Re: (erielack) Diamond and USPS delays

["Bill K." <pontiac_@_dreamscape.com>]

Is this the accident that resulted in the rebuild of two SDP45's with one
coming out looking more like an SD45-2?   3657 and seems like another one
ending in 7, I'd have to look through my EL In Color to find the shot of
them with a caption talking about the wreck.

Bill K.


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From: <Smtimko_@_aol.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Diamond and USPS delays


> That CSXT safety flyer was no doubt issued by R L Downing, a CSXT General
> Manager or Vice President.  Bob was formerly with Conrail in Albany.
>
> His father was a Division Supt on EL on at least the New York and then the
> Mahoning Divisions.  He was in Cleveland as a General Supt or some such
title
> when the NY-100 was operating against the current of traffic around a
> disabled train  from Kent to SN Jct on Thanksgiving Day (I forget the
year)
> and the train found an open switch and entered the industry of
> Harbison-Walker Refractories at Windham, Ohio at speed.
>
> The fireman was operating the engine and he was seriously injured in the
> derailment and to this day never worked again.  The engineer was killed.
It
> was a real tragedy.  The train dispatcher, while not at fault took it very
> hard.  That dispatcher relieved me earlier that morning in Youngstown.
>
> smt
>
>
>

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