Canadian Railroads > Possible retired CN SD75 and BCR C40-8M due to accident

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

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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?

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.

cpcnguy Wrote:
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> 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

Oops!

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Man-in-hospital-after-rail-collision-no-derailment-282936091.html?device=mobile

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hoggerdoug Wrote:
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> cpcnguy Wrote:
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> > 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.

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.

toledopatch Wrote:
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> 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

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

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