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The Trip That Bankrupts the English Language

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Train LoverJanuary 18, 2016

Here’s a different version of yesterday’s Cripple Creek Short Line brochure. Neither have a printing date, but I can discern the numerals “1/06” on one of the maps on this brochure. The very same map is used on yesterday’s edition … Continue reading →

The Cripple Creek Trip

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Train LoverJanuary 5, 2019

In 1890, a prospector named Bob Womack discovered gold near Cripple Creek, Colorado, and eventually the Cripple Creek mining district produced more than 650 tons of gold worth close to $20 billion at today’s prices. Located about halfway between the … Continue reading →

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