Darren (BLHS & CRRM Lifetime Member)
Delaware and Hudson Virtual Museum (DHVM), Railroad Adventures (RRAdventures)
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... and the second set.
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Where are the first set of shots I took from different angles...
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Now from an RR perspective, we head over to Loci #17 which is a static display.
Here are a few still shots I took of it...
Our Tour Guide now takes us outside for more Demonstrations but we will go back in later to see the rest of the stuff inside. Outside we are taken over to the "Osgood Steam Shovel" that he will fire up a bit for us.
There was also this Generator along the same wall
We next go a demonstration of the "Edison Dynamo and a Orr and Sembower Steam Engine"
Yes, the belt on that would have turned everything else in the mill. Before I finish the posts related to this museum I will post some video of this and other pieces of equipment running.
Was the big flywheel meant to turn belts ? Did you notice if the generator was belt drive ?
Here are a few more details shots of this beast I took...
When I say massive, this thing took up allot of the floor space inside and YES, it's operational and was fun to watch and hear this thing chug along when they turned it on for a bit.
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The first thing you notice as you come in the door is a massive piece of equipment; it's a Corliss Steam Engine.
Western Museum of Mining and Industry
Let's go inside shale we...
I would also be interested in the mining aspect.
Next stop: Western Museum of Mining and Industry
So, let me ask those reading this trip report, do I just post the RR potion of this museum or would you like to see more about this museum?
... and the other side of the bridge!
During on travels we passed under the Rio Grande Bridge at Monument, CO as a BNSF Coal Train passed by. Time to stop for a few shots...
Reaching Palmer Lake we track down the AT&SF Depot that used to also be at Larkspur, CO and well we kind of found it. It's a Private Home today and has been HEAVILY modified...
If I didn't have information that this was the depot I would have thought it was gone and well in many ways it is now.
After we left Sedalia heading towards Palmer Lake we came across a couple of strange cows in a field and when I say strange I mean Camels! Not something you expect to find in Colorado but yet here they were…
Before leaving Sedalia, we also tracked down this sign that contains historical information that those of us interested in Fallen Flags history is always important finds especially when there are old photos...
Close up shots...
Today it's a Private Home and with the high fence and scrubs it's not very visible for photography which might be the point.
The Santa Fe logo on the Sedalia depot is a nice touch. What is the building used for at the present time?
Here are a couple more shots I took of this depot...
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Our next stop is in Sedalia where we track down the AT&SF Depot there...
Stourbridge Lion Across the way we find the AT&SF depot
Across the way we find the AT&SF depot
Here are a couple more angles I took. The first is from the D&RGW Depot looking across the highway. If you look closely at the side of the depot in both shots you can see the RR Logo still somewhat there.
Thanks Chris!
You might also enjoy knowing that I am working to rebuild my RRAdventures website here in the near future. What I have been calling "Project X" I have been slowing working on and when it's 100% ready it will get rolled out officially. The "Project X" URL is only temporary so don't bookmark it for long-term reference but this should give you an idea of what I have been up to as time allows. It will give Railfans a whole new feeling of where things are at in our backyard and will get expanded to cover ALLOT more then just what this working copy shows already
PROJECT X
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