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| Leaving Silverton we take the Million Dollar Highway for Ouray - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| According to legend, the Million Dollar Highway was, named for the rich mineral content of the gravel used in grading the road - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| After breath-taking hairpin bends the road hugs the cliff edge through the steep Uncompahgre Canyon - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Ouray, Colorado and a stop for coffee - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Ouray consists of little more than Main Street - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The school bus has just dropped of its charges at the end of the school day - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Montrose, Colorado - but no time to stop - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Speed Limit 25 mph - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Heading north beyond Montrose with some cornfields along the way (right). A good memory is needed for the varying speed limits along the highway - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| A paved median strip on [Federal] Highway 50 heading for Delta - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Passing through Delta, Colorado on Highway 50 before entering bleak desert countryside - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Highway 50 - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Highway 50 - vintage vehicles in various stages of deterioration are a common sight - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Glenwood Springs. As was later invariably to be the case, a train turned up as soon as you gave up waiting . We had just left the station when we heard the train approach, but, too late! Fortunately it was not either of the preserved steam engines, Challenger 3985 or FEF 844, on the point of this unexpected Union Pacific executive train - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Glenwood Springs, Colorado - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Glenwood Canyon - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| No expense was spared during the construction of Interstate 70 to minimize its impact on the 1000 feet high canyon walls - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Georgetown, Colorado - a well preserved and genuine old town - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Clapperboard houses and unpaved roads in Georgetown - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| United States Post Office, Georgetown, Colorado - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| South Plume - the train station of the Georgetown Loop - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The Georgetown Loop is a very short tourist ride and its claim to fame is the high trestle - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| After running out over the trestle, the line descends and passes under the bridge. But the loco runs round the train on a loop before coupling up to what was the rear and then propeling the train under the trestle. It then hauls the train back up to South Plume - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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Rail Tour: Denver |
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