Recent content by grande man

Welcome back! You've got a cool little railroad. :cool:

Remembering back is fun. I had forgotten that this shot was also done on the diorama. It was for a Christmas thread here and the photography techniques were similar to the other diorama image posted above. In this shot a train crew on their return trip home quickly harvests a Christmas tree...

Whoa! I completely missed this thread. Sorry about that. :oops: Thanks for the kind comments about the old D&RGW Platte Canyon Sub and my photos. Trip down memory lane, you say? Well, let's get this thing fired up and roll. The deciding factors of taking the railroad down were several, but...

Quite the machine and a beautiful piece of railroading history.

Artist's rendition of the line to Hagerman Tunnel showing the trestles and snow sheds. This was real mountain railroading! The pic is high enough resolution to blow up nicely for closer study.

Midland caboose in Buena Vista, Colo

If anyone is interested in some of the mines the Midland Terminal RR served, check these stunning images out. Cripple Creek Mines (and others)

Thanks for the info! I hadn't heard of Sam Posey's model railroad but maybe I can track a copy of the MR article down. That would be fun to check out. Sorry your hike didn't work out. The trestle remnants are just timbers in the woods. Most of the ROW is intact and the east portal is open. We...

Glad to hear you enjoyed it. The Midland is in the running for my future model railroad. We'll see! I'd like to go back out and drive/hike some of the old route and look over what's left of the Cripple Creek mining district. The other railroads in contention for a future model railroad are the...

The Colorado Midland has been of interest to me since my son and I were in Colorado a few years back and mountain biked to Hagerman Tunnel near Leadville. The tunnel and remnants of the amazing trestles leading to it are all still there in the middle of nowhere. We also saw the caboose on...

More of Bob's amazing modeling/photography...

Not sure why as they seem to work for me. Try to paste this into your browser. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/invisibility-shield/invisibility-shield

That's pretty cool! Love the pull start, LOL.

Yep, Bob was one of my favorites too. A true talent. Unfortunately, he passed away earlier this year. :( RIP Bob. Bob Boudreau

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