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Jerry Day

March 03, 2010 09:47PM

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February 5, 1916

One day this week, the flanger, being used by the C&S to clear the rails of ice and snow, became detached from the train owing to a defective coupling, at the Saint Elmo water tank, and started off down the grade.
The car kept the rails for about two miles and is estimated to have gained a speed of at least 75 miles per hour. On a sharp curve, it jumped the track and plunged into the bank, completely clearing the right-ofway and did not injure the track one bit.

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Flying Flanger	Jerry Day	March 03, 2010 09:47PM
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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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