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Print, PhotographEntry/Object ID
P7668Description
Copy of J. D. Siegwarth Train photos. Engine #15 waits with the train at the west end of the Cowlitz River Bridge. The bridge had been declared unsafe by State or ICC Inspectors so the crew could not ride the train as it crossed the bridge. At first part of the train crew would walk across the bidge then a remaining crew member would open the throttle and jump from the engine. The unattended locomotive would then pull the train across the bridge where it was caught and stopped by a crew member on the opposite side. One of the regulatory agencies stopped this practice for safety reasons. At the time of the trip, the engine crew rode a speeder across the bridge and up to Mayfield about a mile away. Here, Engine #25 was kept. An Engine watchman had fired her up. The crew of #15 then brought #25 down to the bridge pushing a string of log cars ahead of her of sufficient lenght to couple to the #15 Engine with neither Engine on the trestle. #25 pulled #15 and the unattended train across the bridge. #25 and log cars remained at Mayfield. Have negative.Collection
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
CCC, Negatives, Steam Engine, Transportation - Railroads, TrestlesCreated By
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January 20, 2016Updated By
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May 29, 2024