Funny Old Wreck Photo

[magickmaker]

The caption is :

When testing a new way to save money, the Railroad figured it'd be cheaper to ship the locomotives and tenders together. Not having a flat car long enough, they settled on this method.

(The true story here is a locomotive going too fast struck the end of a freight train while in a siding. The locomotive rode up onto the flatcar and came to a rest like this.)

 

[Euphod]

I wonder if they carted it to the shops like that?

 

[jadebullet]

I wonder what rail company that is.

 

[knifeswitch1]

The Pennsy, you can tell from the round numberplate and the font used; that and the locomotives overall appearance.

Great photo, I've seen that in a book I have before.

 

[magickmaker]

I hereby dare someone to see if they can stage that photo in Trainz!

 

[jadebullet]

If I had a computer, I would take you up on your dare. It wouldn't be that hard.

 

[Sampug394]

Percy and the Slate Trucks, anybody?

I was gonna say that was an Erie Loco since they got into Accidents a lot... Even without there being a Keystone, that is a PRR 4-4-0 Though. They Had Multiple 4-4-0s that had their Drivers that close together... :hehe:

 

[Truemac]

Percy and the Slate Trucks, anybody?

Aw, you beat me to it!

I hereby dare someone to see if they can stage that photo in Trainz!

I'll take up your offer!

 

[whistlehead]

Percy and the Slate Trucks, anybody?

This was what that story was based on. All the stories used to be real stories, but now they're thinly disguised moral stories because of parental complaints of there being too many crashes. Spoilsport parents.

 

[freightcar2]

This was what that story was based on. All the stories used to be real stories, but now they're thinly disguised moral stories because of parental complaints of there being too many crashes. Spoilsport parents.

Darn HiT for ruining Thomas! :n:

 

[wridenour]

Hmmm, what should the caption be for the little flat car trying to hold up the big loco...

 

[whistlehead]

Darn HiT for ruining Thomas! :n:

Darn right! Grrrr.

 

[gfisher]

You guys have it all wrong......that's how new little rail cars are made.

 

[cascaderailroad]

lol

Things that just shouldn't be...

Re-Skin EVERYTHING PRR

 

[jrfolco]

They didn't always use flat cars to transport locos.

Actually, the wreck was the result of a head on collision on the New Haven RR on Feb 4, 1898.

 

[harmar]

now that is a odd one hehe

 

[butter]

You almost wonder if a crane dropped it there, These are perfectly layed ontop of another engine, amazing is it not?