Locomotive on its side near Kent. Two men are standing on the cab of the derailed locomotive.

The D&RG work train stopped at the Kent section house, 1919. From left. the men are identified as "Mosey, Pete, John."

The family of William R. Flynn, seated on the steps of the Kent section house. Mr. Flynn, a railroad timekeeper for the D&RGW, died in 1905. This photo taken in 1907 shows Catherine Carey Flynn, William's widow, seated in the doorway. From left, below her, are Nora and William Jr. "Bill," In the front row, from left, are Kate, Jim and Mary "Mollie." The other boys are Dan, John "Jack" and an extra, unidentified male. "Catherine and William...

Railroad sign for Kent, by the D. & R. G. tracks.

Locomotive on its side near Kent. Crane at the ready to lift the locomotive. Work crew looking on.

The work train crew posing on the tracks at Kent, 1918. "Often a work train of the 1880s consisted of just the machine and the locomotive, as cabooses were still too scarce to warrant using one on what many managers saw as unnecessary service. As the years went by, it became common practice to attach a caboose, and/or a tool car, to the train. An extra water car was frequently attached to pile driver trains to reduce the number of times the train...