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Wrecks on the Reading 11 years 1 month ago #792

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Hello Group,

Below is a series of photos taken by the Reading Company Mechanical Department of a 16 car derailment that occurred on August 18, 1965 near Tamaqua Tunnel. These photos were originally in a spiral bound packet and I’m assuming their purpose was to serve as a visual record for the event.

First is the cover of the report:

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This shot was probably taken to show the overall arrangement of the cars after the wreck.

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Did you ever wonder what the bottom or a Reading covered hopper car looks like?

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The force of the derailment must have sheared off the coupler on this ACY hopper car.
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Wrecks on the Reading 11 years 1 month ago #793

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A couple more photos of the same wreck:

This is an interesting photo, it looks like the tank car is coming out of the boxcar. Notice the paint on the roof of the Reading boxcar, it looks to be a different shade or color from the sides. Maybe a darker green or black?

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Finally, it looks like the photographer went for a little hike up the hill to get this shot. Notice how the guide rails did their job and (at least) kept that truck from going off the bridge.


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Wrecks on the Reading 11 years 1 month ago #795

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Thanks, for sharing. The format of the photos was standard RDG procedure in the 60's. In the 50's, they just punched a single hole and put a brass fastener through the entire pack.
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Wrecks on the Reading 11 years 1 month ago #890

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HN-20 picked a switch between Gordon and Ashland in 1969. My grandfather had taken pictures and my ex-wife destroyed my collection.
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Wrecks on the Reading 11 years 1 month ago #895

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Regarding the wreck of NP-6. Mark often there is a diagram showing the final resting place of the cars in the pile up, and often a list of those cars reporting marks and road numbers...... is it with your package?....before I start making my own sketch, because it is what I do. (obviously just a little OCD) I have a 10 of the 16 car ID'd in whole or partially. Any other investigation notes, like 16 of 60 cars derailed or the motinve power of the train?

Note the one LOf covered hopper that can be seen is stenciled "for bulk feed only" possibly "seed" not feed. but it looks like an f to me.
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If I remember correctly, there was not an accompanying sketch with the packet of photos. I was very young when I found these photos in my grandfather’s basement and kept them because I thought they were “neat”. Had I know I would grow into a certifiable train nut, I would have kept all his books and paperwork from the Reading.

Regarding the stenciling on the LOf, it is definitely “FOR BULK FEED ONLY”. Sorry the photos did not upload with high clarity. The original images are exceptionally shape for being almost 50 years old and taken with 1960s photographic technology.
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