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With the Victoria auxiliary on the south end and the Vancouver auxiliary on the north, the cleanup of the day-before head-on at mile 68.3 continued with re-railing the mangled-both-ends lead unit of train 51, 8008, with the crushed cab leaving all involved amazed and thankful the three crew members had survived when trailing unit 8006 had ridden up then over and down the bank to the left, with the behind-the-cab fuel tank of 8008 remarkably intact with no breach.
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Caption: With the Victoria auxiliary on the south end and the Vancouver auxiliary on the north, the cleanup of the day-before head-on at mile 68.3 continued with re-railing the mangled-both-ends lead unit of train 51, 8008, with the crushed cab leaving all involved amazed and thankful the three crew members had survived when trailing unit 8006 had ridden up then over and down the bank to the left, with the behind-the-cab fuel tank of 8008 remarkably intact with no breach.

Photographer:
Ken Perry [199] (more) (contact)
Date: 06/13/1973 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CP 414326 (search)
Train Symbol: Victoria auxiliary (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Victoria (search)
City/Town: South Wellington (search)
Province: British Columbia (search)
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3 Comments
  1. Remarkable image!!! Historical scene.

  2. Great work site photo. CP 414326 is an Industrial Works 100 ton capacity wrecking crane, serial number 2833, built in 192x.

  3. Unreal

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