What was the cause and what were the statistics? Looks terrible !
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From: "Bob Webber" <no17@comcast.net>
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Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] 60 years ago
> No, I'm not concerned with the past news as such - Hol's Bulletins
> and other news sites on the web have a lot of information on the web
> including the photos from the Cushman site. What I was more
> interested in though, was if there were any references to it in
> current newspapers.
> For those unfamiliar with it:
> http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/cushman/full/P03241.jpg
> http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/cushman/full/P03242.jpg
> http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/cushman/full/P03243.jpg
> http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/cushman/full/P03244.jpg
> http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/cushman/full/P03245.jpg
> http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/cushman/full/P03246.jpg
> http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/cushman/full/P03247.jpg
> http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/cushman/full/P03248.jpg
> http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/cushman/full/P03249.jpg
>
> and
> news here:
> http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/train/a20trainloc.htm
>
> In terms of the results, the primary one really was somewhat lost -
> and that was a vindication of the Pullman issue with the pre-war Budd
> design being dangerous to their employee (as being a reason they
> didn't want to staff pre-war Budd sleepers). The results of the
> crash on Silver Inn and the what Budd had already taken to doing on
> the roof and on the sides is indicative of a strength problem.
>
> One other result was the creation of The Round-Up from the
> Mississippi - the second to last car on the train hit, it was reborn
> and is still around. The 3rd-6th to last cars were all Budd pre-war
> cars, all three suffering tremendous damage - two - SILVER GLEAM and
> CLOUD being rebuilt, one SILVER INN being a complete write off ,
> being bent into a U-shape.
>
>
> At 09:12 AM 4/24/2006, you wrote:
>>What would you like to know? I have everything
>>including ICC reports on the accident. Providing I can
>>locate them haha. Tim
>>
>>--- Bob Webber <no17@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> > Tomorrow will be the 60 year anniversary of the
>> > Exposition / Advanced
>> > Expo wreck at Naperville.
>> >
>> > If there is anything in local papers, can someone
>> > let me know so I
>> > can find something on it? Thanks!
>> >
>> >
>> > Bob Webber
>> >
>> >
>>
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