OK here are a few accident shots from the Arizona area.
From October 1991, I was called by the trainmaster of the Santa Fe yard here in Phoenix while staffing my model RR club here at the state fair grounds during the state fair. He told me they had a engine "in the pit". I said hmmm this ought to be interesting. And right I was!!! Apparently the earlier in the day a transient got in the cab of ATSF GP35 #2851 and released the brakes. It rolled to the turntable pit and you can see the results. If you know anything about turntables, the end of the rails are there at the edge of the pit. As the engine tilted toward the pit the rail edges punctured the fuel tank and all 2000 some gallons filled the pit and out came Phoenix fire with a hazmat assignment. These are the only 3 shots I have from that day. Thats my friend Duffy Montanyo in the pit looking over the damage.
-DAvid
From October 1991, I was called by the trainmaster of the Santa Fe yard here in Phoenix while staffing my model RR club here at the state fair grounds during the state fair. He told me they had a engine "in the pit". I said hmmm this ought to be interesting. And right I was!!! Apparently the earlier in the day a transient got in the cab of ATSF GP35 #2851 and released the brakes. It rolled to the turntable pit and you can see the results. If you know anything about turntables, the end of the rails are there at the edge of the pit. As the engine tilted toward the pit the rail edges punctured the fuel tank and all 2000 some gallons filled the pit and out came Phoenix fire with a hazmat assignment. These are the only 3 shots I have from that day. Thats my friend Duffy Montanyo in the pit looking over the damage.
-DAvid
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