The Nation - News from April 18, 1985
An Amtrak passenger train derailed in a remote canyon 20 miles from the Continental Divide, injuring 26 persons. Rail officials blamed an underground spring that eroded the roadbed about 5 miles southeast of Granby. The derailment sent seven cars of the eastbound California Zephyr hurtling off the tracks and down an embankment of the Fraser River. Crews completed a detour around the area and rail traffic will resume, said a spokesman for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. Five of the injured remained hospitalized.
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