The marks on top of the check rail are where locomotive and wagon wheels have hit the out-of-gauge turnout frog opposite and ridden up and on top of the check rail with serious potential for a derailment to occur.
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The marks on top of the check rail are where locomotive and wagon wheels have hit the out-of-gauge turnout frog opposite and ridden up and on top of the check rail with serious potential for a derailment to occur.
Oopsie at Northtown. Preserved this just in Case.
NP off railing at 3rd St. St.Paul,MN, RI Rocket Transfer returning to IGH on adjacent track.
One benefit of working Twin Cities region on any road was everyone worked with everyone. Lots of trackage rights. CN&W and Milw were always good at follow up and acknowledgement of a positive outcome of an incident. Can now fill in the dates and particulars on this old slide. Was train 490 per date on McKnight grade East St.Paul. Witnessing this car breaking the center sill, noticing the lean fouling the adjacent track, a quick phone call to CNW dispatch was made. Stopping any opposing train was imperative. Rules say the when in emergency on multiple tracks, Rule 99 flag protection be provided. Pre cell phone days, my phone was made available to CNW officials for initial planning of resources. Engr Hinshaw was run 8 with a steady pull, no slack action. The car literally just collapsed before our eyes.
From the train in Nevada a formation not found in nature. 1971.
Great Northern No.27 tangled up with freight west of Mpls,MN 1964 aerial view in next morning paper. Luckily no fatalities, 32 injured. The one serious was in the bent head end car.
Rotary dump piggies don't work well. At least the air line held. Newport Tower MN.
Somewhere over the bumper, way up high. Car stenciled Do Not Hump, but not do not bump. GN Midway area,St.Paul,MN.
Rescan to fit with news photo. Aftermath July 28,1981 collision Sacred Heart,MN.
Headend view Pacific Zip Newport,MN.
Pacific Zip off the rails at Newport,MN. Nice to catch a BSB express box, but not in this position.
BN Northtown Hook under I-94 St.Paul 3rd St area, sight of a few slack run ins and pile ups. In bound Milw Duluth train gets the treatment.
There's a wreck at Soo line Jct...Car 54 where are you? Old St.Paul Police B&W taxi. BN and Soo Line secret agent cars on right.
Aftermath clean up CNW St.Paul,MN. View standing on GN(BN) main Westminster Interlocking looking at CNW Altoona Sub leg of wye to E St.Paul. Directly over Soo Line Tunnel entrance looking towards Soo Line Jct. Cats will fill in abandoned tunnel no longer used to Soo Frt Hse downtown at other end of bore. Most wrecked cars are out of abyss and track will be restored. I-35E in background. NP(BN) mains Miss St. on right.
ICC Accident Investigation No.3887. Units and cars 1-13 (out of 15) in swamp Newport(Cottage Grove) then locally referred to as Thompson Grove per the housing tract by Orin Thompson. This is now the 80th St overpass in Cottage Grove. The actual Xing involved here is now a service road behind a gas station. The truck of steel stuff pulled in front of Milw No.2 moving at 77 mph. Emergency application rendered a 62 mph impact. Famous unit 15A E6 was badly damaged. As the old timers passed down details, everyone from St.Paul yard responded quickly. Trivia: story goes the claims agent had releases signed and Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson was sitting in the Skytop (the 2 remaining cars on the track) and donated her claim settlement to charity. Thankfully no fatalities.
Summary page derailment Milwaukee Road Afternoon Hiawatha Train No.2 July 18,1960 Newport(Cottage Grove,Mn). Details with second photo page.