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Christopher Palmieri's Collection
 
2/3/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: BNSF Railway
Model:EMD SD40-2Built As:CS 7859 (SD40-2)
Serial Number:786001-4Order No:786001
Frame Number:786001-4Built:10/1978
Notes:Ex-C&S 7859
Other locos with this serial:  BNSF 7859(SD40-2) BN 7859(SD40-2) BNSF 1576(SD40-2) CS 7859(SD40-2) BNSF 1590(SD40-2R)
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BNSF 7859
Title:  BNSF 7859
Description:  At 2120-CT-13 BNSF train C-CDMIOG0-01A (BNSF 9738, BNSF 9413, BNSF 4576, 118 coal loads, 0 empties, Helper BN 9685, 16874 tons, 6264 feet) derailed 28 cars (lines 23 through 51) due to an overheated journal on car FURX 961149. The derailement affected adjacent Highway 287 with coal blocking the shoulder. The track was reopened at 1550-CT-14. These photos were taken near the end of the recovery process.
Photo Date:  1/14/2004  Upload Date: 9/25/2009 11:55:41 PM
Location:  Herman, TX
Author:  Christopher Palmieri
Categories:  Wreck,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7859(SD40-2)
Views:  250   Comments: 1


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