1930s: Rio Grande Railroad crane dropping section of bridge span into place, guided by men at either end of the span. Eagle River visible at left (Eagle, Colorado). "The Rio Grande Railroad began construction of the steel railroad bridge at Eagle in 1934." -- Those Were the Days, EVE Jan. 22, 2004 p.2 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]

From left, Burke, McDougal and West standing by a locomotive at the Eagle Station.

D. & R.G. at Eagle station, "taking water." "There was a water tank at Eagle, located a little east of the depot. The water was piped from the water tank to the stand pipe. From the stand pipe, the water goes into the engine's tender to generate steam, steam being the source of engine's power." -- Jimmy Blouch