RE: (erielack) CX-99 Wreck

["Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>]

> Can anyone provide further details of the tragic wreck 
> involving this train
> in (I think) summer 1973? IIRC it struck a standing NJT 
> consist at Suffern
> (the coaches, fortunately empty, positioned for inbound push 
> mode) in early
> morning fog, and there was at least one fatality in the 
> freight's head-end
> crew. What was the date and cause of the mishap?


There was a discussion about this here several years ago. The freight was led by U33C 3305, and AFAIK the crew survived by diving down to the floor - the cab car of the opposing train came down and crushed the top of the cab roof.

	- Paul

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