North Country Ribbons
Twilight at Thistle
Coal loads bound for Long Beach exit the twin tunnels at Thistle, catching the soft glow at dusk along the realigned right-of-way, rebuilt after a massive landslide in 1983 blocked the canyon in and wiped out the original D&RGW route. The Spanish Fork River lies below with the former roadbed and highway to its right and left respectively, the area now a picturesque campground with a great view of the tracks. The highway realignment can also be seen traversing the huge cut in the upper left of the frame.
Twilight at Thistle
Coal loads bound for Long Beach exit the twin tunnels at Thistle, catching the soft glow at dusk along the realigned right-of-way, rebuilt after a massive landslide in 1983 blocked the canyon in and wiped out the original D&RGW route. The Spanish Fork River lies below with the former roadbed and highway to its right and left respectively, the area now a picturesque campground with a great view of the tracks. The highway realignment can also be seen traversing the huge cut in the upper left of the frame.