Last year UP 4734 smashed up on NS in Alabama -- LINK PHOTO

[K. P. Harrier]

UP fans may find the following link of interest.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=68784

I don’t think this has been covered before at this forum. Sorry if it has.

[spbed]

Well looks like guys in the metal working trades have some work ahead of them. [:o)]

QUOTE: Originally posted by K. P. Harrier

UP fans may find the following link of interest.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=68784

I don’t think this has been covered before at this forum. Sorry if it has.

[edbenton]

Ouch at least it could be used as a trailing unit the very bcak one maybe.

[Mookie]

Ow! Run into the back end of a horse?

[Overmod]

Mook, the caption says "logs" -- imho it was one of those pulpwood trucks that use trailers with only a vestigial center beam and about 25' of overhang at the rear, which would account for the "curve" of the damage to the cab sheet metal and the relative lack of damage to the pilot. My guess would be that some of the smaller trunks, or bark and splinters, caused the headlight damage (which would help account in part for the windshield on the visible side being unbroken)

[oskar]

I remember that picture last July well I did not see that picture untill a week later when I came home from my IL,OH,PA,MD,VA trip.

ahhh the memories Augusta,GA still had a top 40 station and I was still on Summer Vaction [:D][8D][:)][:P][;)][bow][swg]

[Anonymous]

glad i wasn't the conductor droppin the kids off at the pool at that time...

[espeefoamer]

According to the pop-ups on railpictures,I've been the 1,000,000th visitor to thier site about 10 or 15 times[:o)]!

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Overmod

Mook, the caption says "logs" -- imho it was one of those pulpwood trucks that use trailers with only a vestigial center beam and about 25' of overhang at the rear, which would account for the "curve" of the damage to the cab sheet metal and the relative lack of damage to the pilot. My guess would be that some of the smaller trunks, or bark and splinters, caused the headlight damage (which would help account in part for the windshield on the visible side being unbroken)

All seriousness aside.....I really was wondering what would cause that kind of damage. Never entered my head that logs would be the item. Fits purrfectly.

Thanx

Moo

[spbed]

Very interesting. I guess the agent did not his job correctly in checking for clearances [:o)]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Overmod

Mook, the caption says "logs" -- imho it was one of those pulpwood trucks that use trailers with only a vestigial center beam and about 25' of overhang at the rear, which would account for the "curve" of the damage to the cab sheet metal and the relative lack of damage to the pilot. My guess would be that some of the smaller trunks, or bark and splinters, caused the headlight damage (which would help account in part for the windshield on the visible side being unbroken)

[Anonymous]

Maybe the lead NS got fed up with the 4734 and gave it a nose lift. ("Hey Tom, what happened to that trailin unit?!" (looking at the nose) "Oh...that unit uh, it hit a bump. Well, that must be some bump!")[:D][(-D]