To Much Power in the Yard - 1959 - PRR - Columbus Ohio

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Gary

The accident involving OV-8, could of been avoided.  There was too much trust accepted in both parties in regard to radio communication..  As a result of this, a new rule was issued with regard to this never happening again.  It was against the rules for any crew member on the head end of his train to inquire as to the condition of the block ahead.  The train did in fact have to approach signals before getting to the bridge.  Meaning the bridge signal was at stop position...

Marty

How about this classic?

George

Yep, keep in mind that in more than one of these photos, a railroader was killed gruesomely, though likely quickly.

And even if someone wasn't hurt, someone probably lost their jobs over a few of these and had their professional lives ruined.

This just isn't funny to me. Reminds me of all those U-tube videos of military and civilian plane crashes. That's not entertainment, people got killed.

"Psst, lets cut out the brake cylinders and screw with the apprentice".

Full Steam Ahead

Gary

trainroomgary posted:

Full Steam Ahead

Gary

Can you imagine explaining that one to your boss. 

DennyM posted:

trainroomgary posted:

Full Steam Ahead

Gary

Can you imagine explaining that one to your boss. 

Or the widow. Head-on collisions were often fatal.

 GPS said "turn left NOW!" 

Gary

How about this?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

How funny is that, right?

P51, you've made your point. Now give it a rest.

Apparently the point hadn't been made, because anyone who really understand railroad accidents wouldn't find ANY of this funny at all, and frankly, I'm heavily disappointed in you, Rich, for not seeing that.

I understand railroad accidents. I've been involved in two in career. All I'm saying is lighten up.

In doing some family history research, I discovered that my great uncle had a lengthy history of damaging railroad property.

Sent to the reformatory at 15 years old, he eventually became a hobo, riding the rails all over the US. He accidently Burned down the Lehigh Valley station in Ulster, PA, damaged railroad signals in Nevada and stole a speeder and crashed it into a mail train derailing the locomotive. His most "famous" crime, the one that made it in to at least 15 newspapers across the US, was the derailment of a passenger train near Salt Lake City, Utah.

At 14 years old he hopped a freight, fell off and was badly injured. Perhaps this is what caused him to seek his revenge against railroads. All of this was from 1910 to about 1924.

He was not the only member of his family to be injured by a railroad mishap. His father, my great grand father, fell off a train and had to have part of his leg amputated. His mother, who was elderly and almost deaf, died when she was struck by a CNJ locomotive while walking to work along the train tracks one very foggy morning. 

I understand railroad incidents all to well myself. Some of these I do find amusing and wondering the background of them. I have personally been involved with probably over 50 fatalities including 5 employees, that includes one that reported directly to me. 

All incidents are different, and have their own circumstances. Some effect you in different ways. I have one in particular that I can still see today as clear as the day it happened on April 6th 2006. 

So if it effects you that much, time to look at something else.