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Dave Peterson

December 20, 2014 10:15AM

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Yeah, I noticed the discrepancy in the hills after I got home. The cab roof of one locomotive breaks the skyline and looks like a ridge jutting up and this confused me for some time. There's a series of photos of the wreck on page 15 of George Turner's Slim Rails Through The Sand. Basically, the lead engine derailed going through the deep cut and the road engine tried to push past it. The Fireman of the lead engine was injured badly enough he died shortly after the accident.

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Carson & Colorado (SPNG) Then and Now #65	Dave Peterson	December 20, 2014 09:48AM
Re: Carson & Colorado (SPNG) Then and Now #65	bcp	December 20, 2014 09:54AM
Re: Carson & Colorado (SPNG) Then and Now #65	Dave Peterson	December 20, 2014 10:15AM
Re: Carson & Colorado (SPNG) Then and Now #65	Brian Norden	December 20, 2014 11:07AM
Re: Carson & Colorado (SPNG) Then and Now #65	george pearce	December 20, 2014 11:43AM
Re: Carson & Colorado (SPNG) Then and Now #65	Dave Peterson	December 20, 2014 12:00PM

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