Western Railroad Discussion > Boone,Ia local co-op collision

I dont have a lot of details but this morning the Landus grain elevator managed to run into their own train.  Pushing part of it out onto the shoulder of the highway.  Hulcher was on the scene with side booms attempting to get the loco off the highway.  The Geep appears to be a canidate for scrap if the frame is as bent as it looks, the little yellow plymoth switcher appearsbto not have as much damage.  It has been thr co-ops switcher since at least the early 1980's.
JC

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that will do

Whoa Whoa Whoa...........OOPs!

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/20/22 10:55 by Bob3985.

If the info in the link is correct the locomotive was originally a SOO GP7

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=100279

Bent it?...Dr. Bennet! Dr. Bennet!...Bennet it, hell - I broke it!  Sorry reminded me of an old joke. 

Well,,,,,,,,,,,,,that's the end of THAT GP7!!!!

Photos of shovel nose geeps are pretty rare.  Nice catch!!!

Time to call Larry's Truck and Electric for another one.

S-o-m-e-b-o-d-y gonna get fired.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/20/22 12:29 by tomstp.

LUUUCY!!!! Got some 'splanin to do!!!

Here is a photo from https://www.kwbg.com/2022/01/20/train-block-traffic-on-highway-17-east-of-boone/  
Shows what it looked like before Hulcher showed up.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/20/22 16:02 by pnger64.

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That little Plymouth did that much damage to that geep? That's a stout little sucker.

The Plymouth is usually parked at the end of the track near the highway. I am guessing the geep hit the Plymouth.

Doug

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nssd70 Wrote:
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> The Plymouth is usually parked at the end of the
> track near the highway. I am guessing the geep hit
> the Plymouth.
>
> Doug
>
> Posted from Android

Correct thats what happened,, when I got there Hulcher had already removed the yellow switcher and were getting ready to yank the geep back.
I cant confirm anything and I hate to spread rumors but what I read was the Blue geep was parked with throttle in notch 3 but with reverser in the forward position and the operator climbed down for some reason and thats how it got away from them.
JC

I was told this afternoon the frame is cracked. May be a parts donor for the senic valleys gp7?

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Wanted, new engine
Wanted new engineer
Bummer, maybe the little yellow Plymouth survived? The Geep is history.
Go

          i don't think there is the slightest chance of an 'IF' concerning the bent frame question.

JasonCNW Wrote:
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> nssd70 Wrote:
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> > The Plymouth is usually parked at the end of
> the
> > track near the highway. I am guessing the geep
> hit
> > the Plymouth.
> >
> > Doug
> >
> > Posted from Android
>
> Correct thats what happened,, when I got there
> Hulcher had already removed the yellow switcher
> and were getting ready to yank the geep back.
> I cant confirm anything and I hate to spread
> rumors but what I read was the Blue geep was
> parked with throttle in notch 3 but with reverser
> in the forward position and the operator climbed
> down for some reason and thats how it got away
> from them.
> JC

The plot for Unstoppable 2, the sequel.

57A26 Wrote:
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> The plot for Unstoppable 2, the sequel.

...or "The Little Engine That Could."

TAW