Tourist Depot: (Satellite, 1,812 photos)
Engine Servicing: (Satellite)
Restoration: (Satellite)
Water Tower: (Satellite)
According to a comment, the Town of Antonito bought this depot in 2006 from the Union Pacific.
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| Street View, Sep 2012 |
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| Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Inc. posted The Santa Fe Branch or Chili Line branched off from Antonito, Colorado, and headed south to Santa Fe, New Mexico, via Tres Piedras and Espanola. The line was abandoned in September 1941. The Antonito Depot sat between the tracks leading south to Santa Fe and south to Chama. In this photo, the straight tracks are the Santa Fe Branch on the left. The line curving to the west is the San Juan Extension heading to Chama and Durango. This undated photo was taken by John W. Barriger III and is part of the Friends’ Historic Photo Collections. FCTS RD016-061 Simon J Court: Ah, so the existing industrial branch is on the path of the Chili Line. Robert Wanner: Noticed that the switch is thrown for a standard gauge move onto the narrow gauge line, but the standard gauge didn't extend very far. Just something of interest. In steam days this was most likely to the servicing facilities, water tower, etc. for both gauges. Just saying. John Franklin: I have often wondered what would have happened if the Chili line wasn't abandoned when it was. Rio Grande could have made extra millions of dollars with all the freight they could have hauled for the atomic bomb project. It was a neat line and a good one to model. Charles Wells: As the Manhattan project was already underway by the time we entered the war after pearl I have always been very suspicious as to why the line to Santa fe was so hastily abandoned, when it obviously could have been a very useful military supply line. That is exactly why the government kept the Rgs. Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Inc.: The line between Antonito and Alamosa was dual gauge for many years. Terry Boardman: And it was quite common for trains between Alamosa and Antonio to convey both standard and 3 foot gauges vehicles. These could be worked by locomotives of either gauge. There were special “idler” freight cars with additional couplings and air brake connections to facilitate these mixed gauge trains. |
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| Paul Biwer, Sep 2022 |
The Denver, Rio Grande & Western structures are gone. C&T has built their own facilities out-of-frame to the lower left.
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| EarthExplorer: Jul 17, 1966 @ 29,200; AR1VBLS00010130 |
The thing that struck me when I first looked at the old photo was that there was no grain elevator in a small town railroad scene. Then I noticed that this was in Colorado. There are no big wheat or corn fields in the mountains of Colorado. But there are now green fields. Obviously, they are using pivot irrigation.
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| Satellite |
In fact, they are about everywhere where the land is flat.
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| Satellite |
I'm guessing that they are growing alfalfa.
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| Street View, Sep 2012 |
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