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1930s: Rio Grande Railroad crane dropping section of bridge span into place, guided by men at either end of the span. Eagle River visible at left (Eagle, Colorado).
"The Rio Grande Railroad began construction of the steel railroad bridge at Eagle in 1934." -- Those Were the Days, EVE Jan. 22, 2004 p.2
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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1934: Rio Grande Railroad crane dropping section of bridge span into place. Men at either end of the span are waiting to assist the crane.. Eagle River visible in foreground (Eagle, Colorado).
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Railroad crew on handcar at Kent. Inscription reads: "All aboard." Names listed: Sweeney, John Rowe, Owen McCarthy, Bill [--].
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A group standing at a station, possibly Wolcott. From left: Fletcher J. Homan, son of Fletcher Bliss Homan; Katherine "Kate" Flynn; Fern, possibly Fern Homan; Fletcher Bliss Homan; Hughie.
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Mr. Whitney and Jack Cockram standing next to a handcar at Kent. Inscription reads: "Heck."
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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.
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Vern Kilgore and Fred Martinez standing at the depot in Eagle, Colorado.
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From left, Claude Bailey and Smith standing on the tracks at Kent, 1918.
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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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Four men involved with the clean-up of the Ice Train wreck in Red Cliff are standing on the tracks in the snow next to a box car.
"Ice Train runs away on grade below Pando," Eagle Valley Enterprise Jan. 6, 1928 p.1
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Shorty Kindvater next to the Dotsero sign at the Dotsero station. Train in background. [Blurred image]
18) 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.
20) Work Train
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The work train at Woody Creek, employing a ditcher with fill cars on either side.