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Canadian Railroads > Possible retired CN SD75 and BCR C40-8M due to accidentDate: 01/21/15 20:20 Possible retired CN SD75 and BCR C40-8M due to accident Author: BCR4619 Sometime in the last quarter of 2014 I ran across an article that showed 2 units, SD75 (I think) and a BCR -8 that were morphed together pretty good, some reports suggested it took several chains and the unit in north 3 to pull them apart.
Fast foreword to yesterday when I ran across this photo on Instagram that was apparently taken at Transcona shops. Looks like the 75 has been gutted pretty good and the BCR unit has a capped stack. From the article it looked as if the pilot on the BCR unit was non existent.... Does anyone have any further info to whats happening? Sorry I do not have unit numbers. Cheers, Christian Date: 01/21/15 20:27 Re: Possible retired CN SD75 and BCR C40-8M due to acci Author: BCR4619 Looking into things it seems 5717 was wrecked in 2009? If so then that begs the question anyone know whats with the x-BCR motor?
Date: 01/22/15 06:05 Re: Possible retired CN SD75 and BCR C40-8M due to acci Author: cpcnguy Not sure if it's the same power, but there was an accident in Winnipeg where the crew was reversing with a Bc rail covered wagon without anyone on the point. Visibility is obviously bad with these units, and they ran into other power. I'll have to see if I can find the photo, but both units were fused together pretty good.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/22/15 06:06 by cpcnguy. Date: 01/22/15 08:01 Re: Possible retired CN SD75 and BCR C40-8M due to acci Author: hoggerdoug cpcnguy Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Not sure if it's the same power, but there was an > accident in Winnipeg where the crew was reversing > with a Bc rail covered wagon without anyone on the > point. Visibility is obviously bad with these > units, and they ran into other power. I'll have to > see if I can find the photo, but both units were > fused together pretty good. The point is "nobody on the point", poor visibility or not. Doug Date: 01/22/15 10:58 Re: Possible retired CN SD75 and BCR C40-8M due to acci Author: cpcnguy Oops!
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Man-in-hospital-after-rail-collision-no-derailment-282936091.html?device=mobile Date: 01/22/15 10:59 Re: Possible retired CN SD75 and BCR C40-8M due to acci Author: cpcnguy hoggerdoug Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > cpcnguy Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Not sure if it's the same power, but there was > an > > accident in Winnipeg where the crew was > reversing > > with a Bc rail covered wagon without anyone on > the > > point. Visibility is obviously bad with these > > units, and they ran into other power. I'll have > to > > see if I can find the photo, but both units > were > > fused together pretty good. > > The point is "nobody on the point", poor > visibility or not. Doug Agreed. I wasn't trying to make excuses for the crew... Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/22/15 11:05 by cpcnguy. Date: 01/22/15 12:21 Re: Possible retired CN SD75 and BCR C40-8M due to acci Author: toledopatch Neither of those locomotives looks damaged enough to me to justify retirement. Sure, the CN locomotive is minus a prime mover, but those can be replaced. Its frame looks straight; a bent frame or extensive body damage is a more typical cause for scrapping wrecked locomotives.
Date: 01/24/15 19:36 Re: Possible retired CN SD75 and BCR C40-8M due to acci Author: SantaFeRuss toledopatch Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Neither of those locomotives looks damaged enough > to me to justify retirement. Sure, the CN > locomotive is minus a prime mover, but those can > be replaced. Its frame looks straight; a bent > frame or extensive body damage is a more typical > cause for scrapping wrecked locomotives. Agreed. Those units look like they can be rebuilt to me as well. SantaFeRuss Date: 01/28/15 01:11 CN SD75 - CN 5717 Wreck Damage Author: Ron I was able to find a few photographs of the CN 5717.
I can't really determine if the frame on this one is bent. Usually they will repair wreck damaged locomotives if the frames aren't bent out of shape. Ron |