Remains and Restorations at Boreas Pass summit

The DSP&P/C&S Railway reached the rich mining district of Leadville from Denver by several mountain passes, the most spectacular of which was Boreas Pass. This video shows the remains and restorations of the facilities at the 11,493 foot crest of that mountain pass in 2018.

My apologies for not filming the interior of the section house. Time constraints kept us on the move.

Photo credits:

Snowshed on Boreas Pass photo, Denver Public Library – Western History Western History Department.

Snowshed photo: George Champion Collection. From The Pictorial Supplement to Denver, South Park, & Pacific: Abridged edition.

Enginehouse photo, 1884, G.M. Best Collection. From Mac Poor’s DSP&P.

Snow-covered station shots, O. Westerman Photos – David S. Digerness collection.

Train (locomotive facing) photo at summit 1937, David S. Digerness collection.

Train (passenger car facing) photo at summit 1937, Otto C. Perry photo – Richard Ronzio collection.

*all photos from The Mineral Belt Vol. II by David S. Digerness, unless noted.