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Bucks and Callahan for Christmas Day Rescue on the West End
On December 24 1884 Bucks the West End dispatcher and Callahan avert a catastrophic runaway by coordinating a desperate plan. A coal train from Ogalalla derailed by way of a trap prepared with local help and a borrowed posse, saving 59 and its passengers. Bucks survives the night but collapses from relief after news arrives that his mother is aboard the Denver sleeper.
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Callahan
Bucks
West End
Ogalalla
McCloud
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The
Key
Cheyenne
Cad
California Express
Alkall
Mall
Express
Landseekers
Hotel Ranners
Elect
Chri
Chicago
Jim
Jackson
Callendar
Upper Yard
Ole Anderson
Ole
Rowe
Kolar
West Switch House
O. K
Griffin
Cheyenne Hills
Blackwood
Main Street
Humen
Agt
East Switch
Harvey Reynolds
Ed Banks
Harvey
Omaha
Dewey
Banks
Sera
Dee
Rough Riders
Banks Gliv
Cowboys
Davis
Donahue
Pat Francis
Denver