Guilford GP40 destroyed

A Guilford GP40 -- MEC 375 -- has been destroyed in the train wreck that happened this morning in Momence, Ill. More info to come...

News article with video:

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?sectio ... id=3664376

Train Symoble was MPASCWY-8-23 BNSF 4118, FURX 8104, MEC 375, NREX 5485, and NS 9443. Sorry to get off topic MEC407.

Not off topic at all. Thanks for the info!

I have just learned the UP Train Smacked the Guilford Unit head on. Unit upside down on the bottom of a pile with CN 6026 and unidentifable UP Dash 8.

Ouch!

So, will Guilford get a nice spiffy new locomotive at the expense of Norfolk Southern?

It might depend on which railroad is found to be responsible for causing the accident. For instance, even though the Guilford locomotive was on an NS train, what if the accident was actually caused by UP? Would UP be responsible for compensating Guilford?

At any rate, I doubt that whatever Guilford gets will be new or spiffy.

Saw a Photo of her on the News tonight and it wasn't pretty. Damage at least $700K.

Chicago Tribune news article:

http://tinyurl.com/98q7j

Images of the derailment from NBC-5 Chicago:

http://www.nbc5.com/slideshow/news/5397938/detail.html

Update the The 1st 2 Units the BNSF 4118 and FURX 8104 didn't get a scrape they called a crew form Elkarht to take those 2 units there. The MEC Unit that's a different story it is in sad shape.

Folks,
I can verify the 1st 2 units on the NS Train are back in serviec. I did see 4118 today.

Here is the photo we've all been waiting for:

http://naphotos.nerail.org/showpic/?pho ... 228985.jpg

Looks like they wasted no time removing the engine.

What in the world would a CN Loco be on the head of a NS Train.... soory too if off topic MEC...

Run-through power. The same way Wisconsin Central SD45's could be found on CSX trains in New York State a few years back.

JD