Railroads

Tracks on the Dotsero Cutoff, Eagle County, Colorado #1 Scenic Limited, Royal Gorge, Colorado Tracks in Colorado or Utah Passenger train near Giluly, Utah
As official photographer for the Rio Grande Railroad, many of George L. Beam's photos were no more than company inventory documentation - but his artistic sense was always in evidence.

D&RGW Shop Band at Palmer Lake, Colorado Chicago White Sox at Hanging Bridge, Royal Gorge, Colorado, 1910 Filming Warner Brothers 'Limited Mail' in Royal Gorge, Colorado Passenger train, Soldier Summit, Utah Construction gang, Garfield County, Colorado Dotsero Cutoff, Eagle County, Colorado Construction gang, Colorado or Utah
On hand for important events, at movie shoots, or documenting construction, Beam caught the many moods of the railroad.

Beam photographed D&RGW promotional activities in parades and public events throughout its domain, capturing people's enthusiasm for the world of modern travel.

Elks parade float, Salida, Colorado D&RGW parade float, Denver, Colorado Rio Grande Motorways Bus, Denver Rio Grande Motorways bus, State Capitol building, Denver, Colorado
A subsidiary of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, Rio Grande Motor Way was a trucking and bus system of freight and passenger lines serving the same territory.

Dining car food preparation D&RGW Railroad dining car Loading jennys on flatcars Railroad construction in Chaffee County, Colorado
Hard work behind the scenes supported a luxurious experience for passengers.

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