Were the guys who caused the wreck caught and prosecuted?
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Interesting photo. Almost fools you into thinking it's a model railroad.
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| Posted by on June 16, 2012 | |
The ICC determined this was due to "malicious tampering." The switch to the center siding at Artemus had been spiked, but they found a spike bar. The perpetrators were never identified or punished. Thankfully, the strike ended shortly after this event. Earlier, saboteurs had pulled the spikes on the NC&StL main near Nashville (the NC was also struck), derailing the Dixie Flyer passenger train. It was pretty nasty stuff.
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My grandfather never told me about the strike, but wow, Nice photo.
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| Posted by Gary on June 17, 2012 | |
It just goes to prove that theres never anything that will divide an industry and its men and women more than an industrial dispute and 'strikes', even today!
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What a great historical perspective, Ron. All the loss of property aside - this picture just shows how gorgeous the original paint scheme was on the Old Reliable.
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So in other words. The most likely culprits were L&N employees that were on strike and probably disgruntled that trains were still running.
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| Posted by FSWood on January 25, 2013 | |
I'd smack the saboteurs just for scuffing up a pretty paint job, let alone wrecking the train and risking lives.
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