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CCRR	U.P. 1885	UPD&G 1890/97	C&S 1899	C&S 1906	C&S 1925	Central City 1941
#6	#736	#736/#46	#121	#20	#025	#20

(4) C&S “train” at Central City, 1951 -- the road to nowhere. (Hayes Hendricks Collection) We have a photo from a different angle taken 1948 or before.

HISTORY (Continued)

About 1970, as plans were being made by the Colorado Historical Society to rebuild the Georgetown Loop, and equipment was being acquired from various sources, locomotive #71 and combination car #20 were sold by the Opera House Association to the Historical Society. But Central City was looking for ways to attract tourists and suddenly saw the potential of “their” locomotive.

The Historical Society sold the locomotive to Central City and apparently donated the cars as well. Loco #71 was restored to running condition, some track was laid on the old grade, and trains were run back and forth for at least one summer. While some had hopes of rebuilding the line all the way down to Black Hawk, nothing came of the idea.

In 1989, gambling was legalized in Central City and Black Hawk, and the land where the locomotive and cars were parked was sold for a casino. The loco and cars were moved to the Coeur d’Alene Mine. Later Harrah’s Central City Casino built a display track outside its casino and the loco and combine were moved there for display. Gondola #4319 was moved to a city park picnic area above Central City.

(5) C&S combination coach-baggage #20 and friend outside Harrah's Central City Casino at Central City, 2002. (Photo courtesy of Falke Bruinsma.)

PHOTOGRAPHS & PLANS

(Photos with Source and Page in blue are best to show car details.)

#	DATE	PHOTOG.	LOCATION	SOURCE	PAGE	C	REMARKS
(1)	1880s	Alex Martin	Beaver Brook Station	*Digerness3*	348	DD	CC coach-baggage #6
(1)	1880s	Alex Martin	Beaver Brook Station	*Hauck*	45(u)	DP	CC coach-baggage #6
(2)	1905	H.L. Curtis	near Midway Tank	*Chappell*	140	MF	C&S coach-baggage #121; Digerness is only one that shows whole door; note duckbill roof
				*Digerness2*	355(u)	DD
				Ferrell/C&S	140(d)	NA
				*Helmers*	167(u)	VH
				Poole	28	PR
				*Poor*	428(u)(ME)	EH
(3)	1941 Apr 12	R.H. Kindig	Blackhawk	Poole	180	RK	C&S coach-baggage #20
	1941 Apr 12	R.B. Jackson	Black Hawk	Digerness3	388(m)	DD	Loco #71, gon & combine
	1941 Apr 26	Otto Perry	Central City	DPL/WHC	Image OP-6370	DP	C&S coach-baggage #20
	1929	Stan Schwedler	Interior of Car	Poole	182/83	SS	6 interior views of C&S coach-baggage #20
	1941 Apr 10	J.W. Maxwell	Black Hawk	Maxwell	#Mas31-19	JM	C&S #20 Right ¾ Rear
	1941 Apr 10	J.W. Maxwell	Black Hawk	Maxwell	#410401	JM	C&S #20 Left ¾ view
	no date	L.C. McClure	Black Hawk	*Wagner*	61(d)	DP	C&S coach-baggage #20 awaiting the low-boy to Central City
	1941 Apr 12	R.H. Kindig	Black Hawk	Kindig	382	RK	C&S coach-baggage #20 awaiting the low-boy to Central City
	1941 Apr 20	J.W. Maxwell	Central City	Maxwell	#1001	JM	#20 refurbished for display Left front ¾ view
	1946 Aug 17	J.W. Maxwell	Central City	Maxwell	#G116	JM	#20 refurbished for display Left rear ¾ view looking downward toward platform
	1946 Aug 17	J.W. Maxwell	Central City	Maxwell	#G116A	JM	#20 refurbished for display Rear end
	1948 Sep 21	J.W. Maxwell	Central City	Maxwell	#G996	JM	Underside between trucks
	1948 Sep 21	J.W. Maxwell	Central City	Maxwell	#G997	JM	Inside coach portion
	1948?	J.W. Maxwell	Central City	Maxwell	#480401	JM	C&S #20 Left ¾ view
	1950 Aug 20	J.W. Maxwell	Central City	Maxwell	#G1490A	JM	Broadside of truck
	1964	J.W. Maxwell	Central City	Maxwell	#4607	JM	C&S #20 Right of display from below thru fence
	1970	David Digerness	Central City	Digerness3	401	DD	Loco #71 and train parked at end-of-track
(5)	2002	Falke Bruinsma	Central City	Online	(See caption)	NA	Loco #71 and combine #20 outside casino
	Date Unknown			Brunk	49/50
The following are photos of this car as wrecking outfit #025:
	1931	R.B. Jackson	Denver	Ferrell/C&S	218	RJ	Wrecking outfit car #025
	1934 Jun	Lad Arend	Denver	Poole	158	LA	Wrecking outfit car #025
	1937?	Wm. A. Gibson	Unknown	Digerness1	396(d)	DD	Wrecking outfit car #025
	1938 Jun	Ray Hillner	Denver	Poole	150	RH	Wrecking outfit car #025
	1938 Jul 30	R.H. Kindig	Denver	Kindig	390	RK	Wrecking outfit car #025
	1938 Jul 30	R.H. Kindig	Denver	Poole	151	RK	Wrecking outfit car #025
	c. 1939	R.B. Jackson	Denver	Poole	159	RJ	Wrecking outfit car #025
	1940	R.B. Jackson	Denver	Ferrell/C&S	218(dr)	RB	Wrecking outfit car #025
	1940 May 22	J.W. Maxwell	Denver	Maxwell	#62	JM	Wrecking outfit car #025, left broadside, 7th St. Yard
	no date	C.H. Kiefner	Unknown	Digerness1	396(u)	DD	Wrecking outfit car #025
	1940 Apr 23	Unknown	Denver	Poole	152	DP	Wrecking outfit car #025

Passenger Cars of the Colorado Central

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HISTORY (Continued)

PHOTOGRAPHS & PLANS

Continued

27 July 2006