IC 4022 City of New Orleans #1         
Northbound #2 Engines 4022 & 4105, 8 cars running on time at speed of 75 MPH struck a truck loaded with 1,545 gallons of gasoline at Magnolia street just north of the depot. The truck did not stop at the crossing sign. The train came to a stop 3,170 feet north of the crossing. The front of the engine was badly damaged by the collision & fire. The engineer & the fireman were killed.
Date: 1/17/1961 Location: Magnolia, MS   Map Show Magnolia on a rail map Views: 2367 Collection Of:   Fred Goff
Locomotives: IC 4022(E8A)    Author:  Fred Goff
IC 4022 City of New Orleans #1
Picture Categories: Wreck This picture is part of album:  Derailments and Mishaps
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Bernie Feltman General Fred, how long after the accident was this photo taken? 1/26/2011 10:55:51 PM
Fred Goff General Not sure Bernie 1/26/2011 11:11:09 PM
Joseph Yarbrough General Just awful. Thanks for sharing Fred. 1/29/2011 9:43:56 PM
Fred Goff General Really sad for all families concerned. 1/29/2011 10:24:02 PM
Ron Moraca General KNOCK-EM-DEAD WRECK PHOTO OF AN IC E8A, FRED!!!!!! TOO BAD ABOUT THE FATALITIES. 5/4/2011 9:47:18 PM
Fred Goff General Thanks Ron. Sure was sad that good railroaders died doing their jobs & the lack of judgement of one. 5/5/2011 1:58:19 PM
Fred Stuckmann General Oh my!! What a loss! 7/6/2011 5:08:10 PM
Fred Goff General I agree, Fred. 7/6/2011 5:10:57 PM
Jeff harrell General We saw the loco after they brought it yo Mccomb. Jimmy Livinston the engineer was killed and a friend of my Grandad who worked for ICRR. The loco was parked on a side track at the north grade crossing. my dad took pictures of it. they hooked a black dp7/9 to the b unit and continued north. no e units were ever kept in McComb. the fool in the gasoline truck thought he could beat the train but the truck stalled on the tracks. theres a hump at that crossing. visibiliy is good for almost 2 miles looking south down the tracks. i know i crossed there many times. i'm from McComb. 6/6/2013 5:56:21 AM
Jeff harrell General i made some typos above > dp7/9 = gp7/9 6/6/2013 5:58:03 AM
Jeff harrell General also January 16,1961 was the day of the wreck. it happened about mid morning. we lived about 1000 feet from the train depot and rail car shops. 6/6/2013 6:01:20 AM
Fred Goff General Thanks for the great info. 6/6/2013 10:41:32 AM
Jeff harrell General Fred Goff if you worked for IC during the 1950's - 1980's you might know these ic employees > My grandad was Boyd Simmons and lived at 116 5th ave mccomb next to Eisworth Ford dealer, my uncle Billy Anglin was a diesel mechanic at the ic mccomb shops , a friends dad named Buck Deere worked at the mccomb shops , 2-friends named Donny Martin and Donny Corona brakeman and conductor , i moved to jackson and worked on track in the north jackson yard. my great grandad was Jefferson Davis Harrell(i'm namd after him) was an engineer for ic but passed away before i was born. i lived in los angeles now. 6/6/2013 3:16:53 PM
Fred Goff General Jeff, I retired from the CN in 2004 after working 33 1/2 years. Sorry to say that I didn't know any of the gentlemen that you mentioned. Thanks alot, Fred 6/6/2013 3:30:40 PM

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