NativeSon5859
Conductor
I know P40 #819, which only a week old, was in the consist. What about the two other locomotives? Anyone know their number?
Here you go sir...Nativeson, any chance you can provide a link to that article?
Sorry if my question may sound surprising but english is not my native language therefore it happens I miss the nuance of the vocabulary.Then the second unit flipped around and exploded.
Yes, "flipped around" is an informal way of saying "180º rotation."Is it confirmed by this particular quote ?
Sorry if my question may sound surprising but english is not my native language therefore it happens I miss the nuance of the vocabulary.Then the second unit flipped around and exploded.
This is pictoral to the enormous forces of energy involved, tonnage in the thousands exploding in all directions.180 degree reversal according to the personal account linked earlier.
From what I understand when they pull tapes, they can tell who's running by little things in the way they run the engine. Things like how they blow the horn, throttle/braking patterns, etc.I found a story a while back where a locomotive engineer came up with a plausible scenario about what was going on in the cab of 819 that fateful night. The three engineers were Michael D. Vinet, Ernest L. Hess, and Billy R. "BR" Hall. The engineer somehow concluded and/or figured out that it was Vinet who was at the controls at the time of the crash. One quote from the engineer: "In the final moments, I can imagine Vinet reaching in vain for the brake to try to stop the train as it catapaulted into the bayou". Very Sad.
Ah yes thank you.From what I understand when they pull tapes, they can tell who's running by little things in the way they run the engine. Things like how they blow the horn, throttle/braking patterns, etc.I found a story a while back where a locomotive engineer came up with a plausible scenario about what was going on in the cab of 819 that fateful night. The three engineers were Michael D. Vinet, Ernest L. Hess, and Billy R. "BR" Hall. The engineer somehow concluded and/or figured out that it was Vinet who was at the controls at the time of the crash. One quote from the engineer: "In the final moments, I can imagine Vinet reaching in vain for the brake to try to stop the train as it catapaulted into the bayou". Very Sad.
That analysis matches this diagram from the NTSB report:Here is a screenshot taken from a TV doc that shows the 3 locomotives after the crash.
I have two certainties, the P40 and the second F40 (#312) were "cab forward". It is quite obvious for the Genesis and a +90% probability about the #312 regarding its attitude compared to the baggage car.
But what about the #262 ?
Did it keep its direction after crashing in the bank or did it make a 180° rotation ?
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