1978wreck

DERAILMENT 1978

On a cold and gloomy winter day in 1978 while eating breakfast on a weekend morning, there was a loud noise. "What was that?", was the question, in a short time the phone rang, "derailment" said the voice on the phone. Living less than a block from the tracks, a short walk revealed the scene. Boxcars, gondolas, hoppers all around and few near the track. Back to the house, called dad and picked him up. These are some of the pictures of that day.

Near Cedarsauk crosssing

Near the Church street crossing in Saukville, Close to where the station once stood.

A U23-B and a GP-35?

Pilot detail on homebuilt GP-20.

A F-7 showed up in the work train.

Cars, cars everywhere.

Ouch!!!

Thrown around like toys.

A hopper and a gondola side by side.

All the pretty boxcars in a row.

The hey day of per-diem.

My favorite.

Dad gets a closer look.

Boldt has arrived.

Chief Meloy checks it out.

The wreck gang ready to work.

Back to new layout

Most pictures taken on a 120 folding camera called a Rolfix II.

raul@nconnect.net

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