Author: Mel Mcfarland
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An interesting visitor | Caboose Cobwebs
I am often asked about interesting visitors to the Pikes Peak Region. As I look through the old newspapers I find some of them, it was big news when certain visitors came west. It was a real adventure for the important businessmen of the east to travel to Colorado. At that time these visitors traveled…
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An interesting visitor | Caboose Cobwebs
I am often asked about interesting visitors to the Pikes Peak Region. As I look through the old newspapers I find some of them, it was big news when certain visitors came west. It was a real adventure for the important businessmen of the east to travel to Colorado. At that time these visitors traveled…
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The cog wheel line| Caboose Cobwebs
As some of you know, I spent some time working on the Manitou and Pikes Peak. I have written here about ‘Old Number 15’ which this summer moved to the new spot near the intersection of US 24 and 67. I though this time I would go back and talk about the beginning of the…
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Funny, No Snow? | Caboose Cobwebs
Back in the 1890s they had a winter like this: “The Denver and Rio Grande railway was reporting that it was entirely free from snow on the main line, and also on all their branches. The delightful Fall weather of the past few weeks had delighted passengers with the intense colors on the mountains. No…
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Visiting Miss Emma | Caboose Cobwebs
Some of you may remember a few years back I did a story about a movie star, Emma Sweeney. I was back in Durango in August and dropped in for another visit. She is looking very good, even for her age. You may remember she moved from California about fifteen years ago after her movie…
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A grand theft | Caboose Cobwebs
Not every boxcar load was safe. I found this story in a Colorado Springs newspaper in 1892: “Two freight cars filled with goods consigned to two local companies of Woodland Park were broken into, while en route from the east, and items worth six or seven hundred dollars were stolen. “The loss was discovered yesterday…
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A summer excursion in 1900 | Caboose Cobwebs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As a point of curiosity, over a hundred years ago there were annual excursions, such as we will imagine today. The special excursion will travel over the Colorado Midland railroad to Glenwood Springs from Denver.…
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A summer excursion in 1900 | Caboose Cobwebs
As a point of curiosity, over a hundred years ago there were annual excursions, such as we will imagine today. The special excursion will travel over the Colorado Midland railroad to Glenwood Springs from Denver. No, this train is not completely imaginary. These trips did happen every summer. The train steamed out from Union Station…
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A summer excursion in 1900 | Caboose Cobwebs
As a point of curiosity, over a hundred years ago there were annual excursions, such as we will imagine today. The special excursion will travel over the Colorado Midland railroad to Glenwood Springs from Denver. No, this train is not completely imaginary. These trips did happen every summer. The train steamed out from Union Station…
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Riding the Cumbres and Toltec | Caboose Cobwebs
I recently went down to Antonito to ride the Cumbres and Toltec Railway, a preserved portion of the old Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauge. The line has been in operation about fifty years, now. It was an enjoyable ride. Over the years it has been greatly improved. I have done many stories about the…