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1969 Cuesta grade derailment
Author: from the SLO RR museum page
Date: 02-01-2017 - 21:41

(Some non-political content to keep it a train forum.)

Found this on the website for the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum. Must have been a shock to the other employees when they heard the news of this accident.

Southern Pacific Helpers Derail in Cuesta Tunnel 7

http://slorrm.com/2015/SP-tunnel-accident-x300.jpg

http://slorrm.com/smileposts.html

Quote:
SLO RR Museum

In the pre-dawn hours of September 25, 1969, a five unit helper train operating light down Cuesta Grade toward San Luis Obispo derailed just east of Cuesta Tunnel No. 7. The lead locomotive was a new GE U33C, SP #8642 which had only been in service for 3 months.

All three SP crew members on board lost their lives in this crash -- engineer Donald Holderman, 56; fireman Manuel Cardoza, 45; and William R. Garner, 21, a railway clerk riding with the crew.

Found this post on Trainorders as well --
Quote:
Nudge

Date: 07/08/13 08:43
Re: Engineers and GE "U Boats"
Author: spnudge

When the 8642 came out of Tunnel 7 it went straight into the side of the mountain. With the other 4 units behind it, they shoved it to the left and the other units started up the side of the hill.

The frame of the 8642 was broken in two and was picked up in two peices. The front half went on a flat car. The rear half went on another flat. The trucks, engine, pieces, etc., went into two gons. They used the LA hook on the east end and the Wat.Jct. hook on the west end. The hook that used to be in SLO, was the one out of Wat. Jct. , I think.

Nudge

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  1969 Cuesta grade derailment from the SLO RR museum page 02-01-2017 - 21:41
  Re: 1969 Cuesta grade derailment Espee2472 02-01-2017 - 21:53
  Re: 1969 Cuesta grade derailment Tommy J 02-01-2017 - 22:00
  Re: 1969 Cuesta grade derailment Northern Snowman 02-02-2017 - 05:05
  Re: 1969 Cuesta grade derailment BN Oly 02-02-2017 - 19:15
  Re: 1969 Cuesta grade derailment-Yes U-33 problem.... BOB2 02-02-2017 - 07:32
  Re: 1969 Cuesta grade derailment-Yes U-33 problem.... ex-BN 02-02-2017 - 07:42
  Re: 1969 Cuesta grade derailment-Yes U-33 problem.... Chas 02-02-2017 - 09:01
  Re: 1969 Cuesta grade derailment-Yes U-33 problem.... BOB2 02-02-2017 - 09:44
  Re: 1969 Cuesta grade derailment-Yes U-33 problem.... J Mann 02-02-2017 - 10:27
  Re: 1969 Cuesta grade derailment-Yes U-33 problem.... J 02-02-2017 - 10:44
  Re: 1969 Cuesta grade derailment-Yes U-33 problem.... WAF 02-02-2017 - 14:06
  Re: 1969 Cuesta grade derailment-Yes U-33 problem.... Espee2472 02-02-2017 - 15:35
  Re: 1969 Cuesta grade derailment-Yes U-33 problem.... Railbaron 02-02-2017 - 16:28
  Re: 1969 Cuesta grade derailment-Yes U-33 problem.... Dr Zarkoff 02-02-2017 - 17:13
  Re: 1969 Cuesta grade derailment-Yes U-33 problem.... Nudge 02-02-2017 - 18:01
  Re: 1969 Cuesta grade derailment-Yes U-33 problem.... BN Oly 02-02-2017 - 19:25
  Re: 1969 Cuesta grade derailment-Yes U-33 problem.... Ed Workman 02-05-2017 - 09:40
  Re: 1969 Cuesta grade derailment-Yes U-33 problem.... Espee2479 02-03-2017 - 19:48
  Re: 1969 Cuesta grade derailment-Yes U-33 problem.... Dr Zarkoff 02-03-2017 - 20:39
  Re: 1969 Cuesta grade derailment-Yes U-33 problem.... Espee2479 02-03-2017 - 22:52
  Re: 1969 Cuesta grade derailment-Yes U-33 problem.... Dr Zarkoff 02-04-2017 - 10:51
  GE Loading ???. Nudge 02-04-2017 - 12:05
  Re: GE Loading ???. MamaMia 02-04-2017 - 13:42
  Re: GE Loading ???. George Andrews 02-05-2017 - 12:59
  Re: 1969 Cuesta grade derailment-Yes U-33 problem.... Max Wyss 02-03-2017 - 17:53


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