I headed up this past Friday ( 7/2/2021) to meet up with my pal Dan from the club for a morning ride on the Georgetown Loop Railroad. His girlfriend Nancy, work on the railroad and gives tours of the mines. The tour was fun. especially with Nancy giving it and the group seemed to click well.
Remnants of the Georgetown, Breckenridge and Leadville Railroad, the Georgetown Loop is a 3ft narrow Gauge Line situated between the old mining towns of Georgetown (Silver Queen of the Rockies) and Silver Plume, CO. The two towns are two miles apart, yet it uses 3 miles of rail for the Georgetown Loop to get between the two. Definitely one of the highlights is the “Devils Gate Bridge”. A trestle crossing Clear Creek, far, far below.
A fun outing!
Ended up getting to Georgetown a bit early. Was nice to spend some time walking around town before it got busy.
About ready to leave the Georgetown/Devils Gate depot.
The brakeman coming through and checking fares.
Coming into the Silver Plume depot to take on water.
I-70 in the distance.
At the pavilion to start the Lebanon
At the entrance to the Lebanon Min and the start of our tour.
In the Hoist Room. Note the hearts on the pully.
Nancy leading us further into the Lebanon mine. Far below I-70.
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Making our way back to the Devils Gate depot.
Dan and I lingered for a bit after the train ride to snap a few pics of the train.
111 Coming up to the “High Line” from Devils Gate.
111 on the “High Line”
