mbinsewiMaybe they should have put thoses plates on their side, so they"bend" with the curve.
Yeah, and the thing is, Homestead to Rankin is only about 3/4 of a mile apart (across the Monongahela River). Clairton is a little farther, maybe ten miles.
Of course, the angle iron wouldn't fare so well
The steel was only 60 feet long, an easy load with today's 85' flats!
Ed
That is great! Maybe they should have put thoses plates on their side, so they"bend" with the curve.
Mike.
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Bad day at Rankin Yard: January 24, 1913
Lots of officials with starched collars and bowlers in this view.
It would appear that there were five cars involved and two extended loads, flat plates in one and angles in the other.
It is difficult for me to understand why there weren't spotters at the McClintic-Marshall plant, apparently the reciever of these loads from Carnegie Steel.
The McClintic-Marshall Construction Co. built many major projects such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Empire State Building and Lock Doors of the Panama Canal.
The caption only states:
View of McClintic Marshall yard at the location of a derailment of a double load of angles.
The photos are part of the University Of Pittsburgh, P&LE Collection.
http://digital.library.pitt.edu/images/pittsburgh/
Have Fun! Ed