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The ill-fated Colorado and Southern narrow gauge line abandoned regular passenger traffic in 1926, after which it ran only occasional excursion trains in the summer and a combine in mixed trains three times weekly. This dropped to twice weekly in the 1930s, and finally halted entirely in the dark days -- for the world and for the Colorado narrow gauges -- of 1940. Obviously, this photo was taken on one of days the management would have used as justification for abandonment: what revenue would come from one lightly loaded gondola of freight and a combine?
Compiled and © copyright 1995-9 by: Vance R. Bass. Please use any and all information contained herein for your hobby enjoyment. All rights reserved. If you're going to make money from it, talk to me first.
Last updated: 1 March, 1999.