Ken Scott Wrote:
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> If I remember correctly, the Santa Fe ran two RDCs
> coupled together and ran from Los Angeles to San
> Diego on a midday run to and return from San
> Diego. Their demise was at the 90 degree turn
> over the Los Angeles River near Redondo Junction.
> Redondo Junction is where the main line from
> Fullerton, CA turns 90% to run along the Los
> Angeles River to Union Station. It is near Santa
> Fe's roundhouse. If I remember the newpaper
> accounts of the accident, the two cars tried to
> negotiate this turn at high speed, derailed and
> overturned. Future runs were made by conventional
> equipment.
An account of the Santa Fe RDC derailment is from the
Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Archive.
In late July, I spent the afternoon on the Alaska Railroad Hurricane Turn Train. A full report will be posted soon. Check out this
picture.