LOGANSPORT, Ind. — The cab of Monon’s first diesel, operational SW1 No. 50, was sheared off in a trucking accident Thursday night less than two miles from where the 76-year-old unit was to be offloaded at the relocated Indiana Transportat...
http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2018/12/14-monons-first-diesel-decapitated-in-trucking-accident
Brian Schmidt, Editor, Classic Trains magazine
Indiana Transportation Museum seems to be the latest poster children for 'How NOT to run a railroad....museum' and 'How NOT to Win Friends and Influence People'.....
I know hindsight's 20/20, but maybe they should've started deaccessioning some of their traction equipment when they started to focus on running the tourist trains??? 90+ pieces of rolling stock is enough where even if you had unlimited $$$, it would still take more than a lifetime to restore and protect everything.
I hope we hear more about the saga of #50, because I think she's gonna be tied up in litigation for the next decade.......
I also wonder if Mr. Magoo was driving the truck that fateful day last week..... An SW1 is 14'-5" to the top of the cab on it's own wheels, let alone a road trailer.
If it was made by man - it can be remade. It is only a matter of time, money and the desire to make the repairs. Trucking company 'should' be on the hook for the costs to repair.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
RYPN thread:
http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=42824&sid=cc886c0833f13a11672ecc89199ed264
On the third page someone has offered to make a deal with them for a cab from a SW9 that he is about to scrap.
Greetings from Alberta
-an Articulate Malcontent
Decapitate? Really? That's the word we're going with?
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Off with his head!
Yeah it's a bit strong.
Miningman Off with his head! Yeah it's a bit strong.
I was thinking lethal injection myself.
Anyway, I suppose a tape measure's just too low-tech for anyone to use nowadays.
Ever been a store or a movie theater when the computer's crashed and the cashiers can't do their jobs? No-one knows how to use a cigar box as a cash register anymore either!
No doubt, BaltACD, but why go thru more agony than absolutely necessary? The bridge clearance was marked at least 1/4 mile beforehand, from what i could see on Street View. Plus, this unit was privately-owned. If I was the owner, I'd be beyond furious .....
Firelock76 Ever been a store or a movie theater when the computer's crashed and the cashiers can't do their jobs? No-one knows how to use a cigar box as a cash register anymore either!
Many times. Going to work at times in the wee hours, I've run across stores that have their systems down for back ups to be performed. To be fair, many items no longer have prices listed on the individual item so they need the system to scan the bar code.
One time a convenience store was shut down for system backups but the clerk was taking cash for those only getting coffee. Probably the only item she knew the price for. Too bad I wasn't going to get coffee there.
Jeff
jeffhergert Firelock76 Ever been a store or a movie theater when the computer's crashed and the cashiers can't do their jobs? No-one knows how to use a cigar box as a cash register anymore either! Many times. Going to work at times in the wee hours, I've run across stores that have their systems down for back ups to be performed. To be fair, many items no longer have prices listed on the individual item so they need the system to scan the bar code. One time a convenience store was shut down for system backups but the clerk was taking cash for those only getting coffee. Probably the only item she knew the price for. Too bad I wasn't going to get coffee there. Jeff
In today's world of railroading - when the main computer fails - the railroad shuts down. The staffing level does not permit continued SAFE operation without the use of the computer.
Been there, done that!
Ever been a store or a movie theater when the computer's crashed and the cashiers can't do their jobs? No-one knows how to use a cigar box as a cash register anymore either.
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Cigar Box?!? How will that accept the Visa tap-to-pay RFID system??? Is it wireless??
And what's this funny green paper with pixtures of dead white men that you're trying to give me???
Hey man, ever place I go cash is instantly recognizable and always welcome! I make sure of that!
Cash will always be around. The late, great Chicago newsman and columnist Mike Royko explained why in three words...
"Off the books."
zugmann Decapitate? Really? That's the word we're going with?
I would have gone with "de-cab-itated"...
I know, I'll show myself out.
No no that's it! its perfect.
The SW1 is now a convertible model cab. Signage on the road that should have warned the driver of the bridge appears to be non-standard as far as the placement of the advanced sign is concerned. Based upon the MUTCD standards, the advanced warning sign might have been placed too far in advance. Anyways, the human condition was in full force.
awalker1829The SW1 is now a convertible model cab. Signage on the road that should have warned the driver of the bridge appears to be non-standard as far as the placement of the advanced sign is concerned. Based upon the MUTCD standards, the advanced warning sign might have been placed too far in advance. Anyways, the human condition was in full force.
As well as Pilot Car failure!
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