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The El Lobo Division is the southern division of the
P&DR. (My father models the northern
division)
The Purgatory & Devil River Railroad was founded by Otto
Mears as a sister railroad to the Rio Grande Southern. Built side by side
during the 1890's both railroads ran southward down either side of the San Juan
Mountains. (For
more history on the railroad please click here) As trains traveling
south bound are about to leave the Purgatory Division you come to a town called
Mears. Mears is the location that the railroad considers to be the
Division Point. While Mears is not modeled on either layout it is used as
the name of a staging yard on each layout. From Mears trains travel south
bound to the town of El Lobo. The town is named after a nearby mountain
peak. From El Lobo the trains will climb up to Freeman's Gap. Many
pipe trains travel to Freeman's Gap and many tank cars of oil leave. From
there the trains travel to Black Rock and on to Blanchard Springs.
Blanchard Springs is the southern end of the railroad. If a larger train
room is acquired in the future then there will be a piece added called the Sand
City Extension...which for now will be part of the staging on the south end...along
with the D&RGW interchange.
From Blanchard Springs the High Line starts. Known as the
Bitter Creek Branch, it travels back north to Lock Ridge and on to Bitter
Creek. There is also a branch over to the mines at Cold Springs. At
Bitter Creek the Bitter Creek Lumber Company leaves off further north. The
Bitter Creek Lumber Company is a standard gauge lumber railroad. It also
provides a link to the outside world for interchange traffic.
So I hope you enjoy the HOn3 El Lobo Division as we
create our version of Colorado's railroad history...
El Lobo Division
Blog...
Pictures of the
El Lobo Division
Pictures of MOW # 597
High Side Gondola # 6151
Rider Gondola # 6240
Haste Brothers Glue Works
Full House Plumbing
Contact
the Division Superintendent
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