[RITSlist] Rock Island Train Wreck

[Norm Metcalf]

The Denver & New Orleans went bankrupt and was succeeded by the Denver, 
Texas & Gulf Railroad on 18 Mar 1886.  The Chicago, Rock Island & 
Colorado Railway Co. was organized in Jan 1888 to build from the 
Kansas-Colorado state line to Colorado Springs.  But before building it 
was merged into the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway Co. which began 
building the line to Colorado Springs, which it reached 14 Oct 1888.  
There was no crossing at Calhan.  The CKN crossed the DTG at Falcon 
CO.   I talked with a Colorado historian who can't recall a wreck at 
Falcon involving another railroad.
    Norm Metcalf, Boulder Colorado

D & E Hutchins wrote:
> Since no one else has given a clue to that train wreck I'm going to 
> suggest that it could be the one at Calhan, CO involving the Denver 
> New Orleans and Rock Island trains at the crossing there.  I don't 
> recall the date but the era of wood-sheathed passenger cars puts it at 
> approximately the same time.
> Dick Hutchins
>
> On Jan 29, 2007, at 7:27 AM, Brian Paul Ehni wrote:
>
>> Any info on this? When/where/etc.?
>>  --
>>  Thanks!
>> <unknown.jpg>
>>  Brian Ehni
>>
>>
>> From: Brian <brian.franks at cox.net>
>> Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 15:06:04 -0800
>> To: <ritslist at simpson.edu>
>> Subject: [RITSlist] Rock Island Train Wreck


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