Penny TrainsHow about a monkey with a firecracker? There was a turtle by the name of Bert...
There was a turtle by the name of Bert...
The firecracker is the result of the monkey/football maintenance and training procedures of the Gettysburg.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
How about a monkey with a firecracker?
Trains, trains, wonderful trains. The more you get, the more you toot!
The operation of Gettysburg RR back then brings out some key words - Monkey & Football.
Thanks! I'll read them with interest!
NTSB report:
https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-studies/Documents/SIR9605.pdf
RYPN thread on the anniversary, with some interesting comments from some important people:
http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=44567
Both links have pictures of the failed portion of the crown sheet.
Greetings from Alberta
-an Articulate Malcontent
Has it been 25 years already?
I found this interesting (but slightly amateurish) video on YouTube telling the story and thought I'd pass it on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TJPmkcPer8
There's one glaring thing he got wrong, but not concerning the locomotive.
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