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21) Loading potatoes
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Wagonloads of potatoes and hay brought to the Eagle Depot to be loaded onto D&RG cars.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Engine No. 211 dead On Marshall Pass, February 21-24, 1899. Marshall Pass, elevation 10,842 ft., in between Salida and Gunnison, Colorado. This was part of Denver & Rio Grande's narrow gauge from Denver to Salt Lake City, 1881-1955.
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View of D. & R. G. Railway tracks, looking up the Eagle River. Lover's Leap on left side of bridge; top of depot visible in background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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View of the town of Eagle, looking east, with the Eagle River in the foreground. Railroad bridge is in midground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
25) D&RG depot
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The D&RG depot in Eagle with windows boarded and roof in disrepair. It was in the process of being dismantled and torn down. Mr. Rivera of Wolcott bought the building and used the lumber to build on his property there. [Eagle Valley Enterprise Aug. 15, 1968]
"The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad depot was operated around the clock. Two water towers allowed steam engines to take on water between Grand Junction and Pueblo. The railroad also provided...
26) On our way
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Three men at the back car of a train, 1918. Inscription reads: "On our way."
28) Butch Wellington
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"Butch Wellington driving old farm team. Only picture of D&RG Section House at Edwards." -- Esther Klatt
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Looking down on the Denver & Rio Grande W. roundhouse at Minturn, with the town at back on the right, sometime in the 1930s.
In 1928, a new 120-foot turntable was set in place, replacing the old 100-foot table installed in 1912. The older turntable could not accommodate the 3600-series simple-articulated locomotives assigned to the area. The turntable and roundhouse dominated Minturn
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Mr. Spear shoveling debris and mud from the platform at Belden, below Gilman in the Eagle River Canyon. Tram tracks are at the right; railroad tracks are in the foreground.
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The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Co. crew posing in front of the Minturn roundhouse after being honored with a safety award. The sign above the door reads: "This shop has operated 1051 days since last reportable accident."
William Edward Harris, Jr., is the fourth man from the left (dark hat). Standing behind him, to the right, is Harold Bellm who later became mayor of Minturn.
William Harris was roundhouse foreman and lived in Eagle County...
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The Gypsum Depot as it appeared in July 1968 after its relocation to Eagle, Colorado. It was remodeled by Leo Hargrave into a duplex.
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Four sets of twins stand outside during the dedication of the Rio Grand School, Bond, Colorado, October 23, 1938. Unidentified man stands in left background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The D&RG work train stopped at the Kent section house, 1919. From left. the men are identified as "Mosey, Pete, John."
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"An upstream view of the Colorado River and railroad, showing the former Quinlan ranch (now Kirby's). Note how the river was relocated to avoid building bridges. The Quinlans lived on and cultivated some land in the foreground area at one time." -- McCoy Memoirs p.143
39) Loading potatoes
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Men on wagons loaded with potato sacks lined up to load freight cars (Denver & Rio Grande Railroad) at the Eagle Depot (visible at far left).
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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A view of the Colorado River near McCoy with the Denver & Rio Grande Railway tracks running alongside the river. The Quinlan [later Kirby] ranch is at midfield.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
