EL 832         
EL E8A #832 leads an eastbound across the B&O diamonds at Sterling. This interlocking was the scene of a near head-on collision between B&O and EL trains in 1965 that killed five railroaders. See http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/el/bldg/sterling.html for the official accident report. Date of photo approximate.
Date: 1/1/1973 Location: Sterling, OH   Map Show Sterling on a rail map Views: 1062 Collection Of:   Mike Woodruff
Locomotives: EL 832(E8A)    Author:  Mike Woodruff
EL 832
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Name Type Comments Date
Tony Krslovic General That's a realy great shot,I wish more railroads put E8's on the point of their trains! 1/4/2009 4:36:51 PM
Larry Hawkes General Another nice picture Brian! 1/4/2009 4:51:05 PM
Fred Stuckmann General There was one survivor of that crash that I had the priviledge of working with on a couple of occasions. He didn't talk about it but others told me about it. Must have been terrifying. 3/15/2009 9:46:04 PM
Ron Moraca General PERFECT PHOTO OF E8A #832 LEADING A FREIGHT TRAIN, WITH TWO EL SD45s TRAILING, MIKE!!!!!! 5/27/2011 10:23:22 AM

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