Western Railroad Discussion > A Kismet, CA Head-on Collision Survivor

Now part of the "Surge Fleet", BNSF 4479 (C44-9W) looks just fine in the morning light of August 18, 2020. For the RR historians out there, BNSF 4479 was the leader of one of the two trains from June 14, 2006 Kismet, CA head-on collision. A relatively new RR technology 14 years ago, the now famous forward-facing cab video of the collision was recorded from the 4479 as it was preparing to take the siding around a Southbound that overshot a stop signal. Amazingly no one was killed as a result of the accident.

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,1216075
www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=808831
https://trainfanatics.com/near-head-collision-bnsf-freight-trains/

The hulk was dragged back to the Topeka shops, cabless and on dummy donor trucks. The 4479 was found to have a straight frame, pieced back together, repainted H3 and returned to full service in 2007.

~ Mr. MRL

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Crazy photos from the links! The Diagnostic Access Switch is highly visible now.

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What happened to the BNSF 4934 that was the leader in the 2013 oil train derailment at Casselton, ND?
Was it rebuilt or scrapped?
Is 4934 now a Gevo?

zaltwsp7 Wrote:
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> What happened to the BNSF 4934 that was the leader
> in the 2013 oil train derailment at Casselton,
> ND?
> Was it rebuilt or scrapped?

Scrapped.

Awesome photo MrMRL!

Thank you MP555 for the reply!

MrMRL Wrote:
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> Now part of the "Surge Fleet", BNSF 4479 (C44-9W)
> looks just fine in the morning light of August 18,
> 2020. For the RR historians out there, BNSF 4479
> was the leader of one of the two trains from June
> 14, 2006 Kismet, CA head-on collision. A
> relatively new RR technology 14 years ago, the now
> famous forward-facing cab video of the collision
> was recorded from the 4479 as it was preparing to
> take the siding around a Southbound that overshot
> a stop signal. Amazingly no one was killed as a
> result of the accident.
>
> https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,
> 1216075
> www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=8088
> 31
> https://trainfanatics.com/near-head-collision-bnsf
> -freight-trains/
>
> The hulk was dragged back to the Topeka shops,
> cabless and on dummy donor trucks. The 4479 was
> found to have a straight frame, pieced back
> together, repainted H3 and returned to full
> service in 2007.
>
> ~ Mr. MRL

I remember that derailment at Kismet, Calif..   Very interesting it is part of the surge fleet now..   Thanks for the picture and links on it, Mr. MRL..


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