Re: Where-iz-its part 3: easy with a twist edit: 452 wreck site

So, 452 was the first part of the endeavor. After we left the site the first time, I started researching the area where the cars supposedly wrecked.

The story according to [ngdiscussion.net] was that the cars separated from the train while coming down the pass. The brakes slowed them, but after the straight air bled out, the cars began to pick up speed. I am unaware where the train broke apart, but I am certain where it collided. The report said the engine continued another 3 miles after the collision, at speeds of up to 60 miles an hour!!! [ngdiscussion.net]

According to google maps, the distance from my first pics and the following was 2.9 miles. The engine had to cross a river, and if there was a highway or road back then, it too. Here is the original pic of the cars:



And one from the side of the highway. I did not feel like climbing down a hill, crossing a 10 foot wide river, and climbing back up another hill (twice) to get an exact picture perspective:



The rock crop to the right of the picture is about where the photographer was standing, and teh cars were spread out on the hill side in about the center.

Casey