Local History Photo Archive
The Eagle Valley Library District and the Eagle County Historical Society work together to bring you thousands of photographs, artifacts, and many other items from historical Eagle County and the surrounding areas on the Western Slope.
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- Trailer Court near Edwards
- "Trailer court on old Brett Ranch."
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- Train Derailment in Eagle
- Train derailment below the depot in Eagle, Colorado, January 10, 1944.
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- Train Wreck in Eagle Canyon
- Train wreck in the Eagle Canyon near Gilman on April 13, 1899. Publication: Eagle County Blade (Red Cliff, Eagle County); Date:1899 Apr 13; Section:None; Page Number: 4 "A Bad Wreck" The Locomotive and Three Freight Cars Plunge Into the River. About 1 o'clock Monday night, an east bound freight train was wrecked in Eagle Canon near Rock Creek. The engine struck a large rock that had fallen from the perpendicular cliffs over the track. Engineer McCabe saw the obstruction in time to reverse his engine and jump and escaped unhurt. The engine and five box cars loaded with ore from Aspen were derailed, the engine and three of the cars going over the embankment. Fireman J. D. Connors went down with the wreck and was badly hurt. The head brakeman, whose name was not learned, was also quite seriously injured.
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- Train accident near Minturn
- A railroad accident near the town of Minturn on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Taken in the 1920s or 1930s. Railroad employees can be seen along the track assessing the damage.