Western Railroad Discussion > Fire Damaged UP GE at Conlen TX on the GSR

TO member Milwaukee posted a question on 4/6 about this unit.  I had passed by a day earlier and grabbed some photos.   From an Amarillo news site:  "According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), at about 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, a 2012 Freightliner truck tractor towing a semi-trailer (tanker) was traveling south on FM 807 in Conlen, while a Union Pacific Train was traveling northeast."  The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.   Conlen is between Dalhart and Stratford on Union Pacific's Pratt Subdivision, a part of the Golden State Route.

UP 7466 at Conlen, TX on April 5, 2024.

Ted Ferkenhoff
Flagstaff, AZ

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Seriously techno toasted...

JG

Now I know the true meaning!

And the rockets' red glare
The bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night
That our flag was still there

Valleyman

Was thsi unit scrapped? What a horror for the crew.

Ed Burns

As of last Friday April 5th, it was still sitting at this spot.

NPEDDIE Wrote:
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> Was thsi unit scrapped? What a horror for the
> crew.
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> Ed Burns

Ted Ferkenhoff
Flagstaff, AZ

Bad deal.... Did the train crew get out ok?

James Nelson
Thornton, CO
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This is another reason why they make em like they do these days.

Crew was not injured.

mojaveflyer Wrote:
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> Bad deal.... Did the train crew get out ok?

Ted Ferkenhoff
Flagstaff, AZ

Battery issue?

All the front handrails are gone ..... suggests it hit something.
 

Bill Miller
Galt, ON

gwl Wrote:
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> Battery issue?

The original post clearly states what happened.

Saw this guy sidetracked at a grain elevator when we were driving along the GSR between Tucumcari and Hutchinson about 2 weeks ago.

I first thought it might've been a GE toaster that got out of hand, but then I saw it was mostly the cab blacked and I said to my wife "ooof, maybe not so good for the crew". Didn't stop to look closer, although easily could've.