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Episode 126: The 1946 Naperville Wreck

Well There‘s Your Problem

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The Derailment of the Northwestern Pacific in California

The BNSF train derailed over the Brazos River in Texas. Both crew members on this train were they got out on injured. This happened twice on the Northwestern Pacific in California back in the 50s and again in the 80s where this derail was not present before a swing span or a lift span. In fact, here is a picture of this locomotive in 1962.

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