tree68 There was an article about a military tank struck by a train in PA in one of the railfan magazines not long ago. Not a good outcome for either the tank or the train.
There was an article about a military tank struck by a train in PA in one of the railfan magazines not long ago. Not a good outcome for either the tank or the train.
Right, it was either in the last issue of "Classic Trains" or the one before that. I don't remember all the particulars but it was a National Guard M-4 Sherman hit at a grade crossing. They didn't "Stop, look, and listen."
There were five men in the tank crew, three were killed, two badly injured if I remember correctly. The locomotive was damaged but no-one on the train was killed.
As I was growing up, Rambo was my best friend--his mother's family name was Rambo, and he was named for her.
Johnny
Rambo2I see tanks on a platform next to tracks where a switch is .Are they for propane?
If the tank is on a raised platform the area is most likely a flood plain with the tracks subject to being flooded.
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Yeah good point! Best be careful how you answer a guy named Rambo2...
" It's not fuel, it's a water cooler for the crews"
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Gee, I'm disappointed. When someone named "Rambo" asked about tanks next to tracks I was expecting something like this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lELZMc7mvgw
Probably fuel for switch heaters.
I see tanks on a platform next to tracks where a switch is .Are they for propane?
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