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81) Ice Train Wreck
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The "Big Hook" steam-powered wrecker, based in Grand Junction, moving the Ice Train engine into an upright position. Damaged box car in foreground.
"Volunteer labor was called for and many miners from this place went to work with the men rushed to the scene by the railroad company to clear the line."
"Ice Train runs away on grade below Pando," Eagle Valley Enterprise Jan. 6, 1928 p.1
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A group poses near a railroad car at Kent. A couple of the individuals worked for the Western Union Telegraph Company.
From left to right: Jim Flynn, ?, Mr. Johnson (Western Union foreman), ?, ?, ?, Dan Flynn, ?
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Cattle are corralled near several railroad cars at Ruedi.
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A view of the platform at the Tennessee Pass station. A railroad employee is standing near the track. A man is standing on the platform smoking a cigar. Boxes on the left are labeled, "Keep in a cool dry Place."
"Tennessee Pass in Colo. 1922 on trip to visit Ky. and Wis." -- Alda Borah
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"Big Mallard Engine going toward Pass at Red Cliff Ball Park, Colo 1917" from Alda Borah. (1919 is crossed out, replaced with 1917.) Trains of all kinds had trouble with Colorado mountain passes, eventually leading to the elimination of many routes over and through the the Rockies. Mallard engines were steam-powered locomotives developed in Europe and later versions hold the speed record for this category of engine.
Alda was concerned about the...
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The Eagle Lumber Co. loading shed for the Denver & Rio Grand railroad at Peterson Creek gulch in the Eagle River Canyon (about .5 mi. from Red Cliff and 2 mi. from Belden). The logs were sent down on the surface tram running down the gulch in this photo and then loaded on train cars. There is another set of main line tracks across the Eagle River (at the bottom of the photo). The small building at the right is the tram house. Above that, there...
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A railroad accident near the town of Minturn on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Taken in the 1920s or 1930s. Railroad employees can be seen along the track assessing the damage.
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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 double-heading passenger train on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Taken in the winter.
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A view of the Minturn train yard in the 1970s. Three individuals are visible in the background standing next to a small parking lot.
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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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A passenger train departs the Tennessee Pass station. Several men are visible on the platform and by the tracks. Two individuals are looking out the windows of the passenger car.
