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[CBQ] Fox River Collision.

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Subject: [CBQ] Fox River Collision.
From: "Karl L Rethwisch" <qrailroadman@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:50:51 -0000
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Leo,

Thanks for bringing an OLD memory back.  I wasn't very old, remember, 
but I distinctly remember the event.  While shopping in one of the 
two grocery stores in Oswego the Volunteer Fire Dept. headed out of 
town on a call.  The "call" was the collision of the motor car and a 
waycar light O1a headed for Yeagan Pit.

My understanding of the situation was the direct result of working 
with an Engineer who happened to be the Fireman on the O1 engine.

"Assuming" is dangerous and, at times, deadly.  When the light engine 
passed through Aurora Depot a motor car was observed sittin' on one 
of the depot tracks.  Oh, that must be the Streator car.  Proceeding 
west the crew picked up a stack of orders at Montgomery tower.  Since 
they "knew" the Streator train had arrived at Aurora there wasn't a 
major rush to read the orders, INCLUDING the runnin' order.  This 
unread order authorized the light engine to run Montgomery to Yeagan 
Pit AFTER the arrival of the Streator schedule. 
 
Since west Yard Limit Montgomery and the point of collision were only 
a few minutes apart it's easy to see how the crew set themselves up 
for a disaster.  The car they saw at Aurora was, supposedly, the 
Rockford car that went BO upon arrival and was waiting for somebody 
to tow it in for repairs.

Since the crew of the O1 was unhurt as a result of the collision it 
may be an interesting but sad note to mention that the Fireman of the 
light engine was killed only three miles east of the collision site  
years later while working as the Pilot on the Rock Island train that 
was hit, head-on, by No. 3/55.

Karl



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