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Yard engine 379-680 collision, Auburn, August 24, 1944
Yard engine 379-680 collision, Auburn, August 24, 1944
TitleYard engine 379-680 collision, Auburn, August 24, 1944
PhotographerNorthern Pacific Railway Company
Staff photographer
Date1944
CaptionThe switchman lined the wrong switch enabling the yard engine to sideswipe northbound train 679 on westward (northward) main track, causing 679 to derail and sideswipe train 680 on southbound main track. The switchman disappeared afterward without picking up his final paycheck.
NotesHandwritten on verso: Thursday, August 24, 1944, Auburn Yard.

Source of caption information: White River Valley Museum staff.
SubjectsRailroad accidents--Washington (State)--Auburn
Hoisting machinery--Washington (State)--Auburn
Railroad locomotives--Washington (State)--Auburn
Railroads--Washington (State)--Auburn
Railroad tracks--Washington (State)--Auburn
Spectators--Washington (State)--Auburn
ClassificationAuburn, WA/Transportation/Railroad Wrecks
Personal NamesUnidentified
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Auburn
Digital CollectionWhite River Valley Museum Photograph Collection
Image Number2491B
Ordering InformationTo order a reproduction or inquire about permissions contact: hpittenger@auburnwa.gov. Please cite the Image Number.
RepositoryWhite River Valley Museum (Auburn)
Physical Description1 photographic print: b&w; 5 x 8 in.
TypeImage
Digital Reproduction InformationA photographic print was scanned as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color or 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 or 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3.
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