Super Chief Crash!?

[Anonymous]

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

[Anonymous]

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 ? ! [;)]

[ericsp]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

So is the E unit trying out for the circus balancing act? [:o)]

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.

[Anonymous]

Wow!... I never knew the Super Chief had ever even had any accidents.

trainluver1

[passengerfan]

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.

[grandeman]

Cool pic! I'd like to know the history behind it too.

[roadrat]

I would bet that the engineer also lost a good pair of underwear along with his job
[:D][:I][:-^][(-D]
bill

[jrbernier]

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

[rogerhensley]

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.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for all the info gents. [tup]

[Anonymous]

wow !!

[Anonymous]

Somebody needs to model that.

[TrainFreak409]

I've seen that before, and often wondered about that myself. It is good to know the story behind it.

[Anonymous]

Looks interesting.

[Anonymous]

Actually it looks like the walls at LA union station.

[railroadyoshi]

now thats intense

[robengland]

Looks like something out of Thomas the Tank Engine

[BR60103]

It's a good thing they had those wires there to stop it.