That was an interesting read. I am still curious to know who that surviving
crewman was who continued to collect a paycheck four years after the event and
why he would have remained out of service. I wish I could remember the name.
What I do recall is that no one wanted to talk about the incident.
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Norm Metcalf <n.metcalf@...> wrote:
>
> See http://dotlibrary.specialcollection.net/ scroll down to 1958,
> scroll down to CS and click on the second entry (the first entry is the
> Chugwater WY head on). Also, Hol Wagner's The Colorado Road has material.
> Norm Metcalf, Boulder Colorado
>
> On 7/5/2011 8:35 PM, William wrote:
> >
> > I came across the photos of a wreck in 1958 between a C&S freight and
> > either #29 or #30 in Broomfield CO. My father had recently bought a
> > new house in Broomfield Heights and I remember the incident. Later,
> > during the early 1960's, I worked summers for the C&S as a roundhouse
> > clerk in Denver. Every payday one of the engine crew - fireman or
> > engineer - involved in the wreck would come to collect a check though
> > he was not in service. At the time, the subject was not discussed by
> > anyone. Does anyone of the group know the circumstances of the wreck
> > and why a crewmember would have continued to collect his pay several
> > years later?
> >
> >
>
>
>
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>
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