The Crystal River & San Juan Railroad
Work of art -- Print
Identifier:
1992.87.9Description
Print of an original painting, the Crystal River & San Juan Railroad.Engine No. 101 is switching dump cars at the Redstone coke ovens, in the shadow of Chair Mountain. Coal from nearby mines was distilled in these ovens to produce some of the finest coke west of the Mississippi. These Baldwin Locomotives were nicknamed "little Mudhens."