Saturday, January 13, 2024

Winds Wreck Freight Train

Thanks to William Russ for finding this.

From the "Tri City Herald."

January 12, 1972



3 comments:

Kurt Moose said...

Wowswers!

I've heard about the trailers flying off the Beverly Bridge in windstorms when they decided to put up the wind signals at each end of the bridge and the lights in the Beverly depot, but never heard of the steel catenary poles snapping off and hitting a train?!

Ouch!

SDP45 said...

New one on me too.

Dan

Kurt Moose said...

Cool find for sure!