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The Daily Sentinel
Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
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East-bound Denver & Rio Grande passenger train No. 6 collided with a freight train on a siding on Tennessee Pass, 8 miles west of Leadville, Colorado, at 6:30 a.m. on Jan. 19. Running three hours late, the train had just emerged from a tunnel. No lives lost, but both engines and several cars were badly wrecked; passengers and crew suffered only bruises and shock. Traffic delayed for many hours.
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BUT NO LIVES WERE LOST
Leadville, Colo., Jan. 19.—East-bound Denver & Rio Grande passenger train No. 6, which passed through Grand Junction early last night, collided with a freight train on a siding on Tennessee Pass, at a point about 8 miles west of Leadville at 6:30 a.m. today. No. 6 was running three hours late. It had just emerged from the tunnel when the collision occurred. Neither train was running very rapidly and thus a wreck that would have cost a great many lives was avoided. Both engines and a number of cars were badly wrecked but all the trainmen and passengers escaped unhurt save from bruises and shock. Traffic was delayed many hours. Owing to the nature of the accident the fact that no fatalities resulted is remarkable. The cause of the collision is not announced.
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Leadville, Colo.
Event Date
Jan. 19
Outcome
no lives lost; all trainmen and passengers escaped unhurt save from bruises and shock; both engines and a number of cars badly wrecked; traffic delayed many hours.
Event Details
East-bound Denver & Rio Grande passenger train No. 6, running three hours late, collided with a freight train on a siding on Tennessee Pass, about 8 miles west of Leadville, at 6:30 a.m. today after emerging from the tunnel. Neither train was running very rapidly, avoiding a fatal wreck. The cause is not announced.