Print, Photographic

1954.225.0092

1954.225.0092

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1954.225.0092

Description

Train wreck in front of Depot, Brakeman was killed. Update 4/2010: Black and white print. Snapshot. Image of the aftermath of a train wreck where two engines crashed head-on. Engine x5003 and Engine 4464 involved. Several people including a woman moving in foreground surveying the debris and damage. Written on back in black ink: "9/12/23." Wreck took place in the Rawlins, WY. Railyard. Paper yellowed, back slightly soiled. Upper right corner bent, emulsion cracked; slight damage to other corners. NOTE: Runaway train x5003 was stopped by placing the switch engine 4464 on the track in front of it and allowing the resulting crash to stop the train. (Rans Baker-Historian).

Collection

Photograph Collection