Abandon Colorado Railroads question
Author: douglasm
Date: 01-03-2013 - 18:42
The post about the Alpine Tunnel got me thinking......
In the mid 70's I lived on Ruxton Avenue in Manitou Springs, Colo. (across from where the old Red Mountain Incline was). If you walked up Ruxton towards the cog railway station, you crossed Ruxton Creek, and if you looked into the creek, you could see the abutments for the old Colorado Midland viaduct that crossed both Ruxton Canyon and the creek. A dirt road to the left took you to a couple of the CM tunnels as the road approached the viaduct.
So I guess my question is.....have the tunnels caved in any worse than they were way back when, and are the abutments still in the creek? And while I'm at it, are the series of tunnels west of Manitou still open?