• EL SDP45 #3665 Destroyed in Mecca, CA UP Crash

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  by kpiersol
 
I'm sure you heard, two crewmen were killed in this tragic event when their train rammed the rear of a stopped intermodal. SP SD40M-2 #8694 was the lead engine. I had just photographed the unit last month in Afton Canyon:

http://kpiersol2.rrpicturearchives.net/ ... ?id=946105

I had photographed #3665 twice before, both in the 70s, once pre and once post conrail:

http://kpiersol2.rrpicturearchives.net/ ... ?id=426434
http://kpiersol2.rrpicturearchives.net/ ... ?id=461782

My thoughts and prayers go out to their families.

  by Steve F45
 
when did this occur?
  by sd80mac
 
kpiersol wrote:I'm sure you heard, two crewmen were killed in this tragic event when their train rammed the rear of a stopped intermodal. SP SD40M-2 #8694 was the lead engine. I had just photographed the unit last month in Afton Canyon:
are there any photos of this wreck?