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Carol Weiss Photo 8-'42, Derrell Poole Collection.
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| Carol Weiss Photo 8-'42, Derrell Poole Collection. |
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| Carol Weiss Photo 8-'42, Derrell Poole Collection. |
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| Carol Weiss Photo 8-'42, Derrell Poole Collection. |
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| Carol Weiss Photo 8-'42, Derrell Poole Collection. |
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| Carol Weiss Photo 8-'42, Derrell Poole Collection. |
Great pictures of upper Chalk Creek Canyon around Hancock. About all that remains now are the stone footings of the water tank and the stone bridge abutments. The wooden parts of the bridge were replaced a few years ago. The county employee working on the bridge had a heart attack and died. I met Carol Weiss in the early 70's and he proudly shared with us his great South Park models. Randy
ReplyDeleteDig those fancy Bridge Abutments! They sure put some effort into their stonework on the way to the Gunnison Country.
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in New Zealand
I thought I'd share something South Parkie to counter balance all the Clear Creek stuff lately. Clear Creek is fun - gritty - urban mountaineering. South Park is wide open with clean scenery - rural mountaineering. All the photos were taken at Hancock. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteIts amazing he was building HOn3 models in the 30s and 40s .Did he work with or have any influence on Levon Kemalyan?
ReplyDeleteI never had the pleasure of meeting Carol. My friend, Klaus Gunnick, was a personal friends with Carol and he gave me a collection of photos and negatives taken by Carol. (they even included some Maine 2 foot and Colorado Midland / Terminal photos). I'm sure others, such as Randy, know more about Carol than I do but what I do know is that he was a Machinist for Harley Davidson in Denver and that he had a hand in founding Globe Models (iirc) which eventually became Athearn - again iirc. He was also a big fan of Colorado NG and many of his photos included the Evil Empire (he is forgiven). I'm not surprised he was able to model cock-a-roach gauge. Of course I welcome correction and additional information. The above photos were scanned from original negatives. Several of his photos appear in Grandt Pictorial Vol. VIII.
DeleteThanks, Derrell. Forks Creek is fine and all, but Schapkahm is getting downright blarmy.
ReplyDeleteTime for a post on 'Como' spark arrestors or something on Michigan, perhaps that big hotel at Chalk Cliffs?
Keith Hayes
Leadville in Sn3
Thanks Derrell! for such a short bridge span, there sure was a lot of craftsmanship put into the structure.
ReplyDeleteThat bridge speaks volumes of the prosperity of the road at the time. Obviously there was a lot of pride in the company. It is one of my favorite bridges and Hancock is one of my favorite places. Unlike Clear Creek the grittiness of the town never develops but is overwhelmed by the surrounding views.
DeleteThere is a photo on pages 102, 103 of "the South Park Line" (MF) and is repeated in Klinger's Vol. 3, page 240. Both claim the view to be Pitkin; one wonders if either authors have ever been to Pitkin - where you cannot see Mt. Princeton in the background! That is a wonderful mid '80s view of the coal dock at Hancock. For such a little place it sure had a lot of Railroad. A Wye, water tank, unique bridge, fabulous depot, platforms; with so much alike the differences between Hancock and Forks Creek are wonderful - and definitive of the two roads. Forks Creek is in a hole. Hancock is nearly on top of a mountain. How much fun is it to model either - or both? I'll try to post some more stuff (photos) of Hancock in the future.
Derrell, those are some nice photos, as usual from all of you guys. This site has become the very best for browsing. The new things I learn, the old stuff remembered, and the useful speculating by those more knowlegable than I am is great. This place has the "old hands" that I counted on for info for a long time- even when their were absences, and there are fellows who i'm just learning of. Together this is probably the biggest collection of C&S, and predecessor/associated lines, that I'll ever see. Thanks to you and all the rest on this site. And a big thank you to Darel for getting it all set in place. Now, back to school for the fortieth or so year................ Pat Hollingsworth
DeleteWow, thank you for your kind comments Pat! It is very gratifying to know that all this work and information is being appreciated. Thanks to all who have been contributing to make this what it is. The amount of information being posted both on the blog and in the forum is phenomenal! All I'd ask in return from the faithful followers is to help spread the word so we can keep this thing going.
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