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Comment: Early evening at Great Divide. Commuters wait patiently for the arrival of their train while the Superior Bakery works around the clock. Look carefully and you will see where the mirror surface touches the roof and tracks.
s1_033_29cold_jul71 * July of 1971 finds 2-8-0 #29 rumbling across the Squaw Creek High Bridge over Squawbottom Creek after passing thru the short tunnel at Eagle’s Nest. In the distance is the always snowed-in Cold Shoulder. * 4272 x 2880 * (4.43MB)

s1_034_bridgesquaw_jul71 * 0-6-6-0 #35 is high above Squawbottom Depot on the Scalp Mountain Arch while the still incomplete narrow gauge line at the left waits for completion and some traffic. * 4272 x 2832 * (4.61MB)

s1_035_25bridge_feb72 * 2-6-0 #25 approaches the last bridge John Allen built, the Scalp Mountain Arch over Squawbottom, in February 1972. * 4272 x 2888 * (4.45MB)

s1_036_sqwbtmcrk_sep64 * September of 1964 finds 4-6-2 #50 with a local passenger train in tow crossing the concrete viaduct over Squawbottom Creek. The middle track is a stiff 3 1/2% grade while the top track leads to the town of Akin. * 4272 x 2888 * (5.03MB)

s1_037_35bridge_feb72 * Having left Cold Shoulder, 0-6-6-0 #35 trundles across the Scalp Mountain Arch spanning Squawbottom Creek. Squawbottom Depot and the surrounding buildings can be seen at the lower left. * 4280 x 2864 * (4.47MB)

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s1_039_25bridge_feb72 * 2-6-0 #25 and a short freight heading up to Cold Shoulder (in background) on a spidery steel arch bridge below Eagle’s Nest. * 4224 x 2920 * (3.71MB)

s1_040_herald_feb72 * The Bi-level depot at Cross Junction and the yards at Great Divide. * 4272 x 2840 * (4.08MB)

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