Nostalgia & History > Joe i didn't see this in your Santa Fe calenders

look what pinterist showed me tonight... alt title 1 less cf7

Joe captioned; Early on the morning of November 29, 1968, two freight trains collided head on just south of Hale Center, Texas, on the Plainview District. As a result, the 213L broke completely in half just behind the cab (as designed). The Slaton derrick is shoving the nose portion of the unit (on its own truck) to a position where it can be loaded on a flat car for the trip to Cleburne Shops south of Fort Worth/Dallas (see photo #399952). The 213L and the 270C (lead unit on the other train) were both scrapped. Although the trains hit at a combined speed of 40 m.p.h. on a curve, no cars were derailed. There were two minor injuries.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/14/17 01:21 by dan.

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That's pretty incredible. I think that's an F3.5, maybe less geez!



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Wow. Just wow.

Wouldn't believed it if I hadn't seen it!
ALLEN

krm152 Wrote:
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> Wouldn't believed it if I hadn't seen it!
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I think that was a design feature to break that way

Maybe not in the calendars, but other photos Joe took of the salvage operations that day adorn pages 168-169 of Warbonnets and Bluebonnets.

"Ah, Cleburne we have a problem."

Gerry

Whoa! (chuckling) Sorta looks like a fishhead from: (ready for this????) "The one that got away"
(sorry, Joe... ;^)

Lance/199

Don't know the details, but it looks like the crew might have walked out of that one. Good collision design.

ts1457 Wrote:
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> > Wouldn't believed it if I hadn't seen it!
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It was setting the cab up on its own truck instead of loading it onto a flat that I was referencing.
ALLEN

A good Kit Bash for the modeler.

That's right E's and F's were designed to "crumple" like that. Was it a feature from the beginning say for example the FT's? I wish I could get the number of that flat car with the hook. We have one similar out west on the BNSF with a build date of 1924 it's with a little giant crane.



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I worked with a guy who managed to tear his train apart between the first and second units (dim memory says drawbar, which is remarkable, but it was decades ago, maybe it was just a knuckle). This, however, takes the prize.

TAW

so they break between the crew capsule/ electrical panel and the fuel tank ? for maximum salvage value

guess the bathroom was vacant

krm152 Wrote:

> It was setting the cab up on its own truck instead
> of loading it onto a flat that I was referencing.

Photo on page 168 of Warbonnets and Bluebonnets shows that portion of 213L being loaded on a UP flatcar by a pair of derricks.