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61) Engine 146
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Engine 146 of the Chicago & North Western Railroad. Five unidentified men are standing in front of the engine, on a siding at an unidentified location.
62) B & B Boys
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"B & B Boys, Tennessee Pass." They are at the tunnel entrance at Tennesse Pass, most likely on the east side, not far from the depot location. This is the tunnel that collapsed under the highway in July 2012.
Tom Gill is at far right. There are three people standing on scaffolding which is pulled on wheels by a horse along the tracks through the tunnel. The scaffolding is used to do work inside the tunnel. [Information courtesy of Jimmy Blouch]...
63) Track repair
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Railroad employees checking track. Names listed: D. Sweeney, Tom Linhan, C. Howard, and McKnight. Inscription reads: "Hard workers." Kent station buildings at left background.
65) The Flynn Family
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The family of William R. Flynn, seated on the steps of the Kent section house. Mr. Flynn, a railroad timekeeper for the D&RGW, died in 1905. This photo taken in 1907 shows Catherine Carey Flynn, William's widow, seated in the doorway. From left, below her, are Nora and William Jr. "Bill," In the front row, from left, are Kate, Jim and Mary "Mollie." The other boys are Dan, John "Jack" and an extra, unidentified male.
"Catherine and William...
67) Jack Flynn
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Studio portrait of John Joseph "Jack" Flynn.
"John Joseph Flynn, 71 of Glenwood Springs died at the Veterans Hospital in Grand Junction June 8.
He was born Dec. 23, 1897 at Spruce Creek near Glenwood, and as a young man lived in the Eagle area. He married Adelia Thorndale at Leadville, Oct. 25, 1930.
Mr. Flynn was a retired railroad telegrapher and a veteran of World War I.
He is survived by his wife; a son, John Joseph, Jr. of Ft. Wayne, Ind.; a...
68) "Big Mike"
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"Big Mike" at Kent 1918. Bridge across the Eagle River visible at right midfield.
69) Section House
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The section house for the D.&.R.G. at Kent, Colorado, seen through the trees.
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From left, Burke, McDougal and West standing by a locomotive at the Eagle Station.
71) John Anderson
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John Anderson, a railroad fireman from Glenwood, standing outside the rest home in Lynwood (Grand Junction).
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Three members of a railroad work crew, stopped at the Kent station.
73) Railroad crew
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Railroad crew on handcar at Kent. Inscription reads: "All aboard." Names listed: Sweeney, John Rowe, Owen McCarthy, Bill [--].
74) Surveyor camp
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Laundry tent at the surveyors' camp at Wolcott. From left, Jim Flynn and Hughie. Inscription reads: "Polo"
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A locomotive and coal car derailed into a river. Railroad employees are removing items from the cab.
76) Eagle Depot 1918
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From left, Ralph Belding, Mr. Freeman, and Jay McDougall at the Eagle depot in 1918.
77) Marvin Laman
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Marvin Laman standing next to a truck with a soda bottle in one hand, taken September 17, 1949.
"Marvin worked for the railroad for 31 years, retiring in 1986 as a maintenance foreman. He also ranched his entire life. Marvin enjoyed his cattle and attending and participating in rodeos. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Ways Employees, an organization connected with the railroad." -- Eagle Valley Enterprise, Jan. 17, 2008 p.12...
78) Railroad workers
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Group photo at the Minturn train depot ca.1925. The engine is #3715, A.T.&S.F. The railroad was a large part of the Minturn economy in the 1920s and 30s.
79) Dock Homan
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Dock [Fletcher Bliss] Homan at the Wolcot depot. Western Union sign in the background; dog at left background. Homan was the D. & R.G. agent at Wolcott.
Eagle Valley Enterprise Jan. 10, 1910 p.8: "F. B. Homan the D.&R.G. agent at Wolcott, has been a victim of the influenza the past week, but is getting along nicely toward recovery now."
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Tom Gill, left, and Dan Flynn standing near the Hot Springs pool in Glenwood Springs.
