tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481705257771458325.post6792373582483310630..comments2023-10-28T17:06:41.920-07:00Comments on Saline Valley Salt Tram: Evaluating Utah Tramways: Breakthrough 4/9/10!Tim Waaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519482487162530986noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481705257771458325.post-43604245807489910252017-08-21T07:39:16.092-07:002017-08-21T07:39:16.092-07:00My email address is TimWaag@gmail.com. I have that...My email address is TimWaag@gmail.com. I have that book also, and though it gives "short shrift" to the amazing Salt Tram, it is a wonderful book. The author did not visit the Salt Tram.<br />Tim Waaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519482487162530986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481705257771458325.post-31682902390295880442017-08-20T15:32:12.414-07:002017-08-20T15:32:12.414-07:00Hi Tim,
I came back to this blog to review some...Hi Tim, <br /><br />I came back to this blog to review some information and ran across your reply. At the time I probably did not check the box for reply alerts. I found some of the 2009 photos I referenced and will look for your email address. I do know that bucket designs were ALWAYS unique to the application :)<br /><br />Jim<br /><br />PS: I just received a nice near-new hardback copy of "Aerial Mine Tramways In The West". Great book!Teotwakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12735996190795553395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481705257771458325.post-19312598739714084732012-07-02T23:14:37.924-07:002012-07-02T23:14:37.924-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Watchhttp://mcbubminiwatch.blogspot.com/2012/07/tmugler-barrel-shaped-dial-analog.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481705257771458325.post-80716628695845439382011-01-02T08:40:42.561-08:002011-01-02T08:40:42.561-08:00Teotwaki, thanks for your comment. Trenton Iron Co...Teotwaki, thanks for your comment. Trenton Iron Co. tram buckets were ALWAYS different from those of the Salt Tram, as those of the Salt Tram were of a unique, one-of-a-kind design; the most obvious difference is that those of the Salt Tram are cylindrical and have a lid to keep the salt from becoming contaminated with grease (from lubing the tram cables) and dust (from blowing wind along the 2 hour ride from loading to discharge). We have the greatest interest in tramways built by Trenton Iron Co. in Utah in 1910 and before, simply because those are the tramways that the Salt Tram builders evaluated in making their decision to build the Salt Tram (vs. other transportation options, including rail and pumping of salt brine in pipes).<br /><br />Trenton Iron Co. built tramways with towers made out of either wood or steel (or perhaps both in some situations). Would like to see the Shenandoah-Dives Mining Co. tramway carriers (trucks, hangers, grips, and buckets).<br /><br />That being said, I would still love to see your photos of the Shenandoah-Dives Mining Co. building and some of the buckets that you have taken. Please contact me if you want to share them with me. <br />--TimTim Waaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519482487162530986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481705257771458325.post-48244780628989049962010-12-29T09:07:29.817-08:002010-12-29T09:07:29.817-08:00In the San Juan Mountains of Colorado I saw a tram...In the San Juan Mountains of Colorado I saw a tramway from the 1920's that may have been designed by Trenton Iron Works. Different bucket design but similar carriers and it was unusual in that it had all-steel towers. I have pictures of the Shenandoah-Dives Mining Co. building and some of the buckets. The company finally closed in 1959. This and other trams were all built in Arrastra Gulch.Teotwakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12735996190795553395noreply@blogger.com