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Ruth Gilroy holding Dorthy Gilroy at Kent in 1918. Railroad tracks are to the left.
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From left, Claude Bailey and Smith standing on the tracks at Kent, 1918.
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Derailment one mile east of Eagle in 1918. Men working the rails by the cars.
125) Work train crew
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The work train crew posing on the tracks at Kent, 1918.
"Often a work train of the 1880s consisted of just the machine and the locomotive, as cabooses were still too scarce to warrant using one on what many managers saw as unnecessary service. As the years went by, it became common practice to attach a caboose, and/or a tool car, to the train. An extra water car was frequently attached to pile driver trains to reduce the number of times the train...
126) Mrs. Merrill
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Mrs. Merrill [Elnora Green Merrill] walking away from the camera at Wolcott, crossing the railroad tracks. The sign on the building at left says "Saloon." Charles Merrill, Elnora's husband, owned the Wolcott Mercantile company store.
127) 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...
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Ben Gaze pretending to threaten Dave Harper with an tie tool at the Wolcott station. Dave is taking the threat in stride.
129) State Bridge Hotel
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State Bridge Hotel at State Bridge, Colorado. View from across the railroad tracks, looking at the front of the hotel. The "cutoff" was built in 1934 so these tracks were the Moffat line.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
131) Belden
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Looking toward Belden in the Eagle River Canyon. Tram to Gilman visible at midground.
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Man in suit and tie standing in front of the lettuce shed filled with crates, on the east railway spur of the Avon Depot. Railroad tracks in foreground. Inscription :"10/15/28."
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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In back, from left, Bert Johnson and Kate Flynn. In front, Jim Homan and Florence Quinlan. Railroad cars and buildings are in the background.
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Mr. Whitney and Jack Cockram standing next to a handcar at Kent. Inscription reads: "Heck."
136) Ditcher Crew
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The D. & R.G. ditcher crew on a work train at Woody Creek, 1917.
"Another common type of work train was intended to dig and maintain trackside drainage ditches. The earliest ditching trains used a car with a swinging framework, adjusted by hand, which positioned a toothed, open-ended bucket alongside the track to excavate the ditch as the car was pushed along. This method had many obvious faults. One solution was the steam ditcher, a small steam...
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Kate Flynn, Fletcher B. Homan and Thomas at the Wolcott station. Fletcher B. Homan was the Denver and Rio Grande agent at Wolcott.
[submitted by John J. Flynn, Jr.]
138) Western Union Crew
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The Western Union crew lined up next to an outfit car at Kent, 1917. Inscription reads: "Western Union Boys." They worked on telegraph poles for Western Union and were not railroad employees.
139) Pando Depot
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Train at the depot in Pando, Colorado. Heavy snow on the ground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
