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By:Dave Setting
Dates:6/4/2006 - 6/4/2006
Album Info:From a UP power lead coal train, to anything i might catch later on
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UP 45497
Title:  UP 45497
Description:  my first picture when i arrived on the scene of this derailment, due to kids putting a few ties on a switch.
Photo Date:  6/4/2006  Upload Date: 6/4/2006 4:40:11 PM
Location:  Akron, OH
Author:  Dave Setting
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  221   Comments: 0
UP 46502
Title:  UP 46502
Description:  wider shot of derailed coal hoppers, after the RJ Corman derailment services cleared them of the mainline.
Photo Date:  6/4/2006  Upload Date: 6/4/2006 4:44:54 PM
Location:  Akron, OH
Author:  Dave Setting
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  198   Comments: 0
UP 46502
Title:  UP 46502
Description:  more pictures of the carnage, RJC had to cut the couplers to get the cars apart, visible is a truck set, one of many, and the baltimore and ohio CPL's in the upper right corner
Photo Date:  6/4/2006  Upload Date: 6/4/2006 4:48:30 PM
Location:  Akron, OH
Author:  Dave Setting
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  229   Comments: 0
UP 45497
Title:  UP 45497
Description:  view of the interior of a coal hopper on its side, also looking down, you can see more cars involved in the derailment
Photo Date:  6/4/2006  Upload Date: 6/4/2006 4:52:12 PM
Location:  Akron, OH
Author:  Dave Setting
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  163   Comments: 0
UP 46083
Title:  UP 46083
Description:  a good example of the force involved when a train derails, steel ripped on this side of the car, and on the other side, that hole was made by a coupler punching through the end of the car
Photo Date:  6/4/2006  Upload Date: 6/4/2006 4:58:32 PM
Location:  Akron, OH
Author:  Dave Setting
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  295   Comments: 3
UP 46502
Title:  UP 46502
Description:  three of the cars, including some of the truck sets from them, workers in the background, getting the switch back in service, and a CPL top left.
Photo Date:  6/4/2006  Upload Date: 6/4/2006 5:07:09 PM
Location:  Akron, OH
Author:  Dave Setting
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  194   Comments: 0
MP 582983
Title:  MP 582983
Description:  former missouri pacific coal hopper, destroyed. all cars involved were scrapped after the derailment, credit to Robert "Bob" Ruggerio on this picture
Photo Date:  6/4/2006  Upload Date: 6/4/2006 5:17:03 PM
Location:  Akron, OH
Author:  Dave Setting
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  245   Comments: 0
DRGW 12485
Title:  DRGW 12485
Description:  in my opinion, this car got it the worst, twisted grab irons, ripped steel, smashed corners, instant scrap pile
Photo Date:  6/4/2006  Upload Date: 6/4/2006 5:27:56 PM
Location:  Akron, OH
Author:  Dave Setting
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  282   Comments: 1


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