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A panoramic photograph taken from the Beck family yard as the last Union Pacific freight train to travel through Red Cliff rolls by. The tracks are visible with the Pine St. viaduct at far left. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church is right of the viaduct and a small group of people are watching the train from the churchyard. August 1997
"Union Pacific has pulled the last of its cross-country freight trains from the Tennessee Pass route, which...
2. Eagle Street
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A view of Eagle Street in Red Cliff, taken from the railroad tracks (at right). From left, the tall white building with a small steeple is the old town hall and fire house. The hose drying chamber is an attachment on the back of the building. Next, across the street is the Community Church with dark steeple. The railway viaduct to Pine Street is at far right.
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A view of Main Street with J. B. Dowd ["Day Goods, Gents Furnishings, Boots and Shoes"] on the left. Nine people are standing on the shoveled board walk in front of the store. Man on a horse is in the street, standing on several feet of unplowed snow. Red Rock Store and Home Restaurant are visible across the street.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
7. Water Street
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A panoramic photograph taken from the Beck family yard, waiting for the last Union Pacific train to travel through Red Cliff. The tracks are visible with the Pine St. viaduct at far left. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church is right of the viaduct.
"Union Pacific has pulled the last of its cross-country freight trains from the Tennessee Pass route, which averaged 12 trains a day through Eagle County. ... Union Pacific, as a part of its acquisition...
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The fire brigade and hose cart for the Red Cliff fire department, posed in front of the Town Hall. The fire department was in the bottom floor of the Town Hall building.
"The first fire department was organized by Aaron Graham in 1888. It was of the push cart type but an improvement over the old bucket brigade type."--A History of Eagle County, p.5.
Since the bottom floor of the Town Hall was the fire department, an estimate of 1888-1889 is used...