Larkspur Bridge Santa Fe the '70's in Tales of the Jointed Track

Larkspur, CO is about 45 miles or so out of Denver proper. How many times in my railroad career have I ran over this icon. This picture, a spring snow storm. The “orange car” A Datsun 240-Z. I was working as a machinist with the BN ( Burlington Northern ) Who knew a few months later, I would hire on, in engine service with the Santa Fe. A few pictures..

An Ore Drag to Minnequa, when the CF&I still had blast furnaces and made steel. How many of these did I run.

Santa Fe 414, Engineer Elvin Bethurmn and Head brakeman Morris Huff. This is a shot on top of the Larkspur bridge. Elvin always killed the headlight, why can’t tell ya. I fired for Elvin many a time.