Railboxes photo's

badlandnp May 19, 2023

  1. badlandnp

    badlandnp TrainBoard Member

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    My good freind and "brother from a different mother" Rick Box, left me his collection of photo's he had collected. Some were taken by his dad, Art Box, who had been Yellowstone Div Sup when he died. So, I figured it is about time I shared these out here.
    This one is his dad, Art or A.E. Box out supervising the work, I am not 100% sure what this machine does, Rick told me it was the head of an undercutter, the rest of which was deep under the ties and 'lifting and cleaning' the ballast. I dunno, but the fedora was A.E.'s trademark.
    PIC_0138.JPG Another of A.E.'s pics,
    PIC_0140.JPG A Yellowstone someplace, by A.E.
    PIC_0141.JPG And sadly in a deadline,
    PIC_0142.JPG The 5008 dropping it's fire,
    PIC_0143.JPG Guess who is atop the wreck? A.E. Box. Don't know where, but would appreciate enlightenment.
    PIC_0144.JPG A Milw wreck....
    PIC_0145.JPG PIC_0146.JPG PIC_0147.JPG
     
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  2. r_i_straw

    r_i_straw Mostly N Scale Staff Member

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    Wow, great collection. Looking forward to see it all.
     
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  3. badlandnp

    badlandnp TrainBoard Member

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    Thanks. It is a good bunch of photo's, and time to share them. Enjoy!
     
  4. Mike VE2TRV

    Mike VE2TRV TrainBoard Member

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    Great snapshots of history. I really enjoy that kind of photos.(y)
     
  5. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    That MILW wreck seems awfully violent.
     
  6. Kurt Moose

    Kurt Moose TrainBoard Member

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    Great set of historical photos! A little slice of life back then, simpler times!

    Wondering if the Milw units were the ones wrecked at Pandora, Wa in the late 70's. Was basically a meet there, when one train ran a signal and hit head on.

    Probably heading back to Bensenville Shops for rebuilding.
     
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    badlandnp TrainBoard Member

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  8. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Is there is any date information on the MILW wreck pictures? I am thinking these were from the Pandora incident.
     
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  9. Mike VE2TRV

    Mike VE2TRV TrainBoard Member

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    Wow! That engine sure has a long and turbulent pedigree.

    Even after being almost destroyed - for some roads, totaled - it still works for its keep on NS. That's one tough engine.:cool:
     
  10. badlandnp

    badlandnp TrainBoard Member

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    Back in the day when EMD made a good unit.....and the roads thought it was a good idea to rebuild, rebuild, rebuild.
     
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  11. Kurt Moose

    Kurt Moose TrainBoard Member

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    Tough old EMD!!(y)
     
  12. gjslsffan

    gjslsffan Staff Member

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    I once saw a company image of a SD40-2
    with a C44-9W sitting on it. Just like someone took a giant hammer and knocked everything off above the sill, and placed the C44 perfectly on top of what was left. The frames on those SD's really tuff. I remember seeing the engine block and AR10 sitting a ways away from the crash the turbo was out in the weeds.
    The train the SD was on was tied down in a siding, no crew, (dark territory) the other train had thru authority, the switch was lined into the siding somehow. Don't remember how many died in that wreck.
    I was struck at how tuff that old EMD was, still sitting on the track with that C4 sitting there piggybacked.
     
  13. Kurt Moose

    Kurt Moose TrainBoard Member

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    Dang, that's a crazy story! Interesting visual, wonder if there's pic's somewhere?
     
  14. gjslsffan

    gjslsffan Staff Member

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    Im sure there are images somewhere. If memory serves it was on former C&S, maybe Wyoming. Not sure on a date range, maybe early 2000's. The forces involved in these wrecks are unimaginable, the energy it takes to do this kind of damage, sometimes crazy things happen.
    But it was on a company officers laptop, so prolly not public.
     
  15. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    While I'm unsure of the location and info on the wreck ya'll are discussing and the insane toughness of second-gen EMDs, I present IC 6012.
    Wrecked in 1974 to cleanly shear everything off the frame (John Eagan photos):
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/31385681@N02/31989343796/
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/31385681@N02/31989343456/
    Part of the cab:
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/31385681@N02/31989344316/

    And rebuilt to become IC 6024 (Erich Linser photo):
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/169054274@N04/50565522778/
     
  16. Kurt Moose

    Kurt Moose TrainBoard Member

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    :eek:

    Wow, can't believe it was rebuilt after THAT!!:confused:
     
  17. Mike VE2TRV

    Mike VE2TRV TrainBoard Member

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    Insanely tough is definitely the case here!:eek:

    It took a bit more than some putty and paint touchups...:cautious:
     
  18. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    The sheer violence of this collision is horrifying simply to imagine. :eek::eek::eek:
     
  19. Doug Gosha

    Doug Gosha TrainBoard Member

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    Nah, it just buffed out.

    :D

    Doug
     

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