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Some photos are courtesy of the Savannah Morning
News (click thumbnail for larger image)
Alaways remember the train will win, this is an
example that cost a loving husband and a veteran his life. We'll never
forget you Wayne!
Consist (courtesy W.A. Billy)
199-1726-2518-62011-62013-8519-28000-25047-25085-25078-25075
Numbers in bold are still
known to be out of service as of 01/11/04
Train 97 dropped off
Engine 138 a few days after the wreck to be the power for the train, a
Conductor and Engineer were dispatched from Sanford, I know both of them
and was there when they brought the train into Sanford. I was also in
Sanford as a second Hospital train took some of the damaged cars (199,
1726, 62011, 62013, 8519) to Beech Grove for further repair. Engine 66
led the move, 60' Express Boxcars were added to provide braking power as
the 199 and 62013 had no brakes.
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Savannah Morning News |
An overhead shot of the train,
it was a pretty good stack up that knocked out both tracks |
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Savannah Morning News |
A view from the rear of the
train as a helicopter hovers overhead |
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Savannah Morning News |
Police inspecting the remains
of the truck |
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Savannah Morning News |
The fireman of the train, he
and Wayne worked together for nine years on this job |
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Savannah Morning News |
A passenger being carted off
for medical treatment |
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Savannah Morning News |
The remaining three crew
members were taken back to JAX via PTI van, Wayne was air lifted
to Savannah |
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Savannah Morning News |
A CSX freight passes by the
now rerailed 91 equipment |
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138 |
Train 97 left this engine for
the hospital train to lead it into Sanford from Georgia, the
engine has reportedly been shipped to New Orleans, where it will
be returend to Intercity East, several weeks later it was involved
in a grade crossing incident near Hamlet, NC and returned to
Sanford this time for repair |
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199 |
The last engine that Wayne
would run, as you can see quite a bit of damage was done to it, a
brake hose had to be run around it, as the main reservoir was
cracked, the engine had its traction motors removed and snow plow
cut off before it was sent to Beech Grove |
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1726 |
Looks like its in pretty good
shape, just needs some electrical work |
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2518 |
Also in need of electrical
work |
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62011 |
No word
on damage yet |
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62013 |
Air brake failure, so another
run around was necessary on this car |
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8519 |
Many of the injured crew
members were injured here, the Conductor of the Hospital train
said that pancakes, sausage, and china was broken everywhere |
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28000 |
All of these cars
are reported to be in good condition, have been e-cleaned, got new
cushions, and then were sent out to New York |
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25047 |
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25085 |
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25078
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25075 |
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66 |
This
Engine lead the second hospital train to Beech Grove with the
62013, 62011, 8519, 1726, and 199 in its consist, as well as six
Express Cars. The train was handled by Sanford, Florence,
Washington South, and Indiana crew bases |
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62013 |
Trailing
behind the 66 as the first car of the hospital train |
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