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Viewing Album:  Dad's Case Grande, AZ Derailment Shots
 
By:Adam Finger
Dates:10/1/1986 - 10/1/1986
Album Info:My father was railfanning the SP Sunset Line and happened to hear about this derailment. Apparently, the incident was caused when a transient riding the train uncoupled the car he was on, causing the rest of the train to eventually rear end the first half taking out seventeen cars. The shots mostly show the crews working on the shoo-fly and the first couple trains across it.
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SP 4808
Title:  SP 4808
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:09:27 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 4808(GP38-2) SP 4829(GP38-2) SP 7760(B36-7)
Views:  926   Comments: 0
SP 4811
Title:  SP 4811
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:09:10 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 4811(GP38-2)
Views:  297   Comments: 0
SP 7466
Title:  SP 7466
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:09:59 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 7466(SD45R)
Views:  254   Comments: 0
SP 7531
Title:  SP 7531
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:09:40 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 7531(SD45R)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
SP 7363
Title:  SP 7363
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:10:22 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  SP 7363(SD40R) SP 9241(SD45T-2) SSW 7771(B36-7)
Views:  671   Comments: 1
SP 7608
Title:  SP 7608
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:10:59 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 7608(GP40-2) SP 7466(SD45R)
Views:  621   Comments: 0
SP 7524
Title:  SP 7524
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:11:50 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 7524(SD45R) SP 7871(B30-7) SP 8542(SD40T-2) SP 7443(SD45R)
Views:  1015   Comments: 1
SP 8542
Title:  SP 8542
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:12:15 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 8542(SD40T-2)
Views:  524   Comments: 0
SP 7658
Title:  SP 7658
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:12:40 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 7658(GP40-2) SSW 7268(GP40-2)
Views:  337   Comments: 0
SP 7301
Title:  SP 7301
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:08:53 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 7301(SD40R) SP 7869(B30-7)
Views:  420   Comments: 1
SSW 7657
Title:  SSW 7657
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:18:05 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SSW 7657(GP40-2)
Views:  284   Comments: 0
SP 7949
Title:  SP 7949
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:17:49 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 7949(GP40-2) SP 1604(TEBU)
Views:  380   Comments: 0
SP 8571
Title:  SP 8571
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:22:22 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 8571(SD40T-2) SP 9116(SD45)
Views:  333   Comments: 0
SSW 7630
Title:  SSW 7630
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:21:50 PM
Location:  Tucson, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  SSW 7630(GP40-2) SP 7954(GP40-2)
Views:  316   Comments: 0
SP 7437
Title:  SP 7437
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:17:29 PM
Location:  Tucson, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 7437(SD45R)
Views:  392   Comments: 0
Medium Approach
Title:  Medium Approach
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:19:08 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives: 
Views:  123   Comments: 0
SP 7475
Title:  SP 7475
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:19:21 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 7475(SD45R)
Views:  328   Comments: 1
SSW 7771
Title:  SSW 7771
Description:  Wreck rebuild, made a B-unit after and was one of a kind
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:10:42 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SSW 7771(B36-7)
Views:  574   Comments: 0
SP 8571
Title:  SP 8571
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:11:15 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 8571(SD40T-2)
Views:  281   Comments: 0
Cleanup
Title:  Cleanup
Description:  The track in the center appears to be the main line where the derailment occured, with the shoo-fly to the right. Note the two cars to the right, especially the Cotton Belt hopper with the giant gash. I guess that explains where all the grain came from.
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:15:24 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives: 
Views:  203   Comments: 0
Hoppers cleared away to make way for new track
Title:  Hoppers cleared away to make way for new track
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:18:25 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives: 
Views:  196   Comments: 0
Closeup of the spilled grain
Title:  Closeup of the spilled grain
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:19:38 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives: 
Views:  111   Comments: 0
Looks like this one fared pretty well
Title:  Looks like this one fared pretty well
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:20:39 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives: 
Views:  215   Comments: 0
Dropping the new track into place
Title:  Dropping the new track into place
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:23:21 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives: 
Views:  159   Comments: 0
First Train Over the Shoo-fly
Title:  First Train Over the Shoo-fly
Description:  Everyone appears to be preparing for the first train over the new track, which can be seen in the distance.
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:15:40 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives: 
Views:  221   Comments: 0
SP 8383
Title:  SP 8383
Description:  One of the first trains over the shoo-fly.
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:13:47 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives:  SP 8383(SD40T-2)
Views:  273   Comments: 0
SP 7533
Title:  SP 7533
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:15:03 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Wreck,Action
Locomotives:  SP 7533(SD45R)
Views:  314   Comments: 0
SP 8297
Title:  SP 8297
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:13:11 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 8297(SD40T-2)
Views:  305   Comments: 0
SP 6323
Title:  SP 6323
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:13:27 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 6323(GP35R)
Views:  247   Comments: 0
SP 8533 running the new track around the MOW train
Title:  SP 8533 running the new track around the MOW train
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:15:54 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Wreck,Action
Locomotives:  SP 6311(GP35R) SP 8533(SD40T-2)
Views:  388   Comments: 0
SSW 7259
Title:  SSW 7259
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:16:11 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SSW 7259(GP40-2)
Views:  282   Comments: 0
SP 7563
Title:  SP 7563
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:16:33 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 7563(SD45R)
Views:  331   Comments: 1
SP 4204
Title:  SP 4204
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:14:41 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  RollingStock,Wreck
Locomotives: 
Views:  394   Comments: 0
SP 6780
Title:  SP 6780
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:14:21 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Wreck,Action
Locomotives:  SP 6780(SD45T-2R) SP 7305(SD40R)
Views:  534   Comments: 0
SP 9193
Title:  SP 9193
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:17:09 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Wreck,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9193(SD45T-2)
Views:  498   Comments: 0
SP 7621
Title:  SP 7621
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:12:56 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 7621(GP40-2) SSW 7262(GP40-2)
Views:  307   Comments: 0
SP 6779
Title:  SP 6779
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:22:05 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 6779(SD45T-2R)
Views:  273   Comments: 0
SP 9183
Title:  SP 9183
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:23:02 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 9183(SD45T-2) SP 9015(SD45)
Views:  559   Comments: 0
Rattlesnake Encounter at Derailment Site
Title:  Rattlesnake Encounter at Derailment Site
Description:  Crews came upon this guy during cleanup
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:23:37 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  316   Comments: 1
SP 4671
Title:  SP 4671
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:23:55 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  188   Comments: 0
Article about Casa Grande Derailment
Title:  Article about Casa Grande Derailment
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 11:16:51 PM
Location:  Casa Grande, AZ
Author:  Daniel Finger
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives: 
Views:  196   Comments: 0

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