Selections From Meade's Manual

Wreck of #6, 1915, Between crews and Skinners

At M.P. 665+2370-ft. the cars of Train #6 were derailed on the evening of July 30th, 1915, at 11:05 P.M. The derailment was caused by heavy flow of water from Wind, Mill Gulch, washing over track and washing out ballast for a short distance, undermining track. There were eight cars in this train which were derailed; the engine going over without being derailed. There were six or seven passengers slightly injured in derailment.

It is reported that approximately 3" of rain fell in this vicinity, the rain extending for a distance of about ten miles in a northeasterly direction. This caused a heavy flow of water to our track. We have no bridge in this vicinity to take care of this water, owing to our embankment being low and the D.& R.G. people with their track belwo us in a cut and impratical to provide proper drainage.

A portion of page 101

This portion of the Meade's Manual transcribed in altered form by Russell L. Crump

Comments of Mr. Green regarding the above Meade entry:

I believe that the milepost should be 655, not 665. I live about a 1/2 mile from Wind Mill Gulch, today the area is covered with houses and drainage along the tracks is still a problem. In the flood of 19675 WInd Mill Gulch and Crews Gulch washed out the ATSF, DRGW and U.S. Highway Bridges just south of Security/Widefield, Colorado.

Comments of Russell Crump: If their is a typo as to the mile Post it is in the typing of the copy of Meade's in the Eastern Archive collection.