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483's Wreck at Bocea Hill

June 16, 2001 09:29AM
483 was on the point of a doubleheaded freight East of Durango at milepost 445.5 when it came to a soft spot in the roadbed and rolled over and jack-knifed on it's left side into a ravine. The second engine was 494. The date was 9/27/58. Andy Payne says the location was also known as Wilson's Gulch.
I'm sorry to say I can't recall the name of 483's fireman who was killed in the accident, but his loss was felt by the entire community.
Some time before this, as I recall, 485 had got loose and creeped headlong into the turntable pit at Salida. 483 and 485 were both seriously damaged in their respective accidents and one locomotive survived between the two of them.
The "engine" part of a locomotive is the cylinder/frame assembly, and 483's "engine" was probably used in the rebuild, as that was where 485 suffered the most damage. So, the rebuilt engine was numbered 483, even though the boiler, cab, and tender were undoubtably from 485. I'm sure I read somewhere that 483's steam dome was cracked in the accident, which in those days was fatal, as there was no interest in ordering a new boiler.
Anyway, that's what happened to the 10th and only missing engine of the K-36 Class.
Mike
Subject Author Posted

C&TS K-36 Tenders

Ron Welch June 13, 2001 09:46AM

Re: C&TS K-36 Tenders

earl June 13, 2001 09:33PM

Re: C&TS K-36 Tenders

R.E. Hess June 15, 2001 11:31AM

Re: C&TS K-36 Tenders

Mark Yeamans June 13, 2001 10:58PM

bent tender frame No. 483

Bob Yarger June 14, 2001 11:45AM

Re: bent tender frame No. 483

earl June 14, 2001 06:52PM

Re: bent tender frame No. 483

linda June 14, 2001 09:59PM

483's Wreck at Bocea Hill

Mike Trent June 16, 2001 09:29AM

Re: 483's Wreck at Bocea Hill

Mark Stoeckel June 16, 2001 09:42AM

485

Mike Trent June 16, 2001 09:54AM

Tender?

Mike Trent June 16, 2001 09:49AM

Re: Tender?

Earl June 17, 2001 12:34PM

Thanks, Earl

Mike Trent June 17, 2001 06:13PM

Re: Thanks, Earl

earl June 17, 2001 08:32PM



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