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A double-heading passenger train on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Taken in the winter.
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A double-heading passenger train on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Taken in the winter.
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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.
104) Minturn train wreck
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"Heading south from Minturn, Engineer Milt Blount and his crew were clearing a snow slide at Belden Station when the locomotive they were driving hit a loosened rail and turned over into the Eagle River. Milt suffered serious injuries of scalding from the firebox and shock from his arm being pinned under the engine; his crewmates suffered head trauma, scalding, and steam inhalation from the boiler." - Salida Regional Library.
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From the verso: "California Zephyr wrecked in Glenwood Canyon. March 1968."
On March 29, 1968, a passenger train was passing through Glenwood Canyon near Grizzly Creek when it derailed. Two of the diesel locomotives, F9A 5774 and F9B 5773, were later retired and sold for scrap to Barter Machinery & Supply Company out of Denver in May of 1969. This photograph was possibly taken by Brent Pappas.
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A crane is prepared to lower a section of the new turntable at Minturn into the turntable pit. 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 coaling tower is visible behind the crane on the left. Printed on July 2, 1928.
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An unidentified Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad employee walks in front of the coaling tower, or coaling station, at Minturn. Taken in the 1930s or 1940s. Railroad cars are visible on the right.
"Harold Bellm Collection"
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Railroad employees stand in front of engine 3410. Engine 3410 was a 2-8-8-2 type engine which was owned by and operated on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. The train is possibly stopped at the top of Tennessee Pass. A building listing the elevation can be seen in the top right corner, and is listed as "Elevation 10242."
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Two steam cranes are used to lower a section of the new turntable at Minturn into the turntable pit. 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 coaling tower is visible on the right. Two water towers are also visible along with the roundhouse. Printed on July 2, 1928.
111) Edwards rest area
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Edwards "rest area bordered by Denver and Rio Grande Railroad right of way fence. '73."
112) Edwards construction
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Development of Edwards continues in the Timothy field. Railroad tracks for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad can be seen in the background.
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Denver and Rio Grande Railroad engine 1522 sits at the coaling tower in Minturn. Taken on May 21, 1949. Engine 1522 was a 4-8-2 type locomotive. It was originally built in 1923, and was scrapped in February of 1955.
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This photograph was taken from a car on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad sometime around 1899. The photographer is presumed to be Prof. Charles Peter Berkey. Professor Berkey was in Colorado as part of a school trip from the University of Minnesota. He came with mining students from that university to study the "practical science of mining."
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This stereoscopic view of Gilman, Colorado was taken around 1895 by A. E. Dickerson. Gilman proper is off to the left of this image. With the main focus being on the cliffside south of the town. What are likely mining buildings can be seen in the top left corner of the image with what appears to be waste rock coming down the cliffside towards the tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. The man in the center of image is unidentified.
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This photograph of the Eagle River Canon was taken around 1885 by Alexander Martin. At the center-bottom of the image, you can see the tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. In the cliffs above, you can see various structures and buildings that are no doubt related to mining activities in the area.
