We explored this area a few years ago. Several great mines in the Tecopa area. Just a little to the east we also discovered several unknown mines high up in the mountains and running between them were the remains of a narrow guage RR completly intact. We walked the RR for several miles exploring mines along the way until coming to an old mining town the name of which i won't post here. The town is completley intact but is still owned by a mining company with a part time caretaker overlooking the place. We didn't see anyone on the day we went so we scampered into the town and took a few pics.
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More great pics! As for the caretaker of the buildings, you went down in even though the pickup truck was in view? Wow... Pretty ballsy!I'd say I'm fat and out of shape, but, "round" is a shape... -
Originally posted by acidman1968More great pics! As for the caretaker of the buildings, you went down in even though the pickup truck was in view? Wow... Pretty ballsy!Comment
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More great pictures. Wow that railroad trussle is great! I can't believe how good of shape those buildings are.-Stuart Burgess
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Originally posted by StuartMore great pictures. Wow that railroad trussle is great! I can't believe how good of shape those buildings are.
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More great pictures of the RR, I'm surprised they haven't scraped the rails over all these years.-Stuart Burgess
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At first, some of the photos in that Facebook folder looked like the busted tressle behind Noonday. But that location is fairly well known. No secrets there. So are some of those from the back of Noonday, or are they ALL from this "other area" you found?
Those other pictures are fantastic.Herpin' so hard I'm derpin'.
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Originally posted by TherrinAt first, some of the photos in that Facebook folder looked like the busted tressle behind Noonday. But that location is fairly well known. No secrets there. So are some of those from the back of Noonday, or are they ALL from this "other area" you found?
Those other pictures are fantastic.Comment
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Sweet! Of all the places I've spent the most overall time in the Tecopa area. I love seeing new things out there. And there's sooooo much to explore, of all varieties and types of mines, to differing difficulty levels. It's a fantastic mining district.
Thanks again for posting those up.Herpin' so hard I'm derpin'.
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I thought Tecopa has both. Along with dolomite/diorite/galena/stibnite/etc. Colmanite was a primary I think at the Billie Mine in Death Valley, as well.
Western Talc is in Tecopa. Dolomite was common enough and of a type to be coined "Noonday dolomite", from the Tecopa area.Herpin' so hard I'm derpin'.
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The railroad is the "Baby Gauge" portion of the Death Valley Railroad, 2 foot gauge and was operated as a tourist line during the 1940's using trammers and ore car chassis mounted with benches.Josh Bernhard
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Originally posted by josh bernhardThe railroad is the "Baby Gauge" portion of the Death Valley Railroad, 2 foot gauge and was operated as a tourist line during the 1940's using trammers and ore car chassis mounted with benches.Comment
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No, I've never been there, but that's on my wish list as well. I had family who lived in that area for a few years in the late 40's though.
Most of the Death Valley Railroad equipment still exists at the railroad museum in Laws. Besides the trammer and bench cars, there was a gasoline powered railbus and a tiny red and white first aid car.
...am I hijacking this thread?Josh Bernhard
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Originally posted by josh bernhardNo, I've never been there, but that's on my wish list as well. I had family who lived in that area for a few years in the late 40's though.
Most of the Death Valley Railroad equipment still exists at the railroad museum in Laws. Besides the trammer and bench cars, there was a gasoline powered railbus and a tiny red and white first aid car.
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