(RRAdventures) - Ghostfanning 2009

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Modern Idaho Sptings - Google Earth View

While at the museum we picked up the "Idaho Springs Walking Tour" guide ($5) which has great information about the historical buildings that still stand plus some historical photos. From all these various reference materials you can now identify the historical builds by name as well as the exact location as they exist today for those still standing. Remember those "Numbers" I placed on the photo earlier, they are the "Idaho Springs Walking Tour" building numbers. So, using Google Earth, I can label those same buildings and use them for reference points.

Note the Depot is gone (more on that later) and the Static Display of 2-8-0 C&S Steam Engine #60 and passenger cars is actually on the old track right where the train in the old picture was making a curve...



So, one can now clearly say where the C&S Depot once stood and how the track went through town. If Idaho Springs changes massively one can use Google Earth which maintains historical satellite images of the city back to 1999 and match future Idaho Springs to today and back to these historical photos and figure out where things once were. Next time anyone is in Idaho Springs take time to look East and West on "Idaho" which is a walkway south of Miner Street as you are standing on old C&S roadbed when mining was a major industry here.

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Historical Idaho Springs Photo

One more photo from the Museum Display shows Idaho Springs when the Colorado and Southern operated within the town. I have added some labels that I will explain in the next post. Right now I want you to find the "Depot" label that is right above the C&S Depot as if originally stood. Also notice the "Train" in the photo as it is making it's way around the curve and how the track is orientated with the buildings.

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Historical Photo

Also within the display is a photograph of the Idaho Springs depot where it originally stood. Note in the previous post that the text said that this depot was on 4th Street now 14th Street. I also have other reference material that shows photos of Idaho Springs from that same period so I have information on track location and buildings along the track.

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Historical Information

One of the plaques inside the display contained historical information. One of the pieces of information talks about where the Colorado and Southern Depot once resided as well as it's current location and use.

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Tonight we set our WABAC Machine to September 11, 2009 when Lisa and I finally got a chance to get out of town for just a few days so we rent a place up in Breckenridge for two nights. We took our time getting there making several stops along the way including a stop in Idaho Springs. They have a Visitor Center like most towns here in Colorado and we stopped by the gather some material and I decided to check out the history museum. Well, if you know anything about Railroads in Colorado then you know Steam passed through here and they had a nice display about that history.