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I found this article while researching Frisco train wrecks. It is said to be the worst recorded wreck ever of a Frisco passenger train meeting a troop train out of Fort Sill, OK near the town of Kelleyville, OK. This is the attachment. You will need MS Word to read it. View attachment Daily Oklahoman Worst Frisco Train Wreck Ever.doc
The max speed on the Oklahoma sub was 55 MPH and the engineer (me) was braking at the time of derailment account a 45 MPH speed restriction over Craig inter locking, which was about 100 yards or so west of the point of impact. The only crew members injured were the engineer and and head brakeman (who quit). The train was traveling west (timetable).
Checking Old train wrecks. Discussion in 'New Member Introductions' started by Shyrl, May 26, 2008. Shyrl ...
The train involved in the derailment was westbound passenger train No. 5, known as the "Texas Limited," and at the time of the accident it consisted of 2 mail cars, 1 baggage car, 1 combination car, 1 chair car and 4 Pullman sleeping cars, all of all-steel construction, hauled by locomotive No. 1050 and was in charge of Conductor Laughlin and ...
I don't want to argue with the guy who was running the train but the merger was November 21, 1980. After that it didn't take long for all engines to get stenciled BN and their new numbers applied. The pictures I have of the 2315 in Stroud were taken with some cheesy little camera I bought for a dollar. I'm leaning toward summer 1981.
The curve is 3 degree-26 minute and the grade is 1.15% ascending. Locomotive 4409 was in charge of the Will Rogers which consisted of 5 head-end cars, 2 chair cars and 3 Pullmans. The locomotive and head-end cars derailed, while remaining cars remained on the rails. Surprisingly, there were no fatalities.
We are hoping that Pat can document all the train wrecks on Salem Branch. wpmoreland719 - Jesse Henry and Roger R. Taylor are our Lead Line rock stars. - Jesse Henry is from near Stoutland, MP 167.6, first called the Switch in 1870. He is from Garnsey, MP 163.8, a ghost rail yard. Likely started when the line came through.
"The freight train hit them as it rounded a curve and the lead engine was completely demolished." A six-inch segment was sliced out of one rail "like two karate chops had cut it " at the point of the collision, one person at the scene reported." (Ada Evening News ~ June 3, 1970) This is a post from Terry Jankowski on the same wreck.
The engineer who trained me showed me that you get the speed close with the train air and fine tune the speed with the independent. That last 30 cars or so you transition to going up the hump and that took some practice.
During the early morning of November 25, 1900, the Kansas City Limited, No 66, departed Springfield one hour and eight minutes late. As it descended the 1.4% grade of Weaubleau Hill at 25 mph, the locomotive’s pilot truck derailed while negotiating the horseshoe curve. This caused the locomotive and tender to leave the rails.