Troublesome is an unincorporated community in Grand County, east of Kremmling in the U.S. state of Colorado.
It was determined that the engineer and brakeman of the eastbound train were distracted by conversation, and didn't notice signals warning them to slow and allow a westbound train to clear the switch at the east end of the siding.
A safety film, Some Trouble at Troublesome, was produced by the D&RG to detail the cause and aftermath of the collision.
[4] On October 1, 2020 the second largest fire in Colorado history took place in East Troublesome.
The East Troublesome Fire burned more than 120,000 acres in less than a day, making it the most rapid-fire expansion recorded in state history.