Go get the wrecker

[Charlie B]

WOW did the railroad ever stop feeding that crossover grain cars ??? It must have been very hungry.

Yes they fixed it, took it clear out.
Charlie

[Lester Perry]

Here's one that went for a swim



Same bridge same day same wreck. This one stayed dry though.

[Schraddel]

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Charlie

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Charlie

Charlie!
Do you be sure that these are actually train wrecks? Or may it be that these are certain secret "green" agricultural experiments? :mrgreen:

Lutz

[e-paw]

I think you may be on to something Schraddel, but there must be a better way of spreading seeds.

[Charlie B]

I think there was a movie about "Birds" in 1963
Charlie

[Mr Fixit]

Charlie, any idea on what the total count of grain cars that crossover ate before it was removed with extreme prejudice?
How long was it in service [er, if that is right] and any idea why it was good at eating grain cars?
Just curious, wondered if you knew, dont bust a boiler over it if you dont.
Mark

[Mr Fixit]

Same bridge same day same wreck. This one stayed dry though.

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Lester, I dont know if it is the camera angle or not, but it looks like your track and bridge engineers [and crews] weren't getting along, judging by that kink in the alignment just at the joint between the bridge span and the approach trackwork. While your interviewing them both, ask why no gauntlet rails were installed on the approach and across the bridge deck span. There maybe more to this than meets the eye. If gauntlet rails are missing, what else could be or is missing. Is someone on "the fiddle"? Was someone "saving" reo bar in the abutments, and the gauntlet rail for use elsewhere, or pocketing the money saved? Why were the missing rails not noted at the Bridge Handover Inspection? Why have your Track Inspectors not noted this, or if they have, where has the management chain broken down?
Might be something to note in your Accident Report to Senior Management as to the cause of this expensive accident.
Mark

[Charlie B]

Charlie, any idea on what the total count of grain cars that crossover ate before it was removed with extreme prejudice?
How long was it in service [er, if that is right] and any idea why it was good at eating grain cars?
Just curious, wondered if you knew, dont bust a boiler over it if you dont.
Mark

Mark I would have to guess the problem was the geometry of the area, the condition of the track at the time, and the type of cars involved. Those covered hoppers could derail by rocking off of the track and it wasn't high speed that caused this. I think it was in the 10 to 15 MPH range, which was the allowed track speed on the bad track through here in the early Conrail years. The crossover was also located just east of a curve and it was only from one direction, but I can't remember if that was trailing or facing. I would guess it was there for 25 years total.
Charlie

[Lester Perry]

Mr fixit there has been repair work on the track here. As to the other observations you made. Well you see it is like this. Yes that is it exactly, I think you understand the situation

[e-paw]

CNJ wreck in Bayonne, New Jersey. Just before Conrail. Photo by Toptrain.
A good photo reference for under body detail.
   

[Schraddel]

Fix'er up, fitt'er out, mad'er run:







Yeah, she was hit by the concrete floor...

Lutz

[e-paw]

Ya got to watch those concrete floors,,, They have a tendency to jump out and attack model trains.

[Mr Fixit]

Ya got to watch those concrete floors,,, They have a tendency to jump out and attack model trains.

And power saws. The same thing happened the other day at work when the lead of the power saw tangled with my leg and the next thing I know is the power saw took a dive off the back of the ute, er i mean the concrete floor just jumped up and smacked the saw.
Thats my story and Im sticking to it.
Mark

[Mr Fixit]

Mr fixit there has been repair work on the track here. As to the other observations you made. Well you see it is like this. Yes that is it exactly, I think you understand the situation

Lester; Oh Dear its that bad is it.
Tell me is the bloke in charge of one gang named Graft and the other Cor-ruption by any chance?
Mark

[jwb]

I finally got around to scanning some of the photos I took of German steam when I went over looking for it in 1971. Here is a class 050 2-10-0 whose tender went on the ground in Tubingen:

   

   

   

   

The green car behind the loco is a standard wreck outfit rebuilt from WWII emergency coaches.