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This Month: June

Train Wrecks

This is a monthly feature of Piute's Pix Picks from the Denver Public Library's Collection of over 85,000 photos. Every month is based on a common theme.

Photos used with permission from The Denver Public Library/Western History Collection.
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Train wrecks are an unfortunate but integral part of railroading. Besides the unnecessary loss of life, there is the lose of some wonderful railroad equipment. On a positive note, these wrecks give us a chance to view parts of that equipment, which are often hidden. Another positive, of this subject, is that unlike the real thing or even passing by an auto wreck, you can take your time gawking, without worrying about tying up traffic.

Out of 116 photos I chose a couple dozen. These were chosen for historical value and modeling ideas. The rest of the photos can be seen by going to the DPL site and doing a search with the Keyword "Railroad accidents Colorado". If you do, plan to spend some time.

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  1. Denver, South Park & Pacific Railway wreck   View of a Denver, South Park and Pacific Railway accident in Colorado; men work with block and tackle and a locomotive. Other train engines stand by; people watch from an embankment. Date [between 1880 and 1900?] Call Number X-22236
  2. Denver, South Park & Pacific Railway wreck   View of a Denver, South Park and Pacific Railway accident in Colorado; men pose by a locomotive, coal car, and "Refrigerator" car. People look at the wreckage from an embankment . Date [between 1880 and 1900?] Call Number X-222351
  3. South Park & Pacific railroad wreck   View of a Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad accident in Colorado; people look at the wreckage from an embankment. Date [between 1880 and 1900?] Call Number X-22233
  4. F&CC 1894, July   View of a Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad wreck near Anaconda (Teller County), Colorado; shows men, women and children looking at wrecked passenger cars. A photographer has a box camera on a tripod. Date 1894, July 9. Call Number X-22241
  5. RGS narrow gauge wreck, engine number 40   In wrecked condition; three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: at Hesperus, Colo., September 21, 1943. Photographer Perry, Otto, 1894-1970, Call Number OP-14960
  6. RGS narrow gauge wreck, engine number 455   Wrecked; after November 1943 runaway, bottom view of engine, on its side. Photographed: near Peak, Colo., June 19, 1944. Photographer Perry, Otto, 1894-1970, Call Number OP-14965
  7. RGS #455   Wrecked; after November, 1943 runaway. Photographed: near Peak, Colo., June 19, 1944. Photographer Perry, Otto 1894-1970. Call Number OP-14964
  8. RGS #455   Wrecked, after November, 1943 runaway. Photographed: near Peak, Colo., June 19, 1944. Photographer Perry, Otto 1894-1970. Call Number OP-14962
  9. D&RGW wreck, engine number 498 and engine number 497   After derailment on Cumbres Pass; stored without tenders. Photographed: Cumbres, Colo., May 30, 1960. Photographer Perry, Otto, 1894-1970, Call Number OP-9268
  10. D&RGW wreck, engine number 498   Damaged by derailment on Cumbres Pass; engine only. Photographed: Cumbres, Colo., May 30, 1960. Photographer Perry, Otto, 1894-1970, Call Number OP-9267
  11. D&RGW wreck, engine number 498   After derailment on Cumbres Pass; engine only. Photographed: Cumbres, Colo., May 30, 1960. Photographer Perry, Otto, 1894-1970, Call Number OP-9266
  12. D&RGW wreck, engine number 3703, engine type 4-6-6-4   Front drivers, after explosion. Photographed: near Sedalia, Colo., October 19, 1952. Date 1952. Photographer Perry, Otto, 1894-1970. Call Number OP-11104
  13. D&RGW wreck, engine number 3703, engine type 4-6-6-4   Rear drivers and tender. Photographed: near Sedalia, Colo., October 19, 1952. Date 1952. Photographer Perry, Otto, 1894-1970. Call Number OP-11103
  14. Denver & Rio Grande Western wreck   Cars partly telescoped after collision between Denver & Rio Grande Western 1201 and Denver & Salt Lake 201. Photographed: near Denver, Colo., September 28, 1938. Photographer Perry, Otto, 1894-1970. Call Number OP-11095
  15. Denver & Salt Lake wreck, engine number 201, engine type 2-6-6-0    After collision with Denver & Rio Grande Western 1201, rear view. Photographed: Denver, Colo., September 28, 1938. Date 1938. Photographer Perry, Otto, 1894-1970, photographer. Call Number OP-11388
  16. Denver & Rio Grande Western wreck, engine number 1201, engine type 2-8-2   After collision with Denver & Salt Lake 201. Photographed: near Denver, Colo., September 28, 1938. Photographer Perry, Otto, 1894-1970, Call Number OP-11094
  17. D&RGW wreck, engine number 680, engine type 2-8-0   Stored, with no stack and damaged cab. Photographed: in Denver, Colo., August 3, 1921. Photographer Perry, Otto, 1894-1970, Call Number OP-11087
  18. Colorado Midland wreck   People stand near the site of a train wreck, possibly near New Castle (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a locomotive on top of a crushed Colorado Midland stock car, a second locomotive, number: "31," and a tank car. Date [between 1897 and 1910?]
  19. Colorado Midland wreck   Men and women stand on or near a wrecked Colorado Midland Railway locomotive and stock car possibly near New Castle (Garfield County), Colorado. Engine number "22" is on top of a crushed livestock car that reads: "Colorado Midland 4261, Stock Car." Women wear fitted, double breasted jackets, long skirts and hats. Men wear suits and hats and pose beside the train wreck site. Date [between 1897 and 1910?]
  20. UP wreck, engine number 1317, engine type 4-6-0-OP-19568   With considerable damage. Photographed: at Denver, Colo., April 26, 1919. Photographer Perry, Otto, 1894-1970, Call Number OP-19568
  21. UP wreck, engine number 1315, engine type 4-6-0    After a wreck. Photographed: at Denver, Colo, April 26, 1919. Date 1919. Photographer Perry, Otto, 1894-1970, Call Number OP-19567
  22. UP wreck, engine number 1312, engine type 4-6-0    Badly damaged after collision, three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Denver, Colo., 1917. photographer Perry, Otto, 1894-1970, Call Number OP-19565
  23. UP wreck, engine number 1312, engine type 4-6-0    Badly damaged after collision, left side view of engine. Photographed: Denver, Colo., 1917. Photographer Perry, Otto, 1894-1970, Call Number OP-19566
  24. A relatively harmless cabbage accident some years back    A crowd of people are gathered around a spilled truckload of cabbage and a derailed railroad train car in Denver, Colorado. Sign on the truck reads: "S. L. Leach, Transfer, Drayage." Date [between 1920 and 1930?] Photographer Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.

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