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Mr. Whitney and Jack Cockram standing next to a handcar at Kent. Inscription reads: "Heck."
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...
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Locomotive between the Eagle depot and the water tank at Eagle, Colorado.
29) Don
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Don at Kent, standing next to a velocipede. "The velocipede has one other wheel attached on the other side [not visible]. One would sit on the seat, where the buckets are and hand operate by using the handle. Don most likely was a lineman, maintaining or working on the telegraph line or Western Union line. It is possible he was involved with track maintenance but my first guess would be lineman. Of note is a red flag rolled up next to the handle....
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From left, Claude Bailey and Smith standing on the tracks at Kent, 1918.
32) Train derailment
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Train derailment at the west switch at Kent. "Jim Flynn's train, no one got hurt."
33) "Joint ahead!"
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Crew working on the railroad ties at Kent. Inscription reads: "Joint ahead!"
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Shorty Kindvater next to the Dotsero sign at the Dotsero station. Train in background. [Blurred image]
35) Mr. Homan
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Fletcher Bliss Homan standing at the Wolcott station where he was station agent
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Derailment one mile east of Eagle in 1918. View from on top of a nearby car.
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Locomotive on its side near Kent. Two men are standing on the cab of the derailed locomotive.
38) Work Train
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The work train at Woody Creek, employing a ditcher with fill cars on either side.
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Derailment one mile east of Eagle in 1918. Men working to right a car.
