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Derailment

News Archive photo, ca. 1957, of a derailed switching locomotive outside the Associated Metals Richmond Branch, in the Bay Area north of Oakland.

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[Photo: Shorpy/News Archive]

The investigating dog is conducting a detailed examination of the track to determine the cause of the accident, while the humans look on.

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2 responses to “Derailment”

  1. TDK Avatar
    TDK

    Well the dog has it right. The rail next to it’s head is twisted – increasingly the closer to the engine indicating that it buckled.

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  2. Gene Avatar
    Gene

    Today, safety regulations would have that site buckled down, and those kids wouldn’t be allowed within half a mile of the train.

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