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Re: SP Oil Tanks Special was the most dangerous
Author: Ed Workman
Date: 01-03-2014 - 14:59

In the 80s IIRC [ and I might not, but my low google skill level did not let me find original news stories] A coupla drunk guys sped east on one of the letter avenues north of Lancaster- not quite to Oban. The vehicle crashed the barrier, as the Ave dead ended at the hiway parallel to the SP , hit the track and knocked it out of alignment, this in the wee hours after the bars closed. The oil train- loads I'm pretty sure- formed an accordian on the RoW, such as seen at Lac M.
No fire and I don't think a major spill even. After that I figured TankTrains were safe- Who Knew?
As for coal, SP route was the longest, steepest way to get from say Utah to So CA. The later MNGV trains were an inspired operation - send coal, bring back taconite pellets, and fewer mountains to surmount.

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