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Re: 35th Anniversary Since the SP Roseville Railyard Explosion
Author: BOB2
Date: 04-30-2008 - 11:06

My source for the no causualties was the friendly SP, both through the lies that they told the media, and what they told their employees.

We were quite concerned at Taylor as we had 20 or so cars coming through every day or so during that period. These were mid to late 40's, 50', wood floor, friction journal bearing, USDODX (and some Navy markings, if I recall right?)box cars, that were really out of date even back then. After we knew what had happened it was really unbelievable that they would ship live bombs, in these cars. So I think the Company was just trying to reassure us that everything was okay.

When we had some of the K-car incidents like the Houston (propane car) "rockets", they would reassure us about that, too.

BOB2

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  35th Anniversary Since the SP Roseville Railyard Explosion Coleman Randall 04-28-2008 - 19:07
  Re: 35th Anniversary Since the SP Roseville Railyard Explosion BOB2 04-28-2008 - 20:53
  Re: 35th Anniversary Since the SP Roseville Railyard Explosion BOB2 04-28-2008 - 20:53
  Re: 35th Anniversary Since the SP Roseville Railyard Explosion hepkema 04-28-2008 - 21:40
  Re: 35th Anniversary Since the SP Roseville Railyard Explosion OPRRMS 04-29-2008 - 00:15
  Re: 35th Anniversary Since the SP Roseville Railyard Explosion Doug Jensen 04-29-2008 - 09:16
  Re: 35th Anniversary Since the SP Roseville Railyard Explosion BOB2 04-29-2008 - 09:20
  Re: 35th Anniversary Since the SP Roseville Railyard Explosion M. Harris 04-29-2008 - 09:50
  Re: 35th Anniversary Since the SP Roseville Railyard Explosion BOB2 04-29-2008 - 12:48
  Re: 35th Anniversary Since the SP Roseville Railyard Explosion JWL 04-29-2008 - 13:41
  Re: 35th Anniversary Since the SP Roseville Railyard Explosion Tom Farence 04-29-2008 - 17:34
  Re: 35th Anniversary Since the SP Roseville Railyard Explosion Dennis 04-29-2008 - 19:47
  Re: 35th Anniversary Since the SP Roseville Railyard Explosion BOB2 04-30-2008 - 11:06
  Re: 35th Anniversary Since the SP Roseville Railyard Explosion JWL 05-01-2008 - 10:38
  Re: 35th Anniversary Since the SP Roseville Railyard Explosion the brakeman 05-25-2012 - 13:34
  Re: 35th Anniversary Since the SP Roseville Railyard Explosion PD Weatherhead 07-07-2008 - 19:55


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