Not for the acrophobic
If you consider that this was done the same year as "The Great Train Robbery" and the reports of people ducking so they wouldn't be shot, I can imagine that quite a few people thought the train might fall off the track at times. There are times where the train is either traveling across a very high bridge or it appears that there isn't much, except for a huge drop-off, on the left side of the track.
It's interesting the number of people waving their handkerchiefs out the window of some of the passenger cars. I don't know if this was still an issue in 1903 or not, but I thought early train travel had the added danger of getting burned by hot ashes or embers (maybe it depended on if the engine was burning coal or wood).
I don't know how many scenic rail lines there are still in Colorado over a century later, it might be interesting to see how that area has changed. Well, as long as you're not afraid of heights...
It's interesting the number of people waving their handkerchiefs out the window of some of the passenger cars. I don't know if this was still an issue in 1903 or not, but I thought early train travel had the added danger of getting burned by hot ashes or embers (maybe it depended on if the engine was burning coal or wood).
I don't know how many scenic rail lines there are still in Colorado over a century later, it might be interesting to see how that area has changed. Well, as long as you're not afraid of heights...
- jtyroler
- Oct 14, 2008