Eagle, Colorado
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Dan Flynn and Fred Martinez standing in a yard in Eagle, 1918. Dan was employed by the D. & R. G. W. railroad at Minturn (1930s).
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Ray Angle, Hazel Harris and Ed Taylor seated on barrels at the Eagle depot in 1920.
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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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D. & R.G. at Eagle station, "taking water."
"There was a water tank at Eagle, located a little east of the depot. The water was piped from the water tank to the stand pipe. From the stand pipe, the water goes into the engine's tender
to generate steam, steam being the source of engine's power." -- Jimmy Blouch
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Train derailment below the depot in Eagle, Colorado, January 10, 1944. Two cars overturned with wheel carriages visible amid debris. Snowy fields in background (original photo blurred). Engineer Denny Cornwall was killed in the accident.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Locomotive crossing the Eagle River railroad bridge. Castle Peak Ranch is in the background.
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Derailment one mile east of Eagle in 1918. Men working the rails by the cars.
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A view of Eagle, probably taken from Eby Creek. The D&RG depot is at far right. The Eagle school is the large building before the Mayer ranch area. The Brush Creek valley at top right shows ranch land with few houses. The Eagle River is at left.
50) Gypsum Depot
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The Gypsum Depot on wheels, being moved from Gypsum to Eagle.
EVE March 28, 1968 p.3:
"Gypsum: Work has commenced on the removal of one of the old landmarks of the town this week. Leo Hargrave bought the building from the D&RG and will move it to Eagle. He will put it on land in east Eagle. The depot was built in 1887 when the railroad came through Gypsum. It was closed several years ago when passenger service was taken off this section of the...
51) Gypsum Depot
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Photo show the beginning of the removal and relocation of the Gypsum Depot from Gypsum to Eagle.
EVE March 28, 1968 p.3:
"Gypsum: Work has commenced on the removal of one of the old landmarks of the town this week. Leo Hargrave bought the building from the D&RG and will move it to Eagle. He will put it on land in east Eagle. The depot was built in 1887 when the railroad came through Gypsum. It was closed several years ago when passenger service...
52) Eagle depot
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The Eagle depot on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Taken in the 1910s. Two unidentified individuals are seen near a baggage cart. A portion of a train is visible on the right. A sign above the baggage cart reads, "Western Union Telegraph & Cable Office."
The Eagle Depot was owned and operated by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and served as an express and freight stop. Local
farmers would bring their crops to the station where it would...
