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Snow plow on the tracks at Minturn, Colorado, 1919.
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Two engines and a coal car at Minturn, 1919.
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Ice train wreck above Minturn. Ice and debris scattered on the hillside down to the Eagle River. Photo is labeled 1918. Men are examining the wreckage.
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Another Mallet locomotive at Minturn. Anatole Mallet, a Swiss engineer, patented the compound engine which was housed under one locomotive frame having six or more sets of axles. The rear set of driving wheels were fixed in the main frame of the locomotive. The extra pull generated made the locomotive useful in mountainous regions but slower on flat terrain.
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A locomotive on the turntable at Minturn.
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This Mallet locomotive is at Minturn. Anatole Mallet, a Swiss engineer, patented the compound engine which was housed under one locomotive frame having six or more sets of axles. The rear set of driving wheels were fixed in the main frame of the locomotive. The extra pull generated made the locomotive useful in mountainous regions but slower on flat terrain.
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A crew with engine 736 at Minturn. Second from left may be Bill Flynn.
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Shared marker for: "Sanders, Frank G., 1915--1979; Betty M., 1923-- ," Riverview Cemetery. A steam engine with coal tender is engraved at the center of the marker.