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Welcome to Part 1 of 4 of my series covering the full history of the Rio Grande Southern Narrow Gauge Railroad. In this video, we cover the railroad's operations from it's conception, to the end of 1899. These were the years that made the RGS, and an insane amount of stuff happened during those years. We also get to see over 400+ pictures of the line, from the late 1800s to present day! This is my best narrated, best edited and overall best made work to date, with over 140+ hours going into it. Thank you for giving it your time, & subscribe for more trains & ghost towns!
The history of the ghost town of Eureka, Colorado, & The Sunnyside Mine & Mill. This was my first documentary, and covers one of the most important towns in the San Juan Mountains, which was once Colorado's biggest producer of gold. It was connected to the world by the Silverton Northern Railroad. It is my all time favorite ghost town.
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The ghost town of Preston, Colorado, sits near the town of Breckenridge, and has a few remaining cabins, surrounded by some absolutely gorgeous scenery. Lots of interesting pictures and things to learn in this video!
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Farnham Spur, & the 7:40 Mine sit deep in the Rocky Mountains along Boreas Pass, having once been served by the DSP&P R.R. Learn it's fascinating history here
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Timestamp:
0:00 Intro
1:22 The RGS's beginnings
1:29 Overview of Otto Mears, the founder of the RGS
2:06 Surveying the first route along the RGS
2:36 Planning for the line & it's towns
3:36 RGS Construction Company is incorporated
3:47 Surveys are finished and grading begins
4:22 Ridgway's townsite is laid out, and more milestones reached
4:57 More trains arrive
5:24 R.M. Ridgway becomes the superintendent of the RGS + more cars are bought
5:54 First non-construction train runs along the line, + Ridgway depot completed
6:26 failure finds the RGS, while more milestones are reached.
6:59 More lines are opened along the RGS
7:26 Work is suspended
7:39 W.D. Lee and the importance of 1891
8:09 Railway Post Office routes along the RGS, & rotary snowplows are ordered
8:41 Work continues, with two important mining towns being reached.
9:36 RGS line between Telluride and Pandora is finished
9:49 New trestles are built, and more trains arrive
10:36 RGS enters Rico, a huge achievement. A celebration is held over the completion of the RGS, even though parts are still unfinished.
11:55 Side note about D&RGW steam engine #168
12:27 The RGS is officially completed
12:58 Entering 1892
13:31 Disasters happen
14:45 Mining booms along the line due to the RGS making transportation cheaper
15:13 W.D. Lee is promoted, and the construction company relinquished control of the RGS
15:29 The RGS acquires more trains
15:57 Mining continues to flourish in the San Juans due to cheap transportation
16:41 Mears devises new passengers passes for the RGS
16:55 Railway Post Office Routes are run along the RGS and R.M. Ridgway leaves the line
17:32 Track is replaced between Vance Junc. & Rico
18:07 Mears tries to expand the railroad into ARIZONA
18:43 The Enterprise Mine branch + another branch are completed
19:22 William Henry Jackson photographs the Southern
20:05 Mears considers expanding the line into Utah
20:33 The RGS's profitability declines rapidly
21:43 A funny story about Dolores miners using the RGS to escape prison
22:06 Mears looses control of the RGS
22:33 The Sherman Silver Purchase Act is repealed
23:11 A slight turnaround in 1894
23:53 The RGS discovers non-mining traffic
24:08 The line is renovated, and William H. Jackson returns
24:45 D&RGW R.R. buys the Chili Line in New Mexico with RGS mortgage bonds
25:06 The D&RGW takes over control of the RGS
25:26 W.D. Lee leaves the RGS, and a rotary is sold to a Canadian Railway
25:59 Winter disasters
27:19 New depot at Vance Junction
27:55 An RGS foreman is killed at Ames
28:21 Train robberies along the RGS
29:49 Washouts occur
30:48 RGS Rotary Snowplow travels the narrow gauge circle, and snow slides occur
31:11 The end of the decade
31:34 Paying tribute to the RGS
32:48 A photoslide showing the RGS over the years, with beautiful music.
33:49 Video outro/final thoughts about the RGS's legacy
35:06 End Credits
36:03 Updates on future docs
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