Dola was on the Ft. Wayne Division between Ft. Wayne and Crestline. Between Ada (home of Ohio northern University) and Dunkirk (DK Tower at the NYC's T&OC Xg.) a 3.3 mile long siding for eastward traffic was controlled by DK Tower with a home signal and powered switch.
Extra 6462 East with 102 cars + caboose entered the siding at about 3:10 AM and stopped with the rear-end about 600' in the clear. Extra 6919 East with 44 cars + caboose entered the siding on a Restricting Signal at about 4:30 AM and hit the rear end of X 6462 derailing the caboose and rear car and lightly damaging the 6919. The caboose caught fire and the Conductor and rear Brakemen were killed.
Given that the Head Brakeman of the X6919 was riding in his doghouse on the tender, one has to wonder whether a 3rd set of eyes in the cab of that train would have prevented the accident.
Extra 6462 East with 102 cars + caboose entered the siding at about 3:10 AM and stopped with the rear-end about 600' in the clear. Extra 6919 East with 44 cars + caboose entered the siding on a Restricting Signal at about 4:30 AM and hit the rear end of X 6462 derailing the caboose and rear car and lightly damaging the 6919. The caboose caught fire and the Conductor and rear Brakemen were killed.
Given that the Head Brakeman of the X6919 was riding in his doghouse on the tender, one has to wonder whether a 3rd set of eyes in the cab of that train would have prevented the accident.