Showing posts with label Ouray. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ouray. Show all posts

Friday, July 20, 2018

Running around the Mountains

 We spent some time in various Colorado towns checking out the latest and greatest. This is what we found.

Cimmaron is the location of a nice narrow gauge display and if you travel back into the canyon a bit you'll find one of the few remaining narrow gauge bridges. This is normally a base for the narrow gauge train located on top, but while the train engine and cars were out being refurbished they found the bridge needed some attention also. It appears the repair work is now complete as the bridge looks pretty good.






While in Ouray we checked out the Hot Springs Pool. The pool has been upgraded with all kinds of new features including a water slide.





The fire department was getting ready for July 4th in the park

We found all kinds of new (to us) things in Ridgeway. We wanted to find the railroad rights of way coming into Ridgeway from the North for both the D&RGW and the Rio Grande Southern. Turns out the D&RGW ROW is now a walking/bike trail and is well marked.






Portions of this bridge are link and pin construction


The railroad museum in Ridgway is moving a little further north and has constructed a sizable loop of track to allow operation. I assume this is primarily for their recreated motor car. Nice to see the efforts they are putting into the museum.




Good sized loop of track



Lake City has their Arts Center where we were able to enjoy a melodrama about how Dracula dealt with the mid life crisis of turning 400 years old.



Friday, October 27, 2017

NNGC Ouray Home Layout

We enjoy visiting Ouray, Colorado and learning about its railroad history. Very little of that portion of its history remains and for some reason it is seldom modeled. Therefore it was with some surprise that I found a gentleman at the narrow gauge convention modeling Ouray. Here are pictures of his layout. 

He captured the engine house and tracks leading into town quite accurately

He photographed the actual canyon walls in Ouray and used large prints of same for his backdrop

He scaled historical photographs of the ice house and used them to create plans for his scale model



The Ouray Depot had distinctive angles on the roof peaks

Loading at the station
Stock pens at the end of the layout


Coaling provisions are underway
He is working on the engine turntable

Other well done models were on display in other rooms