These images are from the Bob Pierce Photo Collection. Bob worked for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad for nearly 48 years as a supervisory agent, stationed at the railroad offices in Salida, Colorado.
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Minturn Train Wreck
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Heading south from Minturn, Engineer Milt Blount and his crew were clearing a snow slide at Belden Station when the locomotive they were driving hit a loosened rail and turned over into the Eagle River. Milt suffered serious injuries of scalding from the firebox and shock from his arm being pinned under the engine; his crewmates suffered head trauma, scalding, and steam inhalation from the boiler.
This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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Minturn Train Wreck
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Heading south from Minturn, Engineer Milt Blount and his crew were clearing a snow slide at Belden Station when the locomotive they were driving hit a loosened rail and turned over into the Eagle River. Milt suffered serious injuries of scalding from the firebox and shock from his arm being pinned under the engine; his crewmates suffered head trauma, scalding, and steam inhalation from the boiler.
This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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Minturn Train Wreck
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Heading south from Minturn, Engineer Milt Blount and his crew were clearing a snow slide at Belden Station when the locomotive they were driving hit a loosened rail and turned over into the Eagle River. Milt suffered serious injuries of scalding from the firebox and shock from his arm being pinned under the engine; his crewmates suffered head trauma, scalding, and steam inhalation from the boiler.
This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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Minturn Train Wreck
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Heading south from Minturn, Engineer Milt Blount and his crew were clearing a snow slide at Belden Station when the locomotive they were driving hit a loosened rail and turned over into the Eagle River. Milt suffered serious injuries of scalding from the firebox and shock from his arm being pinned under the engine; his crewmates suffered head trauma, scalding, and steam inhalation from the boiler.
This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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Mount Ouray at Marshall Pass
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A view of Mount Ouray at Marshall Pass. The railroad line is visible at bottom of photograph.
This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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Mt. Shavano
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Mt. Shavano with remnants of snow.
This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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Mt. Shavano
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A photograph of Mount Shavano.
This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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Pando Train Wreck
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A photograph of a work train with two cars overturned, an accident that happened near Camp Hale, Pando, Colorado.
This image is from the Bob Pierce Collection.
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