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Ivan. I watchedremaining peoplegetting off and still noIvan. I went back intothe coach, which had amist of dust and smellof steam. I franticallylooked about and then Ibumped into a personback to back. I camearound and it was Ivan.He was looking for meand had been delayedhelping the lady wholanded at his feet.

Miraculously I stillhad my camerastrapped around myneck. So, I begantaking pictures of thewreck. I took sixsnapshots and then arather peculiar thinghappened. Peoplecame up to me andasked me to makeprints and send themthe prints. Peoplewere giving me theiraddresses and also handing off money in advance. Others saidthey would send the money. I was overwhelmed and started torealize this was a very serious train wreck as I went forward towhat were the north and sound bound engines and tenders.

Meanwhile, word reached back to Monument that there hadbeen a wreck. Uncle Lewis had left town and when he heardthe news he jumped up and said, "Good gosh, I've got twonephews on that train!" So he rigged up his horses and rode awagon all the way to the site. He found us OK but insisted wereturn with him back to Monument. Gone was the day oftouring Colorado Springs.

As we milled about we started to learn and see first hand theseriousness and devastation of the accident. Our southboundengineer and fireman saw the inevitable crash coming andafter blowing the distress signal and setting the brakes theyjumped to safety. In all, 11 people were killed and 42 injured.No one in the southbound train was killed. The lead passengercar of our train had six rows of seats torn out from the floor,all of them were injured.

The northbound train was a double header, by that I mean itwas a helper engine assisting an engine and set of cars up thesteep grade to Palmer Lake. The fireman on that helper wasMr. Jack Gossage who lived in Husted and had just waved tohis wife as he headed north on a helper run. He was trappedbetween the engine and the tender full of coal and died in theaccident.

My brother Ivan and I did get to tour Colorado Springs thenext Saturday, and yes, we took the train.

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Somehow the orders of the day got messed up and a north-bound train was released to head north even though a south-bound train was coming. In 1918, the federal governmentmandated that the Denver & Rio Grande and Santa Fe agree toshare tracks and have northbound on the Santa Fe line andsouthbound on the Denver & Rio Grande. Several of Wilber'sphotos are included and give insight into just how devastatingthis crash was.

So, where was this tragic accident? Based on the photos aswell as good description by Wilber's dad, I believe this tragicwreck occurred very close to where the New Santa FeRegional Trail completes a westbound and downhill stretchand turns north towards Baptist Road trailhead. There is a niceshelter along this stretch of trail and after the trail turns northit crossed a road that goes under the tracks to the west. In thearea to the southwest of this turn in the trail is where thewreck occurred.

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Photo taken by Wilber F. Fulker on August 14, 1909. This photoshows the scene looking south towards Husted. Note the smokefrom a train approaching from the south. Courtesy of Wilber H.Fulker & The Vaile Museum.

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Once again, I want tosincerely thank RogerDavis and the staff of theLucretia Vaile Museum inPalmer Lake. In theircollection are all six ofWilber F. Fulker's photostaken on August 14, 1909as well as his notes typedup. Do consider visitingthis gem of a local historymuseum with a staff thatwill enlighten you and notmind one bit your runningattire!

Next time we'll headfurther north on the trailand learn of John Pring'ssuccessful ranch and dairyand also meet a colorfulcharacter called the DirtyWoman—who was quitelike Charles Schultz's PigPen character in Peanuts.

So, the next time you are downtown Colorado Springs, dovisit Uncle Wilber's Fountain and join the kids as they dashthrough the spouts of water—it is OK to giggle, even if youare a grown up!

Photo taken by Wilber F. Fulker on August 14, 1909. This photoshows the scene looking southwest. Courtesy of Wilber H.Fulker & The Vaile Museum

Wilber sharing storieswith Jack. August 2005

Two of the six photos taken by Wilber F. Fulker on August14, 1909 are included here and are courtesy of Wilber H.Fulker & The Vaile Museum in Palmer Lake, Colorado.

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August NIELSON CHALLENGEName Position Handicap Actual Time Difference New two milers Place TimeCraig Sommerdorf 24 15:47 14:09 - 1:38David Kinton 2 12:27 11:15 - 1:12James Schworob 38 6:38 15:35 0:57Dennis Stalnaker 68 0:03 19:26 0:37Charles Mueller 32 15:32 14:59 - 0: 33Rick McKittrick 35 15:48 15:21 - 0:27Caren Lyle 86 24:13 23:50 - 0:23Barbara Casados 84 22:31 22:09 - 0:22Jeff Cook 4 11:47 11:26 - 0:21Aaron Lowjewski 15 13:34 13:16 - 0:18David Fenell 46 16:38 16:20 - 0:18Deana Phillips 72 20:10 19:55 - 0:15Sam Foster 43 15:59 15:51 - 0:08David Perfors 1 11:07 11:03 - 0:04Alan Versaw 6 11:56 11:53 - 0:03Kyle Charles 12 12:45 12:46 + 0:01Chris Wood 74 20:07 20:10 + 0:03Tanya Schwindt 45 16:14 16:19 + 0:05Robert Versaw 7 11:49 11:55 + 0:06Patrick Casados 13 12:46 12:52 + 0:06Andy Dillon 14 13:03 13:10 0:07Melody Burns 55 17:33 7:45 + 0:12Les Bell 67 19:12 19:24 + 0:12Jeannette Foster 73 19:43 19:57 + 0:14Dwight McShane 75 19:58 20:12 + 0:14Peggy Leger 71 19:32 19:47 + 0:15Greg Leger 34 15:03 15:19 + 0:16Kathleen McKittrick 82 21:52 22:09 + 0:17Lile Budden 10 12:04 12:22 + 0:18Clyde Landry 26 14:27 14:45 + 0:18Andy Rinne 5 11:11 11:31 + 0:20Jim English 18 13:12 13:24 + 0:24Amy Seltzer 59 17:42 18:08 + 0:26Margaret Cox 77 20:13 20:42 + 0:29Lisa Short 21 13:18 13:48 + 0:30Adam McKittrick 79 20:38 21:13 + 0:35Annette Demel 64 18:25 19:01 + 0:36Jim Coker 20 13:05 13:42 + 0:37Kevin Schwindt 40 14:59 15:37 + 0:38Kassie Mazzocco 33 14:27 15:06 + 0:39John Cole 29 14:07 14:52 + 0:45Ed Gleason 31 14:07 14:58 + 0:51Don Johnson 37 14:38 15:32 + 0:54Taylor McKittrick 87 23:33 24:28 + 0:55April Casados 30 13:58 14:56 + 0:58Rozita Swinton 88 24:11 25:11 + 1:00Carl Olson 28 13:47 14:51 + 1:04Charles Foster 76 19:26 20:31 + 1:05Sophie Twynam 69 17:19 19:39 + 1:20Kevin Kinney 52 15:34 17:21 + 1:12Amy Roemer 85 21:56 23:48 + 1:52Bob Mutu 53 15:32 17:30 + 1:58Aaron Olson 83 20:17 22:16 + 1:59Debbie Babb 89 24:03 26:03 + 2:00Jane Dillon 70 17:35 19:44 + 2:09Jimmy Broyles 78 18:40 20:59 + 2:19Kristy Burns 81 18:48 21:54 + 3:06Christian Olson 80 17:01 21:44 + 4:43

VOLUNTEERSPhil FosterBob RoyseBill GallegosPat LockhartZane Meredith

Trevor Waliszewski 3 11:18Robert Ditmer 8 12:05Doug Volle 9 12:13Emily Hanenburg 11 12:31Wes Suchsland 16 13:17Sam Feldotto 17 13:18Todd Coker 19 13:41Katie Williams 22 13:50Sid Rubey 23 13:57Jayme Ramson 25 14:39Frank Tyboroski 27 14:48Jim Schwindt 36 15:23Rani Schwindt 39 15:36Hannah St. Louis 41 15:40Anne Stewart 42 15:40David Krough 44 16:15Kyle Burnard 47 16:24Heather Evans 48 16:40Tabea St. Louis 49 16:50Sophia Paton 50 16:52Katie Zupan 51 16:57Mike Zupan 54 17:38Melissa Waters 56 17:46Cady Waters 57 17:47Max Smith 58 17:54Briana Evans 60 18:23Letty Campbell 61 18:25LaDonna Tyboroski 62 18:39Emily Jusell 63 18:41Craig Burnard 65 19:04Kristene Vaughn 66 19:07Sarah English 90 26:25

## denotes separate timing system

We had a record turnout this morning - 90 finishers! Yahoo!This month's excellent winner is the really fast CRAIGSOMMERDORF, who ran an awesome 1:38 under hishandicap. Unbelievable! Way to go, Craig! See me for your T-shirt!

Next Nielson is Saturday, 3 September, 2005 at 0800. Comeand join us!

Zane

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Volunteers CornerVolunteers CornerVolunteers CornerVolunteers CornerVolunteers CornerCymmie BailyWe always need your help...here's what's coming up in August andSeptember:

Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon - Sat. Aug 20 and Sun Aug21-Our club handles the finish line for these races. If you would like tohelp out, give Lyn Hale a call at 328-9828.

The Nielson Challenge - Sat. Sept 3rd at 8:00 a.m. This race isgrowing and growing! Call Zane Meredith at 633-2055 and she'll getyou started.

Trail Clean-up - Sat. Sept 3rd at 9:00 a.m. Don Johnson would lovethe help, call him at 635-3303.

American Discovery Trail Marathon/Half Marathon and5K, Mon., Sept 5th. Okay guys, we need lots of help for this one! A5K and Kids Fun Runs have been added making this a true familyevent. There are lots and lots of jobs to be done on race day such astraffic and parking directors, event set-up and clean up, registration,water stops, finish line and food distribution. In addition, we are lookingfor a computer operator who can bring his own equipment to print out"on the spot" certificates for the marathon finishers.

So what do you say? Give me a call at 578-1651 or email me atcymmieb@qwest.com and we'll put you to work. It's greatfun...really!

The Newsletter Stuffing - Wed. Sept 14th, 6:30 p.m. at theColorado Running Co. No need to call, just show up to stuff and getstuffed! Pizza and Beverages provided.

Pony Express Trail Run 15 Mile Sun. Sep. 18th. Pat Lockhartis the person to call about helping out at 598-2953.

Great Race 5K/1 Mile - Sep. 24th. This is our very own Thankyou to our runners. No entry fee! Pat Lockhart will gladly put you towork. There are many more races to check out-see our race calendaror go online at www.pprrun.org. As always, many thanks!

Summer Roundup Trail RunSummer Roundup Trail RunSummer Roundup Trail RunSummer Roundup Trail RunSummer Roundup Trail RunPat Lockhart and Dave Balzer6th Annual Summer Roundup Trail Run was held on July 10th.Another good turnout and a new venue. Over 400 runners participated.Check the PPRR or Triple Crown of Running's websites for moreinformation.

A special thank you to the volunteers. This is only a partial list for theportion that was contracted by the Pikes Peak Road Runners: JackAnthony, Cymmie Bailey, Jim Beckenhaupt, Bill Bennett, ThomasDewane, Angie Earle, Bill Gallegos, Al Grimme, Lyn Hale, ElliottHenry, Susan Hoxie, Lou Huie, Linda Kelly, Gil Kindt, Mike Lee, LesLundin, Melody Lundin, Cruz Martinez, Zane Meredith, MickySimpson, Dave Sorenson, Kim Tollin, RT Tollin, Kevin Waldrip, TravisWaldrip. Another success event! Thank you.

Sharon Greenbaum and, father, Phil FosterStart of Summer Roundup

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Cymmie Bailey, Volunteer Coordinator

Hi guys,

Here are the hours reported through July 5, 2005.

If you have any questions with regard to your hours or theprogram in general feel free to e-mail me atcymmieb@qwest.net. As always, many, many thanks for yourparticipation.

Volunteers 2005Recognition Program

Silver Level - 21-50 hoursSilver Level - 21-50 hoursSilver Level - 21-50 hoursSilver Level - 21-50 hoursSilver Level - 21-50 hoursAt 30 hrs you have earned a cap orComplimentary entry to an individual PPRR race

Jerred Abdella 21Sherry Abdella 30Tony Abdella 26Jack Anthony 23Jim Bailey 22Dave Balzer 21Cornell's Kuhn 32Tom Dewane 46Laural Fanelli 33Paul Fanelli 30

Bronze Level - up to 20 hoursBronze Level - up to 20 hoursBronze Level - up to 20 hoursBronze Level - up to 20 hoursBronze Level - up to 20 hoursAt 10 hrs you have earned a PPRR T-shirtJan Blazer 17Gordon Barnett 20Dee Budden 12Carpenter Family 12John Cornick 14Rick Di Muccio 13Bob Foster 14Julie Foster 13Al Garcia 20Teri Harper 11Lori Hawkins 12Mel Johnson 10Melody Lundin 14Steve McDermett 12Suzanne McDermett 12Sandee Miller 12John Mills 10Eric Mullins 17Neil Oseland 20Leroy Smith 14Dave Thomson 16Stan Upchurch 20Matt Waters 17Zach Waters 12Tracy Winterbottom 16

Gold Level - 51-75 hoursGold Level - 51-75 hoursGold Level - 51-75 hoursGold Level - 51-75 hoursGold Level - 51-75 hoursYou have earned a jacketJim Beckenhaupt 52Angie Earle 66Susan Hoxie 68Don Johnson 66Sandy Lowe 54

Diamond Level-76-99 hoursDiamond Level-76-99 hoursDiamond Level-76-99 hoursDiamond Level-76-99 hoursDiamond Level-76-99 hoursYou have earned a year's membership in PPRRand entry to the Fall & Winter SeriesCymmie Bailey 89Janet Rose 90RT Tollin 83Travis Waldrip 77

Platinum Level - 100 plus hoursPlatinum Level - 100 plus hoursPlatinum Level - 100 plus hoursPlatinum Level - 100 plus hoursPlatinum Level - 100 plus hoursSpecial recognition at rewards dinnerDiane Cahalan 350Al Grimme 123Lynn Hale 117Gil Kindt 130Pat Lockhart 249Larry Miller 155Bob Mutu 185Dave Sorenson 146

Silver continued ...Phil Foster 40Lisa Heckel 26Jan Huie 36Jack Janney 23Cruz Martinez 47Jennifer McGee 31Zane Meredith 50John O'Neill 32Robin Satterwhite 47Mickey Simpson 29Jeff Tarbert 32Stan Upchurch 24Kevin Waldrip 34Melissa Waters 21