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Nostalgia & History > SP In Texas 1973 - Amtrak #1 DerailmentDate: 07/21/14 18:54 SP In Texas 1973 - Amtrak #1 Derailment Author: FiveChime This happened on South Austin Street in San Antonio, Texas on February 10th, 1973.
Tom Eikerenkotter photos. Regards, Jim Evans    Date: 07/21/14 19:04 Re: SP In Texas 1973 - Amtrak #1 Derailment Author: MILW16 Wow, what was the cause? I don't think that is (was) necessarily high speed running territory since Austin Street appears to be by the old SP diesel shops. Looking at the front of the SP F-unit did it hit another train with a glancing blow?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/21/14 19:13 by MILW16. Date: 07/21/14 19:28 Re: SP In Texas 1973 - Amtrak #1 Derailment Author: SP7615 I have asked about this derailment for a few years here on TO's. No one seemed to know about it till now, thank you for posting this.
I remember going to see this with my Dad, we got to walk right up to the unit that was on the street. I couldn't imagine doing that now. SP7615 Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/21/14 20:56 by SP7615. Date: 07/21/14 20:04 Re: SP In Texas 1973 - Amtrak #1 Derailment Author: Out_Of_Service looks like they took curve too fast
Date: 07/21/14 20:46 Re: SP In Texas 1973 - Amtrak #1 Derailment Author: SN711 I can imagine the owner of the automobile trying to explain to his wife when he gets home, his the car was hit by a train. "But honey, I didn't park anywhere near the tracks".
Gary Posted from iPhone Date: 07/21/14 20:48 Re: SP In Texas 1973 - Amtrak #1 Derailment Author: k_falls71 San Antonio has a Space Needle?
Date: 07/21/14 20:51 Re: SP In Texas 1973 - Amtrak #1 Derailment Author: SP7615 k_falls71 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > San Antonio has a Space Needle? Tower of The Americas. SP7615 Date: 07/21/14 20:52 Re: SP In Texas 1973 - Amtrak #1 Derailment Author: davew833 That's the Tower of the Americas in the distance. It's actually taller than the Space Needle.
Date: 07/21/14 21:40 Re: SP In Texas 1973 - Amtrak #1 Derailment Author: 3rdswitch Wow, shades of the "Silver Streak" finale!
JB Date: 07/22/14 05:44 Re: SP In Texas 1973 - Amtrak #1 Derailment Author: bluesboyst Is that a 52 Chevy? and the car was 18 years old at that time...Looking at the STP sticker on the side it could have a teens car...
Date: 07/22/14 06:22 Re: SP In Texas 1973 - Amtrak #1 Derailment Author: pwh I think the Chevy is either a 1953 or 54. I can't make out the tail lights to be sure.
Date: 07/22/14 07:31 Re: SP In Texas 1973 - Amtrak #1 Derailment Author: 90mac That was the end of the line for those units.
TAH Date: 07/22/14 08:34 Re: SP In Texas 1973 - Amtrak #1 Derailment Author: WAF 90mac Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > That was the end of the line for those units. > TAH All repaired Date: 07/22/14 09:22 Re: SP In Texas 1973 - Amtrak #1 Derailment Author: Lone Star The 6455 was repaired using a chunk cut from the left side nose of retired F-7A 6432, the final freight F on the SP. I believe the cut and splice was performed at Sacramento. By September 1973, the remains of the 6432 had been delivered to Schnitzer Steel in Oakland for scrap.
John Ford Date: 07/22/14 15:54 Re: SP In Texas 1973 - Amtrak #1 Derailment Author: WrongWayMurphy Would it not have been unusual for the B unit to have been a Union Pacific loke?
Date: 07/22/14 18:07 Re: SP In Texas 1973 - Amtrak #1 Derailment Author: dan maNY UP units spread out
Date: 07/22/14 18:42 Re: SP In Texas 1973 - Amtrak #1 Derailment Author: upkpfan That is a 53 Chevy. upkpfan
Date: 07/22/14 18:48 Re: SP In Texas 1973 - Amtrak #1 Derailment Author: pt199 This looks like a FP-7A lead unit coupled to a E8B trailing, correct me if I'm wrong.
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