Good Gravy!
This is a picture of Santa Fe #19L, leading the Super Chief, after it came to rest after smashing through a concrete barrier at the LAUPT in January, 1948.
Does anyone have any info on this, or what happened?
Wow!
Coyote
So is the E unit trying out for the circus balancing act? [:o)]
I don’t have any info on that crash. Trains magazine did run an article (seems like mid 90s) on another S F cra***hat happened say in the 50s. The crash I am referring to killed several people (including the engineer) and required a military presence because of the mail car.
That is an interesting view. [;)] Not your everyday shot now, is it ? ! [;)]
I think that is an F unit.
I would suggest posting this on the Trains forum since it is more likely someone over there will know something about it.
Wow!.. I never knew the Super Chief had ever even had any accidents.
trainluver1
The unit in question is an EMD F3A not an E unit. Remember reading something about this accident not sure if it was coupled to the train or whether it had already uncoupled. The picture now will make me spend a day or two digging for the information.
Cool pic! I’d like to know the history behind it too.
This was taken from the same site as the picture…Locomotive #19L, leading the Super Chief, loses braking ability while preparing to depart Los Angeles’ Union Passenger Terminal (LAUPT). The train crashes through a steel bumper post and then a concrete wall located at the end of the dead-end track, and ultimately comes to rest with the front half of the locomotive dangling 20 feet (6 m) above the street below. Although there are no injuries, the engineer loses his job over the incident.
Here is a link to the page…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Chief
I would bet that the engineer also lost a good pair of underwear along with his job
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bill
IIRC, the engine set had was running ‘light’ doing a runaround move. The crew failed to set the brake valves correctly after changing cabs and ran throught the bumper. Trains had an article many years ago, and another one just a few years ago about the incident.
BTW, most of the time the ‘investigation’ will result in the engineer being ‘fired’ for something like 60 days…
Jim
As I recall from what I read, the engineer dropped the air by having his hand on the wrong control. No air, no brakes. No job. There were more photos in the article about the photographer, but I can’t recall where I read it. Senior moment. Sorry.
Thank you for all the info gents. [tup]
wow !!
Somebody needs to model that.
I’ve seen that before, and often wondered about that myself. It is good to know the story behind it.
Looks interesting.
Actually it looks like the walls at LA union station.
Thats because it is Los Angeles’ Union Passenger Terminal, LAUPT for short.
now thats intense
Looks like something out of Thomas the Tank Engine
It’s a good thing they had those wires there to stop it.