No info available on the sequence of events here, but the side and connecting rod are gone, the center driver is broken and the steel tire is missing. Did a broken rod smash the wheel? Another view of the broken cast spokes are shown below.
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| Robert C. Reed, Train Wrecks, A Pictorial History of Accidents on the Main Line, Bonanza Books, 1968 |
8 comments:
This is probably what happened:
https://books.google.com/books?id=KzWgrQcCjycC&pg=RA5-PA32&lpg=RA5-PA32&dq=1917+locomotive+1312+damage&source=bl&ots=LEgcvbLJBe&sig=ACfU3U0vAZF7lr_4iyuYTpqSVBZmAiMZzg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjqhqy3mLj9AhUUfjABHdnOCDMQ6AF6BAg6EAM#v=onepage&q=1917%20locomotive%201312%20damage&f=false
"January 15, 1917, locomotive 1312, Everett, Ohio. Left main driving wheel tire and wheel center broke, due to old defects in rim and spokes; 1 injured."
THis is what she looked like in 1930; all fixed up and with wahht lloks like a new ab and maybe an upgraded headlight?
http://s3.amazonaws.com/rrpa_photos/87933/BO%204_6_0%201312%20b%20frbw.jpg
I garbled my last sentence but it should say "This is what she looked like in 1930; all fixed up and with what looks like a new cab and maybe an upgraded headlight?"
Even before I read Dave's comments I thought, metallurgical defect in spoke(s), stress concentration, fatigue failure.
That wheel would be a very challenging casting to make.
The end of the spoke closest to the hub would be the zone of highest stress, no?
Don in Oregon
B&O Engine, date and description correct... Dave, I don't know how you find that info. Also, 1930 picture looks good! looks like maybe the engine got taller drivers in the rebuild too.
Regarding the breakage, the counterweight part is missing, maybe that broke out first?
And... thanks for the tineye.com link.
One can only hope that the intrepid engineer was wearing his brown overalls...
Grant, that would be the fireman's side- and the report mentions 1 injured...
Looking through thpose accident reports, it's surprising how often the locomotive tender draw pin wore through and broke.
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