HOL WAGNER wrote:
>
> As I informed Chuck back when he started this project, I have a
> complete, detailed account of this accident and its aftermath, written
> by Bill Schultz who co-authored the Expo Bulletin with me, and awaiting
> publication in the Bulletin as part of a "Disaster in the Suburbs" issue
> covering all the major collisions and derailments from 1912 through
> 1969. All Chuck's questions are dealt with in the article.
>
> Hol
>
> > Rupert & Maureen wrote:
> > I'm helping Chuck Spinner with research for his book about the
> 1946 Naperville crash which involved the Advance Flyer heading for
> Lincoln and the Exposition Flyer going to California. In that
> connection, can anyone help with these queries?
> >
> > According to Bulletin #35 on the Exposition Flyer, there was
> normally a single baggage car on that train. Is there a particular
> reason why there were not any baggage cars on the Exposition Flyer
> on that day (other than a lack of demand for its capacity)?
> >
> > Does anyone know whether the Burlington gave any restitution to
> the families of the victims? Chuck read that one victim's family
> sued the Burlington for $10,000, but he couldn't find the outcome of
> the case.
> >
> > The Advance Flyer made an unscheduled stop for observation after
> a trainman thought he saw something fly from under the train. Should
> the engineer have sounded his horn when stopping? If so, why didn't
> he? (It would probably not have made any difference but Chuck is
> curious about this.)
> >
> > Finally, does anyone know where office car The Round Up is or
> whether it is still in existence? This was the
> buffet/parlor/solarium observation car #220 Mississippi which was
> rebuilt after the crash as The Round Up, was sold by BN to
> Bombardier Ltd. who resold it to Ron Salisbury of Toronto, Canada,
> in 1972.
> >
> > Any information would be gratefully received.
> >
> > Rupert Gamlen
> > Auckland NZ
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