After waking up we loaded the car and checked out of the Best Western Rambler Inn. Neither of us wanted the modified breakfast which was breakfast sandwiches and granola bars. Since Elizabeth had never been to the Pueblo Railroad Museum, I decided to take her there for her first visit.
Pueblo Union Station built in 1890.
Department of Transportation U30C 001, built by General Electric in 1971.
Elizabeth at the Pueblo Railroad Museum. This is her first time at this unique museum.
Santa Fe 4-8-4 2912, built by Baldwin in 1929. This was one of the last Santa Fe 4-8-4s shopped at the company's Albuquerque Shops before they were closed in March 1954. The locomotive hauled the last Santa Fe steam freight into Clovis, New Mexico from Slaton, New Mexico on the morning of August 4, 1954.
Colorado and Wyoming caboose 103, built by the Colorado and Wyoming in 1953 from an ore car and converted to Loco Simulator, and numbered as 100.
American Steel Foundries modified dorm-lunch counter-lounge 1965, ex. Chicago and Eastern Illinois 601, exx. C&EI 302, nee C&EI 90.
Burlington Northern kitchen car 951864 converted from a 50 foot box car.
Great Northern express box car 2649 built by Great Northern in 1952.
Denver and Rio Grande Western extended vision caboose 01516 built by International Car in 1976.
New York, New Haven and Hartford lounge car 550 "Bay State", built by Pullman-Standard in 1955. It later became AMTK 3211. It is privately owned and named "Peterson Canyon".
Seaboard Air Line sleeper "Fort Lauderdale", built by Pullman-Standard in 1959 as Seaboard Air Line 61. Current name is "San Jacinto", PPCX 800017.
Union Pacific switching their Pueblo Yard.
Colorado and Wyoming caboose 3 built by Colorado and Wyoming from a locomotive tender.
VIA coach 180, ex. Amtrak 6070, exx. Amtrak 5282, exxx. Penn Central 4060, nee Pennsylvania Railroad 4060, built by Budd in 1946.
Union Pacific 6564 South came into Pueblo Yard while we were there.
Amtrak coach 5409, ex. Seaboard Air Line 217, nee Atlantic Coast Line 217, built by Budd in 1946.
VIA Rail buffet-lounge-observation car 1099 "Bedford", nee Canadian National 1099, built by Budd in 1954.
Colorado and Wyoming GP9 104 built by Electro-Motive Division in 1951.
Morrison Knudsen 44 ton switcher 84 built by General Electric in 1947, as Fibreboard Corporation 1. It was sold as Morrison Knudsen 84 and resold as Broderick Wood Products Corporation with no number then sold as Koppers Corporation, no number, in 1983.
Denver and Rio Grande Western caboose 01432 built by the Denver and Rio Grande Western in 1944.
Amtrak coach 5624 ex. Seaboard Coast Line 5624, exx. Seaboard Air Line 6529, nee Florida East Coast "Eau Gallie", built by Budd in 1946.
Pueblo Railroad Museum scene.
Pueblo Union Station. We were hungry so we headed to McDonald's and ate in the car. We were rather puzzled by the differing rules as other restaurants in Colorado have allowed inside ordering and dining while this McDonald's was just a drive through only. At the BNSF Pueblo Yard, we spotted a blue and yellow unit so I suggested to Elizabeth that we take pictures of it as there are not too many of them in blue and yellow left.
BNSF 2854 patched and BNSF 2712. From here, we drove to Colorado Springs to the Broadmoor Hotel where I showed Elizabeth the engine on their property.
Manitou and Pike's Peak Cog Railway 5, built by Baldwin in 1901, on display at the Broadmoor Hotel.
Elizabeth and the Manitou and Pike's Peak Cog Railway 5. From here we drove to Palmer Lake and as usual we were skunked with no trains. We headed to our next planned destination, another new location for Elizabeth in Castle Rock.
The former Rio Grande depot in Castle Rock built in 1875. It was moved from trackside to its present location in 1970, and was carefully restored by the Castle Rock Historical Society in 1996 for use as a local history museum.
Elizabeth and the Rio Grande depot. From here we drove to our next rail adventure of the trip and drove to Como but Elizabeth spotted something that we had to make a U-turn for along US 24 before we reached Como.
Jefferson Denver South Park and Pacific station built in 1879.
The plaque on the building.
Elizabeth and the station. We made our way the rest of the way to Como and entered the property with permission. This is our first visit to this unique museum.
Colorado and Southern wooden boxcar 8311, built by the Colorado and Southern in 1811.
Colorado and Southern wooden boxcar 8027.
Denver South Park and Pacific flat car 0670.
The rear of Klondike Kate taken through the window at the back of the roundhouse. There was a gentleman working and we told him Tim said we could be here and he said to just be careful.
Boxcar under restoration inside the roundhouse.
Klondike Kate 2-6-0 4, built by Baldwin in 1912, inside the Como roundhouse. Ex. Georgetown Loop 2015, exx. Dry Gulch Church Camp Adair, OK 2005, exxx. Wild's Game Farm 1984, exxxx. Gold Nugget Junction Railroad Osage, MO 1969-1980, exxxxx. Petticoat Junction Seiverville, TN 1969, exxxxxx. private individual for game farm El Reno, OK, exxxxxxx. display at Dry Gulch Railroad, Hershey, PA, exxxxxxxx. Peppermint and Northwestern 4 Waterford, WI 1960, exxxxxxxxx. Oak Creek Central 4, exxxxxxxxxx. display at Skagway, exxxxxxxxxxx. White Pass and Yukon 4 1942-1952, nee Klondike Mines Railway 4.
Armstrong turntable at Como.
The Como Roundhouse.
Cars needing work.
Klondike Kate's tender.
Another view of the Como Roundhouse.
GB&L hopper car 1020.
Cars needing trucks.
Denver South Park and Pacific 210.
DL&A gondola 768.
Denver and Rio Grande Western gondola car 1267.
Colorado and Southern 13121 built in 1907.
Unknown car at Como.
Museum view.
Rear of the Como Roundhouse.
Museum scene.
Another view of the Armstrong turntable. We thanked our host for having us and then drove over to the station and hotel in Como.
The restored Como train station built in 1881.
The plaque for the train station.
The sign on the Como station.
The interior of the restored Como station.
The hotel in Como under restoration. We made our way into Fairplay and gassed up the car before I spotted something and we made a surprise stop.
The Fairplay Denver South Park and Pacific station, a replica of the depot from Hancock. My next surprise for Elizabeth on our honeymoon was a visit to the South Park City Museum. We went into the office and I asked if we could just take pictures of the steam engine and after the lady asked her supervisor, she said yes and to come back through the office when we were finished. So as I had been here in 2016, I led Elizabeth down to the train.
Denver and Rio Grande Western side dump gondola 794 built by American Car and Foundry in 1904.
Denver and Rio Grande Western stock car 5525 built by American Car and Foundry in 1904.
The station building.
The train.
Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad 2-6-0 22, built by H.K. Porter in 1914 as United Fruit Company of Bananera, Guatemala 39.
Denver and Rio Grande Western box car 3555 built by American Car and Foundry in 1904.
Denver and Rio Grande Western stock car 5785 built by American Car and Foundry in 1904 as Denver and Rio Grande Western 5765.
Denver and Rio Grande Western caboose 0517 built by Denver and Rio Grande Western in 1920.
The train.
Elizabeth and the engine. We thanked the ladies and told them most likely they would get more visitors by my story.
The milepost sign of Fairplay. We left Fairplay and headed to our next stop in Breckenridge.
Denver and Rio Grande Western flat car 6212 built by the railroad in 1918.
Colorado & Southern bobber caboose 1012 replica.
Colorado & Southern box car 8323 built by the Colorado and Southern in 1910.
Colorado & Southern 2-6-0 9 built by Cooke Locomotive & Machine Works in 1884 as Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad 72. In 1885, it was re-numbered 114 then in a corporate sale, became Denver, Leadville & Gunnison Railway Company 114 in 1889. That railway was consolidated ten years later to become Colorado & Southern Railway Company 9. In 1957, it was Leased to Black Hills Central Railroad Company at Hill City, South Dakota until purchased by the Colorado Historical Society in 1988. Uhrich Locomotive of Strasburg, Colrado restored 9 in time for the 2006 Georgetown Loop operating season. However, it proved too small for that operation and, after two seasons it was moved to Breckinridge, where it is on static display at the Rotary Snowplow Park.
Denver, Leadville & Gunnison Railroad rotary snowplough 1 built as a coal-burner by Cooke Locomotive Works in Paterson, New Jersey for the White Pass and Yukon Railway in 1901. It was converted to an oil-burner sometime between 1953 and 1956 and moved to Denver in 1988, where in underwent repairs. Six months later, it was relocated to Breckenridge. It is one of only five known narrow-gauge rotaries still in existence.
Our next stop would be Georgetown.
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