Engine House & Yards

The Gilpin Tram Engine House and the Tram's Yards were north of Black Hawk up Clear Creek. From this point the main line climbed up the side of Maryland Mountain to then climb into Chase Gulch. The Engine House itself was a converted barn. Also, there was a large warming house for melting the water from the ore before it was taken to the mills in Black Hawk.

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Locomotives in front of Engine House	Locomotives in front of Engine House Note the Warming House in the center of the picture.
Shay No.1 in the yard	Shay No. 3 in the yard
Looking north from the Engine House Gilpin Historic Society	By the yards Courtesy Alan Graf Abbott Collection

This page was last updated 01/27/07