Just saw this on the local news…what a bummer…
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=258109
I loved the comment “poured the coal…”
Yea, Uh, Aren’t they woodburners? [banghead]
Now Hiring:
Steam Locomotive Engineer Wanted
Must be willing to relocate to B.F.Egypt, Utah
I feel sorry for that engineer, I bet he got “called onto the carpet” as they used to say.
[B)][B)][}:)][X-)][X-)]" Honey, You won’t believe what happened at the office today"[D)] DUHHHHHHHHHhhhhhh!
Sam
[X-)]Don’t try this at home, kids…we’re professionals…
lets see, hmmm reverse lever forward, i go hmmm backwards, oops!!!
actually they are oil burners, orignal engines were wood burners[8D]
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Dang that sucks!
In the best Homer Simpson voice, “Doh!”
Ceremonial steam corn field meet in 2006-who would have thunk it? And a commemorative coin to boot. Which meet will it depict? Ouch.
Ha!! Now thats funny![:D]
Where did this take place? I thought the original site was long gone.
Accidents happen. At least there were no injuries
CC
Uh oh…The insurance company is gonne LOVE this!
SDR-
Was that the 2-6-2 ?
Thank G_d the damage was minor!
Better than a minor being damaged, that is for sure!
Did they make the engineer take a **** test.
He probably did his own upon impact.
The “site” has always been there, the mainline railroads don’t use it anymore, I believe since the Lucin Cutoff was completed. It’s operated by the National Park Service now, so the equipment operator was a government employee.
The rails were salvaged for the war effort in 1942, so these are probably modern recreations for the site. And by the way, it is Promontgory SUMMIT, not point!
The Jupiter has been converted to burn wood (about 90 tons per year) and the #119 has been converted to burn coal (about 50 tons per year). It has been a long 48 hours but bot locomotives have been completely examined from pilot to tender couple they survived just fine. The crew finished removing the remains of Jupiter’s pilot and the engine is fully operational. They dismantled it rather than just tearing it off - so that the fabricator would have all the original parts, as well as the original drawings to rebuild.
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