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Thistle Rio Grande railroad town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: Indian Head and wheat cents, Barber and Mercury dimes, tie plates, lantern and locomotive parts, coal, household items.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1878-1983 steam-era railroad service town
A junction town in Spanish Fork Canyon that serviced Denver and Rio Grande Western steam locomotives, with a five-stall roundhouse, depot and machine shop and about 600 residents around 1917. It faded after the switch to diesel and was destroyed in April 1983 when a landslide dammed the river and flooded the town.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
landslide groundActive railroad, highway traffic
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