Thanks!
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Dec 27, 2016 17:51:21 #
saside wrote:
Have you ever tried the Royal gorge in Canyon city?
I have not visited that train ride.
One of the summers, I'll get back to that area.
Pat
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