Another really interesting oldie Hart. Amazing quality for something so aged. Thanks for sharing!
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| Posted by sjmikeal on September 19, 2017 | |
WOW... The whole family showed up for this derailment...Kids, grandparents, etc..
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| Posted by dondero on September 19, 2017 | |
1952 was the year my dad moved from Royal Oak to Bend, Oregon.
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In this day and age of full PPE gear and cordoned off cleanup areas, it's amazing to see derailment sights like this becoming the center of attention for the local crowds. I wonder how the cleanup crews felt about people getting this close to their work site.
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The train swerved to miss all the people?
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| Posted by xBNSFer on September 20, 2017 | |
The "Good Track" road. Better take down the ads for a bit until they forget about this...
(And yes I know that slogan didn't come into being until a couple of decades later, but too fun to resist poking fun.)
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Outstanding image! Can anyone confirm which direction the camera is facing? I'm guessing North (GTW timetable 'Westbound') but it is really tough to tell.
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The photo was taken about 10:30 a.m. DST. The track runs about 30 degrees west of north as shown by the accompanying map. The sun is shining directly on the face of the man in a gray suit. Due to the shadows the camera is looking a little bit to the west of north.
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Pass this crossing every day! Great historic pic!
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