OSIER

NAME: Osier COUNTY: Conejos ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: Cold winter, snow, mild summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer

COMMENTS: May be accessed via the Cumbres and Toltec Railway. For vehicle access location is via FDR 103. Lat/Long N37 2.284', W107 11.953'. Vehicle access requires a high clearance and if wet, 4WD. Elevation is 9637'. REMAINS: Most railraod related structures.

Osier was a railroad town on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, San Juan Branch. The town contained a Depot, section house, bunk houses, a coaling platform, a water tower, a turntable, and RR sidings. Many of the structures still exist except the turntable. It is near the Rock Tunnel at the Toltec Gorge. During its peak it had several hundred residents, a post office, and a saloon. The D&RG RR operated this branch during the years 1880-1967. Submitted by: Douglas Matthes

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