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CharlieMcCandless

September 10, 2015 05:51PM

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The fireman killed was Paul Mayer, brother of Jim Mayer, who was the conductor on the last D&RGW train to Farmington and the last D&RGW train from Chama to Durango, both in 1968. Jim Mayer was later an official with the Durango & Silverton.
The engineer was Bill Holt. There was some talk that he was speeding but nothing came of it. Bob Shock was engineer on the 494 and Jack Waterman his fireman. Neither were injured.

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What year did this happen? 483 494	davidtltc	September 10, 2015 10:37AM
Re: What year did this happen? 483 494	Jim McKee	September 10, 2015 10:38AM
Re: What year did this happen? 483 494	cdaspit	September 10, 2015 11:25AM
Re: What year did this happen? 483 494	Thad09	September 10, 2015 11:27AM
Re: What year did this happen? 483 494	jalbers	September 10, 2015 11:31AM
Re: What year did this happen? 483 494	davidtltc	September 10, 2015 01:38PM
Re: What year did this happen? 483 494	CharlieMcCandless	September 10, 2015 05:51PM
Re: What year did this happen? 483 494	cdaspit	September 10, 2015 06:21PM
Re: What year did this happen? 483 494	Kevin Cook	September 10, 2015 06:43PM
Re: What year did this happen? 483 494	Earl	September 10, 2015 06:41PM
Re: What year did this happen? 483 494	D&RGW490	November 17, 2015 12:50PM
Re: What year did this happen? 483 494	davegrandt	November 25, 2015 12:35PM
Re: What year did this happen? 483 494	davidtltc	November 26, 2015 06:20AM
Re: What year did this happen? 483 494	John K	September 10, 2015 06:56PM
Re: What year did this happen? 483 494	Earl	November 17, 2015 12:53PM
Re: What year did this happen? 483 494	Tomstp	November 26, 2015 08:36AM
Re: What year did this happen? 483 494	cdaspit	November 26, 2015 09:00AM
Re: What year did this happen? 483 494	WilliamDiehl	November 26, 2015 09:17AM
Re: Where did the 1958 derailment of 483 & 494 occur?	Russo Loco	November 29, 2015 01:43PM

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