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[CBQ] No. 2800 On Her Side In Aurora [2 Attachments]

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From: "LZadnichek@aol.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2017 18:19:45 -0400
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March 31, 2017
 
Group - Here's one for Leo. I recently came across a poor quality post card image of Q No. 2800 (the first Class S-1 4-6-2 type) laying on its side in Aurora, IL. The image was dated June 10, 1909:
 
 
I shared this image with Group member Hol Wagner and he in turn had another much better quality post card image of the same wreck, but from a different angle.  Hol said was OK to share it with our Group. I'm inserting and attaching both images:
 
 
Hol commented as follows:
 
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Louis:

Train 47 was one of the Twin Cities trains, and the locomotive is S-1 2800.  I'm attaching another postcard image of the derailment, along with the description on the back of the card; you can post them, too.

Hol

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From the descriptions on the backsides of both post cards, the engineer was seriously injured when 2800 rolled over. The locomotive landed on a "flag shanty" and its occupant was also seriously injured. Looking at the crushed cab and flattened shanty, it's a wonder both employees weren't killed.

Leo, looking at the second image, when you zoom-in on the tower, I think it reads "38." Or, may be "30." Since this wreck occurred well prior to elevating the tracks through downtown Aurora, can you tell us more-or-less just where this tower was located?

No reason is given for the derailment, but since it occurred near a tower and at a grade crossing protected by a flag man, perhaps, No. 2800 struck a wagon on the tracks or a pilot wheel "picked" a switch point. Does any mention of this wreck appear in your copious Brotherhood records or any other Aurora historical documents and images you have collected?

No. 2800, only three years old when it derailed, was repaired, converted into a Class S-1-A locomotive in 1925 and then faithfully served the Q until March 1951 when it was retired and sold for scrap. Best Regards - Louis

Louis Zadnichek II  Fairhope, AL   

 



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