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Re: The real runaway into the river story
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 02-12-2017 - 23:27

Craig Tambo Wrote:
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> The first diesels to drop through the open bridge
> into the Napa River were Baldwin AS-616s 5260,
> 4904, and 5261 (4904 was a B-unit). The accident
> happened on July 12, 1959. They were subsequently
> raised, barged to San Francisco, and scrapped.
>
> The story I heard (no guarantee it's correct)was
> that this was a caboose hop; the engineer forgot
> he had a plug in the independent brake valve, so
> only the caboose brakes set up and he couldn't
> stop. Ever after, he was known as the "Admiral."
> The engineer who let the geeps roll into the drink
> in the 80s thus became the "Commodore."

Correct.

Much of the information supplied by the other commenter is incorrect.

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  Re: NWP On the Napa River 1986 Chuck 02-12-2017 - 16:54
  Re: NWP On the Napa River 1986 Dr Zarkoff 02-13-2017 - 12:48
  Re: NWP On the Napa River 1986 Graham Buxton 02-12-2017 - 17:21
  Re: NWP On the Napa River 1986 Nudge 02-12-2017 - 18:18
  The real runaway into the river story ke6qr 02-12-2017 - 20:31
  Re: The real runaway into the river story Craig Tambo 02-12-2017 - 22:48
  Re: The real runaway into the river story OPRRMS 02-12-2017 - 23:27
  Re: The real runaway into the river story Railbaron 02-13-2017 - 03:00
  Re: The real runaway into the river story Dr Zarkoff 02-13-2017 - 12:39
  Re: The real runaway into the river story Espee2472 02-13-2017 - 12:54
  The "straight dope", as we used to say on the SP Dr Zarkoff 02-13-2017 - 13:01
  Re: The "straight dope", as we used to say on the SP Espee2472 02-13-2017 - 14:40
  Re: The "straight dope", as we used to say on the SP Dr Zarkoff 02-13-2017 - 19:20
  Re: The "straight dope", as we used to say on the SP Mike M 02-14-2017 - 11:00
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  Re: The "straight dope", as we used to say on the SP Nudge 02-14-2017 - 15:33
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