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Shorty Kindvater next to the Dotsero sign at the Dotsero station. Train in background. [Blurred image]
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Fletcher Bliss Homan standing at the Wolcott station where he was station agent
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View of D. & R. G. Railway tracks, looking up the Eagle River. Lover's Leap on left side of bridge; top of depot visible in background. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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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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Jimmie Breen standing on the tracks at Wolcott, Colorado, on a cold day.
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"Big Mike" at Kent 1918. Bridge across the Eagle River visible at right midfield.
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From left, Burke, McDougal and West standing by a locomotive at the Eagle Station.
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Passengers waiting at the Red Cliff railway (Denver & Rio Grande) depot, circa 1915. Several trunks are on the platform. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Fletcher [J. Homan] and Kate Flynn at Wolcott, standing on risers near the tracks.
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Photo postcard of the railroad depot at Eagle, Colorado.

11. 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.
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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.]
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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.]

15. "Gust"

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"Gust" standing at a siding at the Wolcott station.