RE: (erielack) Aurora and Garretsville, OHIO

["Paul R. Tupaczewski" <paultup_@_comcast.net>]

> The bridge at Garrettsville was the site of the September 15, 1966 head-on
> collision between the night Hump Crew (local) and an eastbound ore train.
> That incident resulted in the scrapping of RS-3 #1011 at Brier Hill Shop,
> the firing of a Train Dispatcher and the demotion of the Chief  Train
> Dispatcher in Youngstown. The eastbound ore train was led by Alco FA2
> #7381 which
> I seem to recall was repaired and returned to service.

Yes, it was, and this is the reason it was one of a token number of FAs that
received the GMY paint scheme, and the ONLY FA to receive the later
variation with the yellow roadname within the band.

	- Paul



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