Bob Rush Collection

: Denver & Rio Grande Depot; The Art Moderne Style D & RG Railroad Depot was built in the 1940s and torn down in 1985. Bob Rush Collection.

: Denver & Rio Grande Engine #106; Denver & Rio Grande Engine No. 106 with crew in the Salida railyards. Bob Rush Collection.

: Denver & Rio Grande Hospital; The Rio Grande Hospital opened in November 1885, described as “one of the finest buildings of similar size in the West and...the especial pride of the town.” Railroad workers throughout the line paid fifty cents each month to a fund to cover the operation of the hospital. The substantial two- and-a-half-story brick building resembled a fine residence and featured a wrap-around verandah surmounted by a balcony. The landscape of the grounds included a wrought iron fence, bushes, a fountain, and flowerbeds. Bob Rush Collection.

: Denver & Rio Grande Hospital; The Rio Grande Hospital opened in November 1885, described as “one of the finest buildings of similar size in the West and...the especial pride of the town.” Railroad workers throughout the line paid fifty cents each month to a fund to cover the operation of the hospital. The substantial two- and-a-half-story brick building resembled a fine residence and featured a wrap-around verandah surmounted by a balcony. The landscape of the grounds included a wrought iron fence, bushes, a fountain, and flowerbeds. Disaster struck at the railroad facilities on 14 April 1899, when a fire in the attic of the D&RG Hospital destroyed the building. Demonstrating the railroad’s continued commitment to the city, the hospital was quickly rebuilt on the same site. Bob Rush Collection.

: Denver & Rio Grande Hospital; The Rio Grande Hospital opened in November 1885, described as “one of the finest buildings of similar size in the West and...the especial pride of the town.” Railroad workers throughout the line paid fifty cents each month to a fund to cover the operation of the hospital. The substantial two-and-a-half-story brick building resembled a fine residence and featured a wrap-around verandah surmounted by a balcony. The landscape of the grounds included a wrought iron fence, bushes, a fountain, and flowerbeds. Disaster struck at the railroad facilities on 14 April 1899, when a fire inthe attic of the D&RG Hospital destroyed the building. Demonstrating the railroad’s continued commitment to the city, the hospital was quickly rebuilt on the same site. Bob Rush Collection.

: Denver & Rio Grande Hospital; The Denver & Rio Grande Hospital opened in November 1885, described as “one of the finest buildings of similar size in the West and...the especial pride of the town.” Railroad workers throughout the line paid fifty cents each month to a fund to cover the operation of the hospital. The substantial two- and-a-half-story brick building resembled a fine residence and featured a wrap-around verandah surmounted by a balcony. The landscape of the grounds included a wrought iron fence, bushes, a fountain, and flowerbeds. Bob Rush Collection.

: Denver & Rio Grande Hospital; The Rio Grande Hospital opened in November 1885, described as “one of the finest buildings of similar size in the West and...the especial pride of the town.” Railroad workers throughout the line paid fifty cents each month to a fund to cover the operation of the hospital. The substantial two- and-a-half-story brick building resembled a fine residence and featured a wrap-around verandah surmounted by a balcony. The landscape of the grounds included a wrought iron fence, bushes, a fountain, and flowerbeds. Disaster struck at the railroad facilities on 14 April 1899, when a fire in the attic of the D&RG Hospital destroyed the building. Demonstrating the railroad’s continued commitment to the city, the hospital was quickly rebuilt on the same site. Bob Rush Collection.

: Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Depot; In 1898, the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Depot was rebuilt and enlarged from the original 1880 stone depot to be “the finest and most commodious on the entire great system” outside the larger cities of Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo. Bob Rush Collection.

: Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Office; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad offices in the Salida railyards. Bob Pierce is wearing the bow tie. Bob Rush Collection.

: Denver & Rio Grande Roundhouse; The Denver & Rio Grande Roundhouse, ca. 1905. Bob Rush Collection.

: Denver & Rio Grande Roundhouse Ruins from the Fire; A major fire occurred at the Denver and Rio Grande railroad facilities in December 1892, destroying fourteen stalls in the roundhouse, seventeen locomotives, and the machine shops. Railroad employees and citizens managed to save twenty locomotives, but damages were estimated at $400,000. The Rio Grande's continuing reliance on Salida was demonstrated in its rebuilding and enlarging of the damaged structures. Bob Rush Collection.

: Downtown Salida; A photo of downtown Salida, taken approximately at F and 2nd Streets. Bob Rush Collection.

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