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Sign at monument15 views
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Ed Schieffelin monument10 views
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Bob Paul at the Schieffelin Monument12 views
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We then found and followed the old railroad road bed18 views
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And sure enough we came across a small trestle11 views
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Hard to believe that trains still crossed this in 196019 views
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I knew there was a larger trestle somewhere near here, but we could not find it on this trip18 views
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After talking to Bill Evans and then using Goggle Maps we located and drove to the larger of the 2 remaining trestles20 views
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This was one of 6 trestles built by the El Paso & Southern Railroad which operated between April 1903 and August 13, 196017 views
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Slag from the smelters was used for making the trestle abutments21 views
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We walked along the road bed, littered with rotting ties22 views
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Walking north, we looked for the spot where the largest trestle crossed Walnut Gulch18 views
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This was all that was left of that trestle21 views
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With my zoom lens I could see the monument from this trestle25 views
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Found only one spike29 views
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Looking east20 views
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Trestle no. 13?20 views
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