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The Gypsum Depot on wheels, being moved from Gypsum to Eagle. EVE March 28, 1968 p.3: "Gypsum: Work has commenced on the removal of one of the old landmarks of the town this week. Leo Hargrave bought the building from the D&RG and will move it to Eagle. He will put it on land in east Eagle. The depot was built in 1887 when the railroad came through Gypsum. It was closed several years ago when passenger service was taken off this section of the...
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A panoramic photograph taken from the Beck family yard as the last Union Pacific train to travel through Red Cliff passes under the viaduct. The tracks are visible with the Pine St. viaduct at far left. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church is right of the viaduct. "Union Pacific has pulled the last of its cross-country freight trains from the Tennessee Pass route, which averaged 12 trains a day through Eagle County. ... Union Pacific, as...
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Two of the tent buildings on First Street across from the railroad station in Gypsum [circa 1900]. The first buildings providing services to railroad employees had wooden platforms with tent structures on top and sometimes a false front. Many of the buildings housed saloons and, in this photo, even a bank/saloon combination. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Three generations of Marfitanos get together for a 4th of July celebration (1956, 1957, or 1958). They are seated outside at the Denver & Rio Grande Section House in Carbondale, Colorado. Left side of table, front to back: Irene Marfitano, Karen Marfitano Green, David Marfitano, Mary Jo Marfitano and Stella Marfitano. Right side of table, front to back: John Marfitano, Ralph Marfitano (standing), Rose Marfitano.
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A rear view of the Ivan Dump house in 2009 showing various additions and changes in original roof line. The the left of the house is a1950s cinder block garage erected by Joe Trujillo. Railroad track are in the foreground.
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Photo show the beginning of the removal and relocation of the Gypsum Depot from Gypsum to Eagle. EVE March 28, 1968 p.3: "Gypsum: Work has commenced on the removal of one of the old landmarks of the town this week. Leo Hargrave bought the building from the D&RG and will move it to Eagle. He will put it on land in east Eagle. The depot was built in 1887 when the railroad came through Gypsum. It was closed several years ago when passenger service...
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A postcard of the "York Tunnell," located at Leadville. It's possible that the York Tunnel is actually the Yak Tunnel. Several mining buildings are visible, as are some railroad cars. This postcard was published by the Davis Drug Company of Leadville.
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The Red Cliff railway depot around 1919. Two rail cars are visible on the left. Some passengers are standing to the right of the station.

69. Ruedi

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Ruedi, Colorado, showing several buildings including the railroad depot on the left. "The first white man to settle in Ruedi was John Ruedi, who showshoed up from Basalt in the spring of 1885. He homesteaded what is now known as the J revers R Ranch. Bill Smith came in 1887 and homesteaded the YS Ranch. The steel for the Colorado Midland Railroad was laid through the valley in 1887. The railroad company wanted ground for a depot and section houses....
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A Denver and Rio Grande Railroad locomotive on the turntable at Minturn. The Minturn roundhouse is visible on the left. The three railroad employees are unidentified. Possibly taken before the construction of the larger turntable in 1928.
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A Denver and Rio Grande Railroad locomotive on the turntable at Minturn. The Minturn roundhouse is visible on the right. The railroad employees are unidentified. Taken sometime in the 1920s.
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The White Eagle Gas Station (Conoco Inc.) in Dotsero, with gas pump out front. Photo was printed April 2, 1933.
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This photograph of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Station in Gilman, Colorado was taken around 1896. The photographer is identified as C. W. Erdlen.
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The Eagle River at Edwards [Wilmore stop]. Lettuce shed next to the railroad with the old water tank in the background. Benny Klatt's home and small store on Highway 6. Benny Klatt was killed by his brother-in-law, William Wellington, over the ownership of the cabin in which Wellington lived.