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Denver and Rio Grande Railroad's engine 1508 after an accident near Salida in 1923. The accident was the result of a washout following heavy rains the night before. "John T. Mangan, fireman, was killed this morning in a wreck one and one half miles Wiest of Salida. The headlights of a switch engine in the Salida yards at 3:30 o’clock this morning probably saved the lives of the passengers on train No 16, which was wrecked just beyond the bridge...