Re: From the Friend's archives: Re-railing Engine #484 in 1999

WOW ! Ernie sent me these photos after 484's re-railing, but this video really brings this recovery operation to life. A pretty impressive balancing act and line-up job getting all the wheels positioned properly back on the rails. Thanks for posting the link to the video.







I was on the flanger photo run a day or two before the derailment - not something anyone would have expected with the small amount of snow that April

484 with General Manager Bartholomew just east of Osier



The most ice we saw on the trip was attached to the Osier tank, not on the track. I understand that the ice patch that derailed 484 was caused by snow mobile traffic