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CB&Q GM-4A 83084 |
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Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad gondola Class GM-4A 83084 at the Eola Reclamation Plant on October 11, 1964, photo by Chuck Zeiler. The CB&Q had 590 class GM-4A gondolas (#'s 82550-83139) built in 1957 at the Havelock, Nebraska shops. This one contains the cab of Rock Island's E8 656, the lead unit on the detouring combined Corn Belt Rocket and the Golden State (Train #'s 4 and 10), which was hit by CB&Q's Train #3, mistakenly routed into the standing Rock Island train at Mongomery, Illinois on September 27, 1964. Marty Bernard's recollection of the incident is (at of the time of this post) at this address: http://railfan44.blogspot.com/2014/01/major-passenger-train-wreck-montgomery.html |
| Photo Date: |
10/11/1964 Upload Date: 10/15/2009 12:35:47 PM |
| Location: |
Eola, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Yard,Wreck |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 656(E8A) |
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1440 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P E8 656 |
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CRI&P E8 656 at Eola, Illinois on October 11, 1964, Kodachrome by Cjuck Zeiler. This is the remains of Rock Island's E8 number 656, struck at about 52 mph by CB&Q's Train Number 3 at Montgomery, Illinois on September 27, 1964. The Rock Island train (combined CRI&P Trains 4 and 10, with 656 leading) was detouring over the CB&Q as a result of a bridge problem on their tracks into Chicago, and was waiting for the CB&Q train to clear. A hand written note was attached to the indicator board in the tower at Montgomery advising the operator of an issue with the switch machine and indicator lights, but it was still possible to set up a clear indication of signals, which were (at the time) not interlocked to the switch machine itself. At the time, Montgomery Tower was mechanically-controled interlocking (via pipes) with separate levers for the signal displays. The remains of the accident were shoved into a track at CB&Q's Eola Reclamation Plant for a couple of weeks while the investigation took place. |
| Photo Date: |
10/11/1964 Upload Date: 3/26/2012 12:25:44 PM |
| Location: |
Eola, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Wreck |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 656(E8A) |
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1859 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P E8 656 |
| Description: |
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad E8 656 at Eola, Illinois on October 11, 1964, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This is the remains of Rock Island's E8 number 656, built in June 1940 as E6 627 (c/n 1063) on EMD Order E305A. It was returned to EMD for wreck/rebuild to E8 656 during December 1953 (EMD Order 8028A). It was the lead locomotive on a detouring Rock Island train which was holding at Montgomery, Illinois on September 27, 1964, when CB&Q Train #3 was mistakenly routed into the standing Rock Island train, causing this unit to leap up over the lead CB&Q E7 9920A on impact at approximately 52 mph. Marty Bernard's recollections of this incident at this address: http://railfan44.blogspot.com/2014/01/major-passenger-train-wreck-montgomery.html |
| Photo Date: |
10/11/1964 Upload Date: 10/14/2009 12:15:13 PM |
| Location: |
Eola, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Wreck |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 656(E8A) |
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2075 Comments: 3 |
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