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| Title: |
L&N crane 40024 |
| Description: |
The L&N's MOBILE WRECKER was attending to the derailment of SP GP35's 6599 and 6669 on an L&N-SP run-though train just west of the Franklin Avenue underpass in New Orleans. The 200-ton crane was L&N 40024, built by Orton in January 1968. It spent its entire life based in Mobile, and was retired by the CSX as SBD 740024 in October 1992. The boom car was the 41915 and the baggage car was the 41032. |
| Photo Date: |
5/4/1975 Upload Date: 6/23/2010 3:35:03 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Wreck |
| Locomotives: |
SP 6599(GP35) |
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2728 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Derailment (1) |
| Description: |
SP GP35's 6599 and 6669 were two of four units on an L&N-SP run-through train which derailed on the L&N just west of the Franklin Avenue underpass in New Orleans. L&N GP30 1013 was just pulling up with the Mobile Wrecker. |
| Photo Date: |
5/4/1975 Upload Date: 6/23/2010 12:35:01 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Wreck |
| Locomotives: |
SP 6599(GP35) |
| Views: |
1937 Comments: 3 |
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