@GG1 4877 posted:Finally, during the 1958 accident a forward thinking bridge operator saw the oncoming train and proceed to lower the lift bridge enough so the train wouldn't collide with the concrete counter weights. While the 1958 accident was a tragedy, that operator prevented it from being even worse than it could have been.
I wonder if that really was the right thing to do. If the train collided with the concrete weight it probably would not have ended up in the water and while there most likely have been injuries in the coaches the passengers at least would not have drowned (probably 44 passengers would not have died from the impact injuries).
Stuart
