LE BARON
Power User
Not all railroading jobs back in the days of steam were created equally. This photo more than adequately proves just that point.
The date is January 1909 and station agent C.R. Lively has left his station on Cumbres Pass, Colorado to capture on film the approaching narrow gauge D&RGW rotary train as it claws it's way up to his location to clear the pass. The snow this winter has certainly been more than the mere flangers, plows and spreaders could keep up with.
Positioned on the top of the smoke belching rotary just ahead of 3 steam locomotives pushing her along is a lone crew member whose job it is to stand on this lonely cold perch and give hand signals back to the engineer on the rotary. Needless to say this was all long before hard hats and ear protection.
The date is January 1909 and station agent C.R. Lively has left his station on Cumbres Pass, Colorado to capture on film the approaching narrow gauge D&RGW rotary train as it claws it's way up to his location to clear the pass. The snow this winter has certainly been more than the mere flangers, plows and spreaders could keep up with.
Positioned on the top of the smoke belching rotary just ahead of 3 steam locomotives pushing her along is a lone crew member whose job it is to stand on this lonely cold perch and give hand signals back to the engineer on the rotary. Needless to say this was all long before hard hats and ear protection.
