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The engine of the Ice Train just after it was righted by the "Big Hook" at the right. The logo "Bucyrus" is visible on the crane arm. Debris and ice still surround the engine. The drailment occurred on December 31, 1927.
"Ice Train runs away on grade below Pando," Eagle Valley Enterprise Jan. 6, 1928 p.1
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The steam-powered "Big Hook" from Grand Junction lifts the derailed engine of the Ice Train into an upright position. Railroad employees and volunteers from the mine watch. The Ice Train derailed on December 31, 1927.
"Ice Train runs away on grade below Pando," Eagle Valley Enterprise Jan. 6, 1928 p.1
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The righted locomotive, on the rails, following the Ice Train wreck. Cables are attached to the front of the locomotive for towing. Onlookers are at the side of the locomotive and there is debris in the background.
"Ice Train runs away on grade below Pando," Eagle Valley Enterprise Jan. 6, 1928 p.1
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Four men involved with the clean-up of the Ice Train wreck in Red Cliff are standing on the tracks in the snow next to a box car.
"Ice Train runs away on grade below Pando," Eagle Valley Enterprise Jan. 6, 1928 p.1
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The arch of the Red Cliff Bridge, under construction. The approach to the bridge roadbed in at the left background. The lower bridge into Red Cliff and the railroad tracks clearly visible under the arch. Snow on the ground.
[Red Cliff Bridge construction photo 8]
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Ice train wreck in Red Cliff. Ice was being transported from Pando to the ice houses in Minturn, Colorado, to be used in refrigerator cars. The brakes on the train froze and the train wrecked in the Red Cliff city limits. Several men are examining the wreckage.
The accident occurred December 31, 1927.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The "Big Hook" steam-powered wrecker, based in Grand Junction, moving the Ice Train engine into an upright position. Damaged box car in foreground.
"Volunteer labor was called for and many miners from this place went to work with the men rushed to the scene by the railroad company to clear the line."
"Ice Train runs away on grade below Pando," Eagle Valley Enterprise Jan. 6, 1928 p.1
