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Episode 126: The 1946 Naperville Wreck

Well There‘s Your Problem

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The E5 Wreck

The engineer instructed the brake men in the locomotive to jump. He jumped and he died. So just be careful. Don't jump off of moving equipment, especially not above five miles. The E5 ramped through the rear most coach here. These cars are 85 feet long and there's probably only 15 feet of that car left. It's pretty horrific by any standard.

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