Eastern Railroad Discussion > Head On Wreck

Date: 11/13/00 10:19
Head On Wreck
Author: Art

Chicago Trailor Train and Reding 96 hit head on at Little Orleans crossing WVA. 1982 the engineer on the trailor Train is killed.

Art

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Date: 11/13/00 10:32
RE: Head On Wreck
Author: bl2

Was this the collision that prompted the B&O to have crews call each signal as they passed it?

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Date: 11/13/00 11:01
RE: Head On Wreck
Author: Art

No we were required to call out signale as far back as 1977 when I started.

Art

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Date: 11/13/00 11:03
RE: Head On Wreck
Author: Art

No we were required to call out signale as far back as 1977 when I started.

Art

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Date: 11/14/00 17:54
RE: Head On Wreck
Author: corridorboy

Was this the one where the woman engineer was killed?

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