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"Bond, Colo., June 16, 1934. Not only were there hundreds of people from Denver, Utah and towns of the western slope of Colorado, but also the local people, who turned out one hundred percent." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 79
The train in the foreground is the Pioneer Zephyr.
"Three special passenger trains left Denver at intervals for Bond loaded with passengers, among them were many dignitaries, also special trains from the west. Gov. Ed Johnson of Colorado...
2) Wolcott
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Wolcott, Colorado, in September 1947.
The Wolcott bridge over the Eagle River is visible at midfield. It was a Luten arch bridge, constructed in 1916, and has since been replaced.
Lena Yost's father, Frank Sansosti, was the D&RG section foreman at Wolcott for many years. The railroad depot and section house are next to the tracks in this photo. The Sansosti family lived at Wolcott for 27 years.
"Frank Sansosti was born in Cosenza, Italy, on...
4) 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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The local train, stopped at Gypsum, being checked. Inscription reads: "Local."
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Rail cars at Pando (site of Camp Hale) showing loading area, pens, and track. Some snow on the ground. The second of three photos comprising a panoramic view from left to right.
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Rail cars at Pando (site of Camp Hale) showing loading area, pens, and track. Some snow on the ground. The third of three photos comprising a panoramic view from left to right.
11) Pando Depot
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Rail cars at Pando (site of Camp Hale) showing loading area, pens, and track. Some snow on the ground. The first of three photos comprising a panoramic view from left to right.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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View of the Minturn rail yard from U.S. Hwy 24, looking east, showing iced water tanks at center. The depot is on the right with the Taylor addition neighborhood in the background.
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Railway to Camp Hale, winter. Dick Lowe was foreman when this line was put in. Pando was the name of the siding. There were 85 Indians working on the line. They lived in "cars" designed for that use and stayed on the job full time. Buildings seen in right midground, railroad tracks in foreground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The Belden facility showing the loading and processing facilities. Railroad cars waiting to be loaded are in the background. Directly above them are some of the old mines started in the late 1800s. The photo was taken from the dump at Gilman, looking down on Belden.
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Belden below Gilman in the Eagle River Canyon. Railroad siding, water tower, wagons, and equipment visible. Photo labeled: "On D.&R.G., Eagle River Canon, 293, Brisbois Photo, Leadville, Colo."
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
16) Loading potatoes
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Men on wagons loaded with potato sacks lined up to load freight cars (Denver & Rio Grande Railroad) at the Eagle Depot (visible at far left).
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
17) Burns Stockyard
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1939: Burns Stockyard, November 1939, loading cattle into cattle cars. (Denver & Rio Grande Railroad) Two cowboys on ramps loading cattle; one man on track siding, left midground; woman holding child standing in empty corral behind horses.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
18) Loading potatoes
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Wagonloads of potatoes and hay brought to the Eagle Depot to be loaded onto D&RG cars.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Cattle are corralled near several railroad cars at Ruedi.
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Moving the zinc dryer from a railroad car into the dryer building at Belden. A wall section approximately 60 feet long has been removed in the dryer building to move this equipment
into the facility.
