tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post2197462518832482593..comments2023-07-30T04:17:57.421-06:00Comments on Beth Groundwater: Bike Path Discovery--Rock Island Railroad Roswell MuseumBeth Groundwaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13999372882748655834noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-73057163912683072142010-08-31T15:12:50.669-06:002010-08-31T15:12:50.669-06:00Steve, thanks so much for adding your information ...Steve, thanks so much for adding your information about other Colorado Springs-based railroad buff organizations! And Ann, I'm so glad you found me through Pat Stoltey. She's one of my favorite mystery author pals!Beth Groundwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999372882748655834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-23307560290451703282010-08-31T12:32:17.855-06:002010-08-31T12:32:17.855-06:00Anything in this world can be grist for the writer...Anything in this world can be grist for the writer's mill! And railroads are almost mythic in the American psyche--at least in mine.<br /><br />I just found you through Patricia Stoltey. I LOVE mysteries; it's my favorite genre to read. Wish I could write one, but I do better with YA and memoir, especially the latter; my memoir is soon to be published by WiDo Publishing. Do drop over and see me.<br /><a href="http://ann-jen.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><i>Ann</i></a>Ann Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628616245339887301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-52960343158046533222010-08-31T09:31:49.308-06:002010-08-31T09:31:49.308-06:00Actually, I did know about the Roswell roundhouse,...Actually, I did know about the Roswell roundhouse, but I haven't been down there personally. It takes a lot for me to get out, even with my power chair, these days. What's amazing is that the line stretched all the way from Chicago to Colorado Springs with a branch to Denver!<br /><br />There are some passionate railroad volunteers in nearly every town in Colorado, but they're easier to find near historic spots like Denver, Colorado Springs, Alamosa, Chama, Albuquerque, Durango, Glenwood Springs and Grand Junction. Colorado Springs in particular hosts the Roswell gang, the <a href="http://friendsofthectsrrcos.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec - Colorado Springs</a>, as well as modeling groups like the <a href="http://www.ppdnmra.com/" rel="nofollow">Pikes Peak NMRA</a>. <br /><br />I know that finding a body inside a car, old or new, would probably send me screaming from the roundhouse, especially if it was sudden, like a panel falling loose while working on it. I've seen more than enough death, but that, unlooked-for and unbidden, would take the cake. If you have made a friend or two down at that roundhouse, keep it going! There is all sorts of history that rattles around in those places. Common man, common place history thrives there. Unusual, uncommon stories like Doc Susie up in Tabernash, who served railroad men for years. <br /><br />Makes me wonder what newspaper articles on the Rock Island may exist with the PPLD.<br /><br />Steve Walden<br /><a href="http://www.corailroads.com" rel="nofollow">Colorado Railroads blog</a>Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05707188504449041953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839948.post-87069125458990498952010-08-30T15:59:50.377-06:002010-08-30T15:59:50.377-06:00There's got to be a story there somewhere. At ...There's got to be a story there somewhere. At least in got to fit into one.<br />Some days don't you feel like everything has a story?Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.com