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This wreck occurred west of Glenwood Springs with no injuries. A wrecking derrick was called in from Grand Junction to remove the wrecked cars off the line so rail travel could resume. Derricks were specially designed cranes mounted onto cars and at that time had around a 100-ton capacity. Logistically, bringing in a derrick was a considerable undertaking. It could take days for a wreck to be cleared and repairs to the rails would sometimes be necessary.
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This wreck occurred west of Glenwood Springs with no injuries. A wrecking derrick was called in from Grand Junction to remove the wrecked cars off the line so rail travel could resume. Derricks were specially designed cranes mounted onto cars and at that time had around a 100-ton capacity. Logistically, bringing in a derrick was a considerable undertaking. It could take days for a wreck to be cleared and repairs to the rails would sometimes be necessary.
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A photograph from an unidentified train wreck near Garfield, Colorado. This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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An unidentified railway with a small encampment nearby. This could possibly be in the Tennessee Pass, Colorado area.
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About a mile and a half west of Salida, the two engines of Passenger Train No. 16 were wrecked due to a rail washout on the line. The washout extended for about a hundred yards and the first engine fell in and buried itself, followed by the second engine, which rammed against it. Before the wreck, Engineer Reardon averted disaster when he noticed a cautionary headlight given off by a neighboring switch engine. Using his ‘customary Safety First caution’,...
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A photograph from an unidentified train wreck near Garfield, Colorado. This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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A photograph from an unidentified train wreck near Garfield, Colorado. This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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A photograph from an unidentified train wreck near Garfield, Colorado. This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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This wreck occurred west of Glenwood Springs with no injuries. A wrecking derrick was called in from Grand Junction to remove the wrecked cars off the line so rail travel could resume. Derricks were specially designed cranes mounted onto cars and at that time had around a 100-ton capacity. Logistically, bringing in a derrick was a considerable undertaking. It could take days for a wreck to be cleared and repairs to the rails would sometimes be necessary.
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30 people died and 54 people were injured when Passenger Train No.2 went off the tracks about 2 miles northwest of Granite. The wreck was spread along the tracks in ‘zig—zag’ fashion and most of the dead were found in car #3. A commissioner’s report later determined that car #3 was at one point standing perpendicularly in the air before coming to a rest on its side in the Arkansas River.
Dr. Larimer happened to be driving by at the time...
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A photograph from an unidentified train wreck near Garfield, Colorado. This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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A photograph from an unidentified train wreck near Garfield, Colorado.
This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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About a mile and a half west of Salida, the two engines of Passenger Train No. 16 were wrecked due to a rail washout on the line. The washout extended for about a hundred yards and the first engine fell in and buried itself, followed by the second engine, which rammed against it. Before the wreck occurred, Engineer Reardon averted disaster when he noticed a cautionary headlight given off by a neighboring switch engine. Using his ‘customary Safety...
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About a mile and a half west of Salida, the two engines of Passenger Train No. 16 were wrecked due to a rail washout on the line. The washout extended for about a hundred yards and the first engine fell in and buried itself, followed by the second engine, which rammed against it. Before the wreck, Engineer Reardon averted disaster when he noticed a cautionary headlight given off by a neighboring switch engine. Using his ‘customary Safety First caution’,...
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30 people died and 54 people were injured when Passenger Train No.2 went off the tracks about 2 miles northwest of Granite. The wreck was spread along the tracks in ‘zig—zag’ fashion and most of the dead were found in car #3. A commissioner’s report later determined that car #3 was at one point standing perpendicularly in the air before coming to a rest on its side in the Arkansas River.
Dr. Larimer happened to be driving by at the time...
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30 people died and 54 people were injured when Passenger Train No.2 went off the tracks about 2 miles northwest of Granite. The wreck was spread along the tracks in ‘zig—zag’ fashion and most of the dead were found in car #3. A commissioner’s report later determined that car #3 was at one point standing perpendicularly in the air before coming to a rest on its side in the Arkansas River.
Dr. Larimer happened to be driving by at the time...
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30 people died and 54 people were injured when Passenger Train No.2 went off the tracks about 2 miles northwest of Granite. The wreck was spread along the tracks in ‘zig—zag’ fashion and most of the dead were found in car #3. A commissioner’s report later determined that car #3 was at one point standing perpendicularly in the air before coming to a rest on its side in the Arkansas River.
Dr. Larimer happened to be driving by at the time...
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30 people died and 54 people were injured when Passenger Train No.2 went off the tracks about 2 miles northwest of Granite. The wreck was spread along the tracks in ‘zig—zag’ fashion and most of the dead were found in car #3. A commissioner’s report later determined that car #3 was at one point standing perpendicularly in the air before coming to a rest on its side in the Arkansas River.
Dr. Larimer happened to be driving by at the time...
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Heading south from Minturn, Engineer Milt Blount and his crew were clearing a snow slide at Belden Station when the locomotive they were driving hit a loosened rail and turned over into the Eagle River. Milt suffered serious injuries of scalding from the firebox and shock from his arm being pinned under the engine; his crewmates suffered head trauma, scalding, and steam inhalation from the boiler.
This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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Heading south from Minturn, Engineer Milt Blount and his crew were clearing a snow slide at Belden Station when the locomotive they were driving hit a loosened rail and turned over into the Eagle River. Milt suffered serious injuries of scalding from the firebox and shock from his arm being pinned under the engine; his crewmates suffered head trauma, scalding, and steam inhalation from the boiler.
This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
