Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- C&S wreck
- Wreck, with Colorado & Southern 309 on wreck train. Photographed: Site unknown, 1917.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1917.; Railroad accidents.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroad accidents.
- 1917
- C&S wreck
- Wreck; shows two cranes. Photographed: Westminster, Colo., October 18, 1926.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1926.; Railroad accidents.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Westminster.
- 1926
- C&S wreck, engine number 645, engine type 2-8-0
- Photographed: Stored in Denver after wreck, May 1, 1927.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1927.; Railroad accidents.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver.
- 1927
- CRI&P wreck
- Wreck; after runaway. Photographed: at Colorado Springs, Colo., May 9, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Railroad accidents.; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail Road Co.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Colorado Springs.
- 1938
- CRI&P wreck
- Wreck; after runaway. Photographed: Colorado Springs, Colo., May 9, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Railroad accidents.; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail Road Co.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Colorado Springs.
- 1938
- D&RGW wreck
- Wreck of the "San Juan", 3 cars derailed by snowslide; parlor car "Durango" on its side beside the track. Photographed: near Toltec, N.M., February 15, 1948.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1948.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--New Mexico--Toltec.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1948
- D&RGW wreck
- "San Juan" wreck, distant view of coaches 327, 319, after snowslide carried them down the hill, on February 11, 1948. Photographed: near Toltec, N.M., February 15, 1948.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1948.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--New Mexico--Toltec.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1948
- D&RGW wreck, engine number 603, engine type 2-8-0
- With cab torn off, after wreck. Photographed: Denver, Colo., 1917.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1917.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver.
- 1917
- AT&SF wreck
- Wrecked cars, wreck train in distance. Photographed: near Castle Rock, Colo., June 28, 1932.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1932.; Railroad accidents.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Castle Rock.
- 1932
- AT&SF wreck
- Tender of engine 3822 after wreck. Photographed: near Castle Rock, Colo., June 28, 1932.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1932.; Railroad accidents.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Castle Rock.
- 1932
- AT&SF wreck
- Scattered freight cars after wreck. Photographed: near Castle Rock, Colo., June 28, 1932.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1932.; Railroad accidents.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Castle Rock.
- 1932
- AT&SF wreck
- Colorado & Southern wreck crane 99001 and tender of engine 3822. Photographed: near Castle Rock, Colo., June 28, 1932.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1932.; Railroad accidents.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Castle Rock.
- 1932
- Wreck car #700 at Central Loop
- View of Denver Tramway Company wreck car number 700 at the Central Loop (between Arapahoe, Lawrence, and 15th (Fifteenth) Streets) in downtown Denver, Colorado. Lettering on the side of the car reads: "Wreck Car."
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1924
- CB&Q wreck, engine number 5084, engine type 2-8-2
- On its side after wreck. Photographed: near Keenesburg, Colo., January 3, 1937.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1937.; Railroad accidents.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Keenesburg.
- 1937
- CB&Q wreck, engine number 5086
- After wreck. Photographed: near Keenesburg, Colo., January 3, 1937.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1937.; Railroad accidents.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Keenesburg.
- 1937
- CB&Q wreck, engine number 5086
- After wreck. Photographed: near Keenesburg, Colorado., January 3, 1937.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1937.; Railroad accidents.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Keenesburg.
- 1937
- UP wreck, engine number 1315, engine type 4-6-0
- After a wreck. Photographed: at Denver, Colo., April 26, 1919.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1919.; Railroad accidents.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver.
- 1919
- DMIR wreck, engine number 224, engine type 2-8-8-4
- After runaway and wreck, while leased to Denver & Rio Grande Western. Photographed: at Fireclay, Colo., February 7, 1943.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1943.; Railroad accidents.; Duluth, Missabe, and Iron Range Railway.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Fireclay.
- 1943
- DMIR wreck, engine number 224, engine type 2-8-8-4
- After runaway ans wreck, while leased to Denver & Rio Grande Western. Photographed: at Fireclay, Colo., February 7, 1943.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1943.; Railroad accidents.; Duluth, Missabe, and Iron Range Railway.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Fireclay.
- 1943
- Train wreck, Platte Canon, Colorado and Southern
- Scene of a Colorado and Southern Railway train wreck near Foxton (Jefferson County), Colorado. Passengers stand and walk along the tracks. Rock outcrops and brush cover a slope at the shore of the north fork of the South Platte River.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--Disasters--1900-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Jefferson...
- 1901 Sept. 1
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Denver and Rio Grande. Accidents
- Rock Island and Pacific passenger train wreck
- Rescuers remove bodies of victims from a Rock Island and Pacific passenger train wreck near Vona (Kit Carson County) Colorado. The train is in water of East Spring Creek.
- Kit Carson County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.; Rescue work--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.; Victims--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail Road Co.
- July 18, 1929
- Passenger train wreck
- People gather at a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific (CRI&P) train wreck, where the East Spring Creek bridge collapsed, in Kit Carson County, Colorado. Derailed railroad cars are strewn on the embankment.
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--1920-1930.; Kit Carson County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridge failures--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.
- July 18, 1929
- Passenger train wreck
- People gather at a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific (CRI&P) train wreck, where the East Spring Creek bridge collapsed, in Kit Carson County, Colorado. A derailed railroad car is in the water.
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--1920-1930.; Kit Carson County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridge failures--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.
- July 18, 1929
- Train wreck
- View of a train wreck; a crowd of people look at the twisted wreckage.
- Railroad accidents--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Train wreck
- Railroad cars lie crushed and overturned after a train wreck; a portion of one car lies in a river. Probably the wreckage of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific passenger train near Vona (Kit Carson County), Colorado, after a bridge collapse.
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Kit Carson County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridge failures--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.;...
- [1929 July 18?]
- Car wreck
- Night view of several boys gathered around an automobile wreck, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Traffic accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Train wreck / derailed
- Onlookers and investigators examine debris from the wreck of a derailed Colorado and Southern Railway train, Colorado.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1920-1940.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--1920-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- The wreck at Dome Rock
- View of a Denver, South Park and Pacific Railway accident at Dome Rock (Jefferson County) Colorado; engineer William G. "Billy" Westall died saving the lives of 450 excursionists on the passenger train, trying to stop it before hitting an obstacle.
- Westall, William G. d. 1898.; Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railway Company--1890-1900.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.;...
- 1898, August 28
- Wreck of first passenger train in Anacond [sic] F & C C RY
- 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.
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company.
- 1894, July 9
- C&S wreck
- Wrecker 99001. Photographed: In Denver, Colo., 1917.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1917.; Railroad accidents.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver.
- 1917
- C&S wreck, engine number 600, engine type 2-8-0
- Wrecked cars, shows Colorado & Southern 600, 2-8-0, on wrecking train. Photographed: Westminster, Colo., October 18, 1926.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1926.; Railroad accidents.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Westminster.
- 1926
- C&S wreck, engine number 643, engine type 2-8-0
- Wrecked; engine on its side. Photographed: Westminster, Colo., October 18, 1926.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1926.; Railroad accidents.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Westminster.
- 1926
- C&S wreck, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy engine number 9936B, engine type EMD E7 and engine number 700D, engine type EMD F3
- Collision between freight and passenger train. Photographed: Broomfield, Colo., September 22, 1958.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Broomfield.; Railroad accidents.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Broomfield.
- 1958
- CMStP&P wreck, engine number 34A, engine type EMD E9A
- Wrecked. Photographed: Lupton, Colo., March 1961.
- Locomotives--1960-1970.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1961.; Railroad accidents.; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Lupton.
- 1961
- CMStP&P wreck, engine number 34A, engine type EMD E9
- Train #18; Portland Rose; after hitting a truck at Lupton, Colo.; on Union Pacific; see Union Pacific for other views. Photographed: Lupton, Colo., March 1961.
- Locomotives--1960-1970.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1961.; Railroad accidents.; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Lupton.
- 1961
- D&RGW wreck
- Car "Durango" beside track, after snowslide; "Phantom Curve". Photographed: near Toltec, N.M., February 15, 1948.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1948.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Conejos County.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1948
- D&RGW wreck
- Car "Durango", beside track, after snowslide. Photographed: near Toltec, N.M., February 15, 1948.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1948.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--New Mexico--Toltec.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1948
- D&RGW wreck
- Cars 327 and 319, at bottom of hill, after snowslide carried them down, on February 11, 1948. Photographed: near Toltec, N.M., February 15, 1948.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1948.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--New Mexico--Toltec.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1948
- D&RGW wreck, engine number 498
- Damaged by derailment on Cumbres Pass; engine only. Photographed: Cumbres, Colo., May 30, 1960.
- Locomotives--1960-1970.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Cumbres.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1960
- D&RGW wreck
- "San Juan", after snowslide at "Phantom Curve"; shows car "Durango" near track, and coaches 327 and 319 far below, slide occurred February 11, 1948. Photographed: near Toltec, N.M., February 15, 1948.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1948.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--New Mexico--Toltec.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1948
- D&RGW wreck, engine number 498
- After derailment on Cumbres Pass; engine only. Photographed: Cumbres, Colo., May 30, 1960.
- Locomotives--1960-1970.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Cumbres.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1960
- D&RGW wreck, engine number 498 and engine number 497
- After derailment on Cumbres Pass; stored without tenders. Photographed: Cumbres, Colo., May 30, 1960.
- Locomotives--1960-1970.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Cumbres.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1960
- C&O wreck
- Boiler of Engine 1642 after fatal explosion. Photographed: near Hinton, W. Va., July 10, 1953.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1953.; Railroad accidents.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--West Virginia--Hinton.
- 1953
- D&RGW wreck
- Cars partly telescoped after collision between Denver & Rio Grande Western 1201 and Denver & Salt 201. Photographed: near Denver, Colo., September 28, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver.
- 1938
- D&RGW wreck, engine number 1201, engine type 2-8-2
- On flatcar; after derailment, near Radium, Colo. Photographed: in Denver, Colo., April 5, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver.
- 1938
- D&RGW wreck, engine number 1201, engine type 2-8-2
- After collision with Denver & Salt Lake 201. Photographed: near Denver, Colo., September 28, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver.
- 1938
- D&RGW wreck, engine number 1201, engine type 2-8-2
- After collision with Denver & Salt Lake 201. Photographed: near Denver, Colo., September 28, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver.
- 1938
- D&RGW wreck, engine number 3619, engine type 2-8-8-2
- Overturned; shows two wrecking derricks. Photographed: near East Portal, Colo., July 13, 1941.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1941.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--East Portal.
- 1941
- D&RGW wreck, engine number 1704, engine type 4-8-4
- Train #6, "Exposition Flyer"; after locomotive hit a cement truck near Kremmling, Colo., that day. Photographed: near Tolland, Colo., November 5, 1939.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1939.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Tolland.
- 1939