Ouch !


I am just trying to figure out how you would break something like that.

Thanks for sharing.

Steve
 
Theres a picture in Train Wrecks 'forget the author' that shows a Camelback locomotive that the siderod broke and sheared off the engineers side of the cab.
Always thought' 'Boy' hope the hogger wasn't sitting there with his head hanging out the window at the time that baby let go'.....:D
 
Actually, that's one of the reasons why Camelbacks were eventually outlawed. Having a siderod break wasn't uncommon. In a normal steam engine, that would cause some damage but, in a Camelback, it could, and often was, deadly to the crew. I have a great uncle who lost an arm working for the CNJ as a fireman when just this tyoe of accident happened. I don't know how, but they managed to save his life and he lived to the ripe old age of 91, all the while drawing his $61 a month accident pension.
 
Maybe that picture are in the 1950's or 1960's. Today, trains are so in the technology, with great facilities.
 
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