At about 8:30AM, a westbound school bus approached the Sheldon Rd. xg of the NYC mainline. The xg was 6 tracks and had no active warning devices. The weather was clear and bright, and there were no obstructions to the sight lines for the bus driver.
The bus stopped at the crossing as Train #7 (1 locomotive and 10 cars) was passing on Tk. 3. After #7 cleared, the bus started across the tracks and was struck by Train #X-19 (Engine 3340 & 6 cars) which was moving at about 55 mph.
The Bus was demolished, and the driver and 9 of the 10 students aboard were killed. The engine crew of #X-19 did not see the bus before the collision as the fireman was working on the fire and the engineer's view was obscured by the boiler. Their first awareness came as they saw school books on the pilot.
Memorial Elementary School of the Berea School District was named to commemorate the victims.
The bus stopped at the crossing as Train #7 (1 locomotive and 10 cars) was passing on Tk. 3. After #7 cleared, the bus started across the tracks and was struck by Train #X-19 (Engine 3340 & 6 cars) which was moving at about 55 mph.
The Bus was demolished, and the driver and 9 of the 10 students aboard were killed. The engine crew of #X-19 did not see the bus before the collision as the fireman was working on the fire and the engineer's view was obscured by the boiler. Their first awareness came as they saw school books on the pilot.
Memorial Elementary School of the Berea School District was named to commemorate the victims.
