Ye gods,that looks terminal.I hope the crew escaped ok
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Maybe the N&W and Southern had the right idea with their high-short-hood units. The reinforced nose of the "safety cab" doesn't seem to do much for the upper part of the cab.
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From Reuters: "...one train rear-ended another one, causing it to jack-knife, and a third passing train 'got caught in that jack-knife.' All the trains derailed." Two crew members had non-life threatening injuries.
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| Posted by Andrew on January 12, 2012 | |
According to a newspaper report, " two crew members were taken to hospital with 'non life threatening injuries'"
The same paper said that a train stopped , one hit that in the rear and then a third piled into the wreckage. It would be interesting to read an accident report about the cause. When you see the sister shot to this one, it does make you wonder how the crew got away so lightly.
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| Posted by Dan on January 12, 2012 | |
To Andy, as bad as that looks, news reports state that the crew suffered only minor injuries. This proves the worth of the safety cabs. Had this been an SD40-2, they would most likely not survive.
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That'll buff right out.
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| Posted by mc5725 on January 12, 2012 | |
A minor nitpick- that's not the 517, it's the 320, the third unit from Q161... The 517 is believed to have been completely destroyed in the impact...
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CSX 517 and IC 2464,the two units on Q395 were supposedly both destroyed.
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Crispy!
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Well, if the frame isn't bent, and I can't tell from this picture, they might try to rebuild it, seeing as the cab took the worst part of it.
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| Posted by on January 17, 2012 | |
Nasty. Any time there is a truck sideframe sheared off into the cab it can't be good.
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