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- A judge's gavel is holding up the gate at the Garden of the Gods Crossing. [See Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph article "Garden of Gods railroad crossing wins a reprieve" dated September 23, 1982, page A1.] 1
- Colorado Springs utility customers are paying too much for coal delivery. The train company is robbing us. (original is missing. I think I gave this cartoon to the lawyer who filed the lawsuit.) 1
- Panel 1-4. Liberal politicians in California plan to build a high speed, very expensive bullet train. The analogy is about the big, strong, golden bear, usually the king of the forest, getting killed by eating a high-speed bullet train. 1
- Panel 1. Man sees large black man with strike sign. Panel 2. Accuses man of not caring about our country. Panel 3. Black man says train ain't moving 'til they get a contract. Panel 4. Man says Train? I thought you were with NFL. 1
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- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway, engine 476 on display with General Palmer's personal railroad car in Durango. 2
- Exterior view of the Santa Fe Train Depot. 2
- A Colorado Midland Railway steam locomotive with “201” on the tender pulls a baggage car and three passenger cars in the vicinity of Colorado Avenue and Ridge Road in Colorado City with houses in background. 1
- A large line of people stand near the American Freedom Train. 1
- A line of people stand near the American Freedom Train. 1
- A line of people wait to enter the American Freedom Train. 1
- A man with two children next to a riverside, a bridge is to the left, and railroad tracks are behind. 1
- A rustic wooden building sits along train tracks in a rocky canyon. 1
- A steam locomotive belches smoke as it pulls a passenger car up a forested slope on the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek Railway [The Short Line] with St. Peters Dome in the background. Photo identified on back. 1
- A steam locomotive with snow piled on top of the boiler is being pushed into a large snow drift by a second pusher engine in a mountainous area. Photo identified on back as "Chalk Ranch, west side of Boreas Pass, snowed in April 9, 1904." 1
- A train runs through Devil's Slide. Printed on front "6749. Devil's Slide on the C. S. & C. C. Short Line, Colo." 1
- A view of Manitou Springs in the right foreground and Pikes Peak in the distance as seen from a point on Colorado Midland Railroad. Printed on front "Manitou and Pikes Peak from the C. M. R. R." Printed on back "Hersom / Manitou." 1
- Aerial view of long railroad train running through dry hills with dirt road at right and paved road at left. 1
- An 11-mule pack train lead by one man on horseback in the San Juan Mountains with railroad tracks in the background leading in the distance to a mine. This appears to be the same mule train depicted in PPLD images 207-272 and 013-667. 1
- An elevated view of a train crossing the High Bridge in the canyons with Mt. McClellan in background along a rail line snaking its way through a mountain pass. Printed on front 1
- Blurred view of train passing by on tracks. Print of the year, 1959. Featured on cover of 1959-1960 Pikes Peak Camera Club Year Book. 1
- Bridge on the Denver and South Park Railroad with rocky cliffs in distance. "Chalk Rocks Height 1,000 ft." and "D.S.P. & P.R.R. written on bottom of print. 1
- Colorado Avenue overpass with decorative iron railings and stairway. Cars are parked under the overpass. Robinson Grain Co. building visible in background with D&RGW railroad boxcar parked alongside. Railroad crossing sign is at left. 1
- Colorado Midland buildings located on the current site of Ghost Town at 21st Street and Highway 24. The large building burned down in January 1953. 1
- Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek Railroad [The Short Line] tracks wind through a rugged and forested mountain pass. "Looking West from Tunnel 8 C.S. & C.C. Dis't Railroad A.J. Harlan Photo 369" written on print. 1
- Construction in front of Santa Fe Railroad depot building. 1
- Crane helps lift toppled railroad engine back onto tracks while workers watch. Row of I-beams lines ground in foreground. Note on back reads "Uintah and Pine St. Overpass 2/25/45. 4 1
- Crowd of people (possibly passengers on the train) stand outside a derailed railroad passenger/baggage car missing its bogies with hills behind. "Wreck on Colo. M. Ry. June 29 -02 Photo-by-Horn" written at bottom of print. 1
- Crowd of people at railroad tracks listening to men standing on platform at end of railroad car. One man in foreground is on horseback. Photo identified on back as Theodore Roosevelt's visit to Hugo, Colorado 1
- Crowd of people standing at railroad tracks, many holding flags. Several people in foreground are sitting on the rails. Houses are visible in background. Photo identified on back as Theodore Roosevelt visit to Hugo, Colorado. 1
- Denver & Rio Grande narrow gauge train with passenger in open cars going past river in Animas Canyon near Durango. 1
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad train running through rocky canyon. Photo identified on back as "Narrow gauge steam engine in Rockwood Canyon of Las Animas River, near Durango, Colo." 1
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway, engine 476 on display with General Palmer's personal railroad car in Durango. Engineer and toddler sit in the window. 1
- Drawing of proposed Pikes Peak Railway made in 1883. [Work began on the cog railway in 1888] W. F. Ellis Jr. was the Chief Engineer. Some sites noted are United States Military Reservation, Seven Lakes, Sheep Mountain, Pikes Peak, and more. 1
- Drawing of steam-engine running past individual wooden buildings. One of three vignettes on larger image. 1
- Engine #478 of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway with steam or smoke, on tracks at the Durango railway yard. 1
- Engine 6003 of the Rio Grande train running through snow-dusted canyon walls at the bottom of Royal Gorge. Photo identified on back as "Last passenger train through the Royal Gorge, November, 1964." 1
- Engine number 476 sitting inside Denver and Rio Grande Western roundhouse at Alamosa. 1
- Five wood engravings of views along the Denver and Rio Grande Railway, on page 500 of The Illustrated London News, May 24, 1864. The page is titled "The Denver and Rio Grande Railway." 1
- Freight train crossing trestle bridge over snowy landscape with hills behind. "No. 535" printed on center of print. Handwritten note on back reads "Marshall Pass Colo." Partially obscured stamp on back reads "Bros. News Agents. Ogden - Utah." 1
- Full page spread with 13 images. Page title "Colorado. - Incidents of a trip to the mining town of Durango. - From Sketches by J. J. Reilly. - See page 223." Illustration appeared in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper", on May 28, 1881 page 221. 1
- Fully-loaded ore cars waiting by the tailings pond at Golden Cycle Mill. 1
- Georgetown Loop Railroad on trestle bridge over rocky canyon with railroad tracks below. Title printed on photo. 1
- Hand-tinted photograph of landscape view of railroad on high trestle bridge over river. Printed on bottom "451-The Loop above Georgetown". 1
- High-contrast photo of a steam-powered locomotive pulling three passenger cars crossing a bridge. "Purgatoire Gorge" printed on bottom. "Delagua / Bethune / D&B" logo in lower left-hand corner. "db 6688" printed in lower right-hand corner. 1
- Image shows railroad tracks over hanging bridge at the bottom of Royal Gorge. Title under image. 1
- Interior of Denver and Rio Grande Western roundhouse at Durango, with engine on track. 1
- Landscape view of railroad on high trestle bridge over river . Printed on front "High Bridge, Georgetown Loop, Colo. ". 1
- Landscape view of railroad on high trestle bridge over river . Printed on front "High Bridge, Over the Loop, Colorado, C. and S.R.R. ". 1
- Large crowd fills platform of train station with depot on right and train at left. Sign on building at right reads "Flagler". 1
- Line drawing of railroad running through mountains. "Marshall Pass." printed below image. "Thos. T. Moessner" written in lower left corner of image. 1
- Locomotive engine stands next to railroad track in mountains. 1
- Long view of open fields with mountains behind and railroad boxcars parked on a curve on the right. Wooden rail fence is visible in foreground. 1
- Long view of rail yards at Pueblo, showing tracks and parked trains. Mountains are visible in background. 1
- Long view of two men looking downstream in canyon next to railroad tracks. Printed on front "1689 Eagle River Canon, Colorado." 1
- Man sitting in window of railroad engine at Durango. "476" and "D&RGW" are painted on side of engine. Canvas bag is hanging outside window, half covering the number. 1
- Man and toddler sitting in window of railroad engine at Durango. "476" and "D&RGW" are painted on side of engine. Canvas bag is hanging outside window, half covering the number. 1
- Man on train taking photo of the side of the train running along rocky cliffs. Camera has "Kodak" written on side. 1
- Man sitting in window of railroad engine at Durango. "478" and "D&RGW" are painted on side of engine. Canvas bag is hanging outside window, half covering the number. 1
- Man working on railroad engine at the narrow gauge railroad roundhouse of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway in Durango. 1
- Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway rotary snow plow stopped on the tracks at summit of Pikes Peak with snow-covered mountains behind. 1
- Men holding sledgehammers, picks and digging bars pose on rocky hillside during construction of tunnel on the Colorado Midland Railway. Title written on bottom of print. 1
- Men standing in front and on steps of small stone building with sign "A.T.& S.F. Ry. "Santa Fe". Colorado & Southern Ry. Colorado Midland Ry. Union Freight Station". 1
- Men working on the construction of Iron Springs Bridge on the Colorado Midland Railway, showing the steel truss beams over canyon. Title on bottom of print. 1
- Northbound steam locomotive pulling two baggage and four passenger cars passing houses in Colorado Springs. Cheyenne Mountain appears in the distance. Hand-written on bottom of print "Colorado & Southern Ry." and "A. H. Harlan Photo. Colo. Sp'gs." 1
- One image from full-page spread of six halftone images showing scenes in Colorado. Each image is identified at bottom. Image shows railroad tracks over hanging bridge at the bottom of Royal Gorge. "Royal Gorge" printed at lower left of image. 1
- One of 13 images in a full page spread. Illustration appeared in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper", on February 22, 1890, page 72. 1
- One of four illustrations from Harper's Weekly Supplement,"The City of Aspen, Colorado" on January 19, 1889. Image shows railroad on high trestle bridge above river. Title below image reads "Maroon Bridge on the Midland Railroad near Aspen." 1
- Onlookers line road to view toppled railroad cars on embankment by street. Note on back reads "Uintah and Pine St. Overpass 2/25/45. 4 1
- Open railroad car filled with people all holding bunches of wild flowers. Treed hillside is visible behind car. Sign on car side reads "115 Mile Scenic Trip Wildflower for $1.00." "July 27, 1915 is written on bottom of print. 1
- Ore cars on tracks through snow-covered rocky fields with mountains in distance. "C.N. Pressler Engineer Eng. 64" handwritten on lower left of print. Note on back reads "The last solid ore train out of Bull Hill, Colo. Engines 65-66- 64 on Rear end." 1
- Ore wagon with team of six horses in front of cars labeled "Cripple Creek 398 Short Line" and "Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District". Two lead horses wear nosebags and blinkers. Photo identified on back as "wagons unloading ore CS & CC District RW". 1
- Passenger railcars pass through a small truss bridge in a steep rocky canyon. "Royal Gorge Col." handwritten in pencil on back of card. 1
- Photographic copy of a painting of two steam locomotives on a narrow rocky ledge above a steep gorge. "224. Hell Gate on the Colo. Midland Ry." printed on bottom of photo. 1
- Printed on bottom of the photograph 1
- Printed on front "569. Hanging Bridge, Royal Gorge, Denver and Rio Grande Western R. R., Colo." Printed on back "This bridge carries track suspended above stream because of narrow gorge. It is one of the best known engineering wonders of the world." 1
- Printed on front "Cathedral Park, Col. C. C. S. L." 1
- Printed on front "Miniature Railway / Manitou, Colo. / This Outfit was made by Wm. L. Dainy, the man in the picture, at Pueblo, Colo. 1930". 1
- Printed on front "The Loop. Georgetown to Silver Plume, Colo." Printed on bottom of card "Photographed by Alex. Martin, Georgetown, Colorado." 1
- Rail yard in Pueblo with railroad cars in foreground and Pikes Peak visible in background. 1
- Rail yards at Pueblo, showing tracks and parked trains. Pikes Peak is visible in background. 1
- Rail-mounted crane and workmen raising derailed and wrecked steam locomotive with "907 C&S" painted on side. Photo identified on back as "Uintah and Pine St. Overpass 2/25/45 4 1
- Railroad car on track with mountain in background. Car has signs "Colorado Midland" "260" "United States Mail Railway Post Office" 1
- Railroad cars from the Colorado & Southern Railway sit idle on tracks in front of numbered shutes of industrial building. Sign on cars "The Colorado Road". Wooden buildings can be seen above, on the rise. 1
- Railroad cars off track and falling into river with crowd of onlookers on both sides and many parked cars watching. Photo identified as accident on July 18, 1929, between Stratton and Vona on the Rock Island. 1
- Railroad cars on tracks at night. 1
- Railroad cars on tracks at railyards in Denver with skyline in background. Photo identified on back as "from near stockyrads looking s.w." 1
- Railroad cars painted with "ATSF" and the Santa Fe logo parked at siding with Cheyenne Mountain in background. Loading platforms are at right and small wooden shack is at back of yard. 1
- Railroad emerging from small tunnel shored up with rough timbers in rocky cliff. The Hagerman Tunnel was constructed in 1887 on the Colorado Midland Railway. Title and photographer written on bottom of print. 1
- Railroad engine at narrow gauge railroad yards with cliffs in background. Another train, with "Rio Grande" and "464" painted on engine, visible in background. 1
- Railroad engine half-buried in dirt with boxcars piled behind after wreck. Engine has "907" in front. Note on back reads "Uintah and Pine St. Overpass 2/25/45. 4 1
- Railroad engine lying on its side on embankment by railroad tracks. Other derailed trains are behind. Houses and onlookers are visible at left. Note on back reads "Uintah and Pine St. Overpass 2/25/45. 4 1
- Railroad engines and men working at rail yard in Durango. 1
- Railroad locomotive on tracks alongside river with large mountain behind. Photo identified on back as "Baker Park, Canon of the Rio Los Animas|Jackson Photo About 1881." 1
- Railroad passenger car with several men standing on the observation platform rounding a curve alongside cliffs. "Scene on the Cripple Creek Line" and "172" written on print. 1
- Railroad running alongside rocky riverbed in Royal Gorge. Railroad cars and person's elbow are visible at right. "Royal Gorge Col." written on bottom of album page. 1
- Railroad tracks run past piles of sand or gravel with storage structures behind and railroad boxcars at right. Cheyenne Mountain is visible in background. 1
- Railroad tracks to summit of Pikes Peak. Page title "The Cog Railway to the Summit of Pikes Peak / Photographs by J. P. Allberger, Denver". Illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on May 18, 1901 page 514. 1
- Railroad train pausing for photo on Hanging Bridge in Royal Gorge. People are posing in open car at back of train. Photographer's ad for "Views of Rocky Mountain Scenery" printed on back of photo mount. 1
- Railroad train stopped at Hanging Bridge in Royal Gorge with passengers walking alongside. Suspension Bridge across the gorge is visible overhead. 1
- Robin Iowa station penciled on glass plate. In San Juan County, Silverton Northern RR running from Silverton to Eureka 1
- Scenic view of the Denver & Rio Grande train on tracks alongside river through wooded slope with mountains in the background, identified as Rio de Las Animas in the San Juans. 1
- Several men in uniform helping men out of wrecked railroad car. "Victim of Wreck Flagler Colo." written on bottom of photo. 1
- Several women walk alongside railroad car parked at small station set amid hills. Men, women and one young girl walk alongside tracks at right. Handwritten note on back reads "Helen Mrs. Josie Bowman". Identified as the Short Line at the Summit Station. 1
- South side of Bijou Street Bridge 1
- Spencer Penrose sitting in the front of his miniature railroad to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. The train is alongside an engine and car of the Manitou & Pikes Peak (Cog) Railway, with crew members inside. 1
- Steam locomotive #39 sits on a railroad turntable at an unidentified roundhouse facility. 1
- Steam locomotive #59 of the Midland Terminal Railway [M.T. R’y] is parked on tracks by hillside, identified as Iron Springs. Man stands in front taking picture while others gather alongside train. 1
- Steam locomotive and boxcars of the Colorado Midland Railway is stopped in a canyon of rocky cliffs. The crew of the train is posing around the engine. Title written at bottom left of photo. 1
- Steam locomotive billowing smoke and pulling four passenger cars passing hillside. Photo identified as Midland Terminal Railroad; Rocky Mountain Railroad Club last run, February 1949. 1
- Steam locomotive pulling at least 11 passenger cars travelling on high trestle bridge over river canyon in desert. identified as Canon Diablo, Arizona. 1
- Steam locomotive pulls three passenger cars on the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway [Short Line] on a rocky hill with horse-drawn carriage on an unpaved road below. Title printed on bottom of photo. 1
- Steam-engine with three coal cars and caboose are getting ready to round the corner and head out of site. Calm river to the right. Three men stand on tracks behind the train. 1
- Team of four horses pulling a fully-loaded wagon across railroad track in front of engine 614. Part of a building, probably a depot, is visible at left. 1
- The American Freedom Train photographed overhead. Crowds are visible in the background. 1
- The No. 3 engine shown traveling down the tracks. 1
- The last passenger railcar of a streamliner-style train is entering the Moffat Tunnel. Printed on front "Moffat Tunnel, Colorado". 1
- The rear car of a passenger train is seen travelling through a deep gorge next to a river. Printed on front "5955. Going Through the Royal Gorge, Colorado." 1
- Tracks and depot of the AT&SF Railway in Colorado Springs with a parked car. Note on back reads "My Dad, G. A. Coil, was a carpenter foreman on this job. Note exits to extreme left (underground). 1
- Train going up the cog to the peak. Page title "The Cog Railway to the Summit of Pikes Peak / Photographs by J. P. Allberger, Denver". Illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on May 18, 1901 page 514. 1
- Train running past small stream at bottom of cliffs and wooded slope. Photo identified on back. 1
- Two locomotives steaming through a rocky mountain pass and a circa 1910 automobile travelling on a road in the foreground. Photo identified on back as Wildflower excursion, Granite Canon trip. 1
- Two men in front of engine 162 of the Union Pacific Railroad, identified on back as "Cliff Farmer near Hugo". 1
- Two men sit on a railroad handcar on track through a treed hillside. Printed on front "Devil's Slide, Cripple Creek Short Line, Colo. ". 1
- Two steam locomotives with funnel-shaped stacks and pulling a baggage car and several passenger cars are stopped on the bridge at Devil’s Gate that crosses a river. Printed on bottom of card "Photographed by Alex. Martin, Georgetown, Colorado." 1
- View of CF&I steel mill with cars of the D&RG railroad in foreground. 1
- View of California Zephyr railroad cars going through hills from rear of railroad car on tracks above. 1
- View of a steam engine pulling passenger cars in front of ranch buildings. 1
- View of the brick building after a fire. The fire resulted in the demolition of Midland Railway Office building located near 21st Street and Cimarron Street. 1
- View of the old roundhouse at 21st Street and Highway 24. The building is now used by Van Briggle Art Pottery. 1
- Wide curve of railroad tracks through treed hillside and rocky cliffs. "908. Phantom Curve" printed on bottom of card; "W.H. Jackson Phot." and "Denver, Colo." printed on top of card. 1
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