| Posted by Dana M. on January 26, 2019 | |
It seems rather out-of-place to say "great image" Mr. Burkholder...but this is an interesting image to say the least. Nice capture of both railroad and aircraft equipment. I'm surprised to see the rather less than expected damage to the front of 431 considering it impacted a logging truck. I was expecting to see the left front (Conductor's side) of the locomotive more dented and twisted than it is, maybe even a bit of the plow torn off. I hope the logging truck driver pulls through and recovers quickly. Perhaps the logging truck couldn't stop at the crossing due to an icy road? Too bad, in any conditions or for whatever reasons, that this happened. I hope you can somehow follow-up with a report later about the outcome and that the news is good about the driver, even if it isn't, I'm sure a lot of us who follow RP post will want to know either way. I don't know what else to say about this photo - so many things could be said about it - but somehow all the "positives" are out-weighed by the result of the incident you described. I guess I could sum it all up with - this was a day of extraordinary circumstances for you to be out chasing this train and to photograph it. Just the fact that you happened to be out - chasing/following this particular train - and then everything that occurred, was extraordinary to say the least, and that you were able to document it. WOW!!
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Dana, fortunately the truck driver is in good shape. Unfortunately having been there, he did not slide on ice, but that’s for the investigators to determine. The way the 70 stood up to the impact compared to the old GP40 carbody speaks volumes for the safety advances in modern locomotive technology. See my other photo from today.
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