Following the C&S Ry. from the rock wall to a telegraph pole (Part 4) - The Road to Alpine Tunnel

Part 4 of this series follows the DSP&P/C&S route from the large rock wall to one of the few remaining telegraph poles along the line. Numerous rock cribbing walls on the uphill side, most of which are still intact over a century after their construction, are pointed out as well as one stone culvert site and one wooden culvert site.
Sources:
Gunnison Memories and Then Some by Tom and Denise Klinger
1918 Colorado & Southern Railway ICC Valuation Maps
The South Park Line by Mallory Hope Ferrell

[@BruceMBeals]

Thank you for exploring and sharing some of the railroad history of Colorado. The State has not done a great job preserving this amazing history.

[@searchingforthecsnarrowgau8853]

You're welcome. I'm so happy to do and wish I could do more. The real strength of preservation is showing up through organized volunteers in Como. It's incredible that what they're doing with the old C&S RR facilities. Also, grassroots efforts are getting traction to fix the Palisade wall near the Alpine tunnel too.

[@markthomas6436]

Thanks for another reminiscence!

[@searchingforthecsnarrowgau8853]

You're welcome! Glad it brought back good memories.

[@bethmaechner4486]

I love this soooo much!

[@asanewby4273]

Very neat as always! Love the music!

[@wavesnbikes]

Wow. Hopefully you can do the same for the line from Denver and Golden to the current Georgetown Loop RR

[@searchingforthecsnarrowgau8853]

That would be awesome-I agree! Unfortunately, I live so far away from Colorado!