What happened to cause this kind of damage?
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| Posted by C H on February 3, 2019 | |
Kink in the air hose a number of cars back and didn't put the entire train into emergency after it started down towards Cheyenne as it then became a run away and hit a train that was stopped ahead of it at a high speed.
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Which locomotives were involved and are all three wrecked?
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This is truly sad. Looks like that PTC equipment didn't help at all.
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All 3 were wrecked, I guess along with over 50 cars, thankfully none that were carrying hazmat materials. #5412 was the lead motor, completely unrecognizable. 5842 seen in the photo was 2nd. And #5003 was third, maybe the only one that will avoid the scrapyard. The one thing I will say is the fuel tank from 5842 stayed pretty intact.
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Man, that is a horrifying scene of the locomotive wrecked. My condolences to the 2 families of the crew members.
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ALL 3 engines were a total loss; 5003 was actually sent away to be scrapped after the frame appeared to be busted
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