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[photo] Tehachapi derailment, 1937
Author: sp1269
Date: 01-31-2016 - 20:06

Quote:
LA Times
The original March 16, 1937 caption reported:

Derailment of a Southern Pacific freight train in the mouth of tunnel at Tehachapi Pass smashed these box cars against walls of ravine and held up passenger traffic traffic for hours. The passengers were transferred to buses for the rest of the trip to Los Angeles.

These two photos were shot on 4×5 inch black and white film.

https://latimesphoto.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/fa_905_traincrash1_970.jpg

https://latimesphoto.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/fa_905_traincrash2_600.jpg

Have there been any derailments here in modern times (say, post 1970)?

Source of these images: Los Angeles Times
http://framework.latimes.com/2013/05/22/1937-train-derailment/

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  [photo] Tehachapi derailment, 1937 sp1269 01-31-2016 - 20:06
  Re: [photo] Tehachapi derailment, 1937 synonymouse 01-31-2016 - 20:12
  Re: [photo] Tehachapi derailment, 1937 George Andrews 01-31-2016 - 20:57
  Re: [photo] Tehachapi derailment, 1937 Ed Workman 02-01-2016 - 08:01
  Re: [photo] Tehachapi derailment, 2010 Ed Workman 02-01-2016 - 08:48
  Re: [photo] Tehachapi derailment, 1937 Craig Tambo 01-31-2016 - 21:01
  Re: [photo] Tehachapi derailment, 1937 Craig Tambo 01-31-2016 - 21:04
  Re: [photo] Tehachapi derailment, 1937 Pdxrailtransit 01-31-2016 - 23:08
  Re: [photo] Tehachapi derailment, 1937 Ken Shattock (KRK) 02-01-2016 - 07:40
  Tehachapi (1937 & 2010) derailments both miss signal! Luck or design? Dan 02-01-2016 - 12:41


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