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Date: 03/30/06 10:55
1978 wreck in uintah
Author: lee_uintah

A neighbor provided me with these photos from a grade crossing accident in Uintah on September 11, 1978. (The grade crossing is where I now live.) A WB train headed by two 6900's and an SD40-2 (I think) ran into a lowboy truck which had high-centered on the tracks. The lowboy was carrying a bulldozer. Part of the lowboy was under the lead locomotive, causing it to derail.
These 3 photos show the cleanup work by the cranes. Three more photos to follow. That's all there is.



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Date: 03/30/06 10:57
Re: 1978 wreck in uintah
Author: lee_uintah

Here's the last three photos. (I realize the photo quality is not the best, but decided to post for the historical value.)



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Date: 03/30/06 11:26
Re: 1978 wreck in uintah
Author: roustabout

Great! Thanks for sharing. Must have been a challenge to lift those beasts!

Roustabout out

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Date: 03/30/06 19:12
Re: 1978 wreck in uintah
Author: spnudge

Where is uintah?

Nudge

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Date: 03/31/06 06:05
Re: 1978 wreck in uintah
Author: trainfreek

at the mouth of weber canyon just to the south east of ogden utah, off i-84.

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Date: 03/31/06 08:43
Re: 1978 wreck in uintah
Author: winstonhill

(The grade crossing is where I now live.)

A true foamer...

Winston Hill

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