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December 9, 2016 at 6:23 am #5844

benjamintickell53
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Missouri Pacific train #2 was involved in a collision with MP switcher 1113 at HJ Junction (between Jefferson Barracks and St. Louis) on August 20, 1965. The accident was covered in ICC Accident Investigation 4057, but the exact consist of the train was not included in the published report, except for the locomotives.

Arkansas Division, Hoxie Subdivision trainsheet dated August 20, 1965, contains the full train consist.

34A
24A
332
18B
41A
MP 314 mail
MP 378 RPO
MP 376 RPO
MP 266 mail
TP 365 bagg-dorm
Eagle Land
Eagle Hollow
MP 404 coach
TP 455 coach
MP 498 coach
MP 403 coach
MP 581 coach-diner
MP 450 coach
MP 592 planetarium dome
MP 485 coach
MP 470 coach
MP 31 diner
Eagle Divide
Elk River
Eagle Tree
Eagle Bay
MP 523 coach-dorm

Bill Pollard

[attachment=0:3swu9b7c]ICC-4057s.pdf[/attachment:3swu9b7c]

December 9, 2016 at 11:28 pm #8161

clemmie_doris12
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Interesting, but tragic report. This incident shows just how critical having and acting on the proper information can be.

That appears to be a rather large passenger train. Too bad those days are long gone.
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