It's amazing how little damage it has, all things considered. I would think they would rebuild it.
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Thanks for sharing this stark image....
as an aside...it's amazing how well built that SD 70ACe is built...to survive a head-on collision...and remain more or less intact.
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At the speed of that collision the damage on the unit is very minor, as far as the operating cabin goes. Luckily for the crew, the two massive collision posts inside the nose did thier job. A sd-40-2 on the point and the results are different here!
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The new EMD noses may be ugly but as is shown here they can save many lives.
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Truly one of the darkest days for San Fernando Valley residents, local train riders, and the operating crew . As other have said, it's amazing how well this unit stood up in the collision. Thanks to Mr. Moore for sharing this rare photo.
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Why can't regular cars be like this on the road? The railroad sure knows how to prevent further injury and or death. Stunning shot of one of the UP locomotive involved in that horrific collision between UP and Metrolink.
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All I can say is "thank goodness for safety cabs".
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Just to think... It was all caused by a 14-year old railfan. Nice shot, JDM.
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Re: "Why can't regular cars be like this on the road?" Because the energy of the collision has to be absorbed somewhere, and cars absorb that energy by crumpling--by design. Cars usually hit other cars; in a head-on crash of two equally-heavy cars, both cars stop in the distance their fronts can crumple. If the car was very rigid, the passengers would fly forward with lethal force, maybe regardless of seatbelts and airbags. The locomotive, on the other hand, almost always 'wins' a collision, and only reduces speed slightly. There is no need for it to absorb the energy of the crash to protect its occupants. Therefore, it is designed to be rigid.
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I am curious what UP 8491 and SCAX 855 look like. From the shots in the ROSB report, it didn't look like the cab of UP 8491 fared as well when the freight cars collided with it.
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8491 isn't too badly damaged, handrails got messed up, and the cab got crunched a bit...it's currently in the Oxnard yard. As for 855, well I think it's safe to say that there isn't an 855.
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That was the LOF-65. Or Leesdale Local.
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