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OURAY COUNTY RAILROAD DAYS
SEPTEMBER 13-16, 2007
RIDGWAY, COLORADO
A WEEKEND OF HISTORY, GUIDED TOURS, TALKS AND A SYMPOSIUM CELEBRATING OURAY COUNTY’S WORLD-FAMOUS RAILROAD HERITAGE!
THURSDAY, SEPT. 13TH - 10:00 AM
SILVERTON RR - DAY HIKE AT RED MOUNTAIN
GUIDED HIKE WITH HISTORICAL NARRATION ALONG THE SILVERTON RR GRADE FROM RED MOUNTAIN SUMMIT TO THE GUSTON TOWNSITE. HIKERS WILL SEE RED MT SUMMIT, THE KNOB, RED MT TOWNSITE, THE NATIONAL BELLE MINE, THE RED MT WYE, THE YANKEE GIRL MINE, THE TREASURY TUNNEL BRANCH, THE GUSTON CHURCH, ETC. THE HIKE IS 3 TO 4 MILES DOWNHILL, SOME BUSHWACKING, SO YOU SHOULD BE IN GOOD SHAPE. BRING WATER, LUNCH, WEAR LONG PANTS, PREPARE FOR WEATHER. MEET AT CORKSCREW GULCH ROADHEAD, 7.8 MILES SOUTH OF OURAY’S BEAUMONT HOTEL ON US 550.
$10 PER HIKER (BOTH THUR AND FRI HIKES FOR $15). Free to members of either the Ridgway Railroad Museum or the Ouray County Historical Society - Membership Card required.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 14TH - 10:00 AM
SILVERTON RR - DAY HIKE AT RED MOUNTAIN
GUIDED HIKE WITH HISTORICAL NARRATION ALONG THE SILVERTON RR GRADE FROM GUSTON TO THE ALBANY MILL SITE. HIKERS WILL SEE THE GUSTON DEPOT, CORKSCREW GULCH TURNTABLE, SILVER BELLE MINE BRANCH, IRONTON DEPOT SITE, ALBANY MILL SITE, ETC. THE HIKE IS 3 TO 4 MILES DOWNHILL, SOME BUSHWACKING, SO YOU SHOULD BE IN GOOD SHAPE. BRING WATER, LUNCH, WEAR LONG PANTS, PREPARE FOR WEATHER. MEET AT CORKSCREW GULCH ROADHEAD, 7.8 MILES SOUTH OF OURAY’S BEAUMONT HOTEL ON US 550.
$10 PER HIKER (BOTH THUR AND FRI HIKES FOR $15). Free to members of either the Ridgway Railroad Museum or the Ouray County Historical Society - Membership Card required.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 15: RR MUSEUM OPEN HOUSE
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
THE MUSEUM AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTES 550 AND 62 WILL BE OPEN, WITH CONTINUOUS HISTORIC RAILROAD VIDEOS AND STAFF ON HAND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. COME SEE MOTOR #1 RUN - GREAT FOR KIDS! FREE
MOTOR #1 DEMONSTRATION ON THE HALF HOUR
NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD SYMPOSIUM
Location: Ridgway Town Hall
Afternoon Program - 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM (FREE)
The Rio Grande Zephyr - Karl Schaeffer
Pullman car service in Ouray County - Bob Schaeffer
Restoration of Caboose 0575 - Don Paulson
Re-creation of RGS Motor 1 - Keith Koch
Drop-botom Gondolas - Bill Pratt
Restoration of D&RG 315 - George Niederauer (tentative)
Evening Program - 7:30 PM
Rails to Ouray - Jim Pettengill
Refreshments available. Donations are requested as this is a fund raising activity.
GUIDED TOURS OF HISTORIC RR ROUTES. Free but donations accepted.
TAKE A GUIDED TOUR ALONG ONE OF OUR HISTORIC RAILROAD ROUTES IN THE STUNNING SAN JUAN FALL COLORS!
RGS ROUTE TO LIZARD HEAD PASS: 9:30 AM – RETURN 4:00 PM
(BRING A LUNCH, MEET AT RIDGWAY RAILROAD MUSEUM)
OURAY BRANCH, D&RG, OURAY TO RIDGWAY: 10:30 AM AND 1:30 PM.
(NO LUNCH REQUIRED, MEET AT RIDGWAY RAILROAD MUSEUM)
THESE ARE CAR CARAVANS, LIMIT OF 8 CARS PER GROUP, RESERVATIONS SUGGESTED. DETAILS: CALL 970-626-4239 OR 626-4373
All original materials, text, and images Copyright © 2007 by the Ridgway Railroad Museum. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use or reproduction of any materials, text and images without the express written permission of the Ridgway Railroad Museum is strictly prohibited.
All rights to materials, text, and images attributed to other sources are reserved to those sources. Unauthorized use or reproduction of any these materials, text and images without the express written permission of the owners is strictly prohibited.
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