Re: 6 automobiles collided as UP #4014 rolled through Beryl, Utah
| October 08, 2019 12:05AM |
I chased it from Ogden to Echo last May. I was amazed how many people showed up. Understandably it was the initial trip, and 844 was present. But I never saw so much interest before, in such a sparsely populated area as well.
People had no realization that they needed to be off the tracks, let alone be courteous enough to get out of the way of someone else's shot. In the second picture there was no one in my shot until about 10 minutes before the
train arrived. Some late comers showed up and walked right in front of every one. We yelled at the people to get out of the way, or at least hide behind the shrubs, they just flipped us all off and did their thing. A complete lack of common sense, respect for people, and traditional decorum. And don't even get me started with the festivities at Promontory on May 10th.
People had no realization that they needed to be off the tracks, let alone be courteous enough to get out of the way of someone else's shot. In the second picture there was no one in my shot until about 10 minutes before the
train arrived. Some late comers showed up and walked right in front of every one. We yelled at the people to get out of the way, or at least hide behind the shrubs, they just flipped us all off and did their thing. A complete lack of common sense, respect for people, and traditional decorum. And don't even get me started with the festivities at Promontory on May 10th.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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