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Down near railroad and Arkansas River at the southern end of Fremont County Road 61.
Say that three times fast. It doesn't matter who you are - that's funny stuff. If you were to ask us where you were, that's what we would answer. And, no, you don't need to pee in a cup. If you still you don't understand what we're talking about, read the name of this one again. It'll come to you.
This site was once a siding on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad named after Nathaniel W. Sample. He was the D&RG's first master mechanic. He came to work during the line's construction in 1871 for his friend from the Civil War, Union General William Jackson Palmer, who was the current Manager of Construction, among other things.
This siding was 3,200 linear feet long and had a telephone booth for communications up until 1965. You can still see remnants of the "fort" walls used during the Gorge War between rival rail companies.
It is also believed that Zebulon Pike made his way through this area in January 1807 on his return expedition from the Arkansas and Platte Headwaters.
For those of you who don't know what a siding is, it's a section of track that enables a train to pull off to the side of the main track to let another train pass. We didn't know either . . . we had to ask ourselves. Apparently they're very common in places like, oh, gorges and canyons. Check out the attached photo of the siding.
Remember, the railroad tracks are private property, and no need to go that far, so proceed at your own risk. As always, watch out for dangerous wildlife.
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Gur ynfg unys-zvyr bs PE61 vf cerggl ebhtu naq tenqrq jvgu funec gheaf. Gurer vf ab jvagre znvagranapr va guvf nern bs gur ebnq.
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