A real trainwreck.

http://gnarchive.com/incidents/1957_conrad_mt/Conrad_MT_57.html


Conrad, Mont. April 5, 1957
Location of Accident and Method of Operation

This accident occurred on that part of the Butte Division extending between
Great Falls and Shelby, Mont., 98.68 miles. In the vicinity of the point of
accident this is a single-track line, over which trains are operated by time-table
and train orders. There is no block system in use. Within yard limits at Conrad,
67.43 miles west of Great Falls, a siding 1.76 miles in length parallels the
main track on the north. The east switch of this siding is 1.06 miles east
of the station. The accident occurred on the main track within yard limits at
Conrad at a point 2,316 feet west of the east yard-limit sign and 4,839 feet
east of the east siding-switch. From the east there is a 2 degrees 30'curve
to the right 4,379 feet in length and a tangent 714 feet to the point of accident
and a considerable distance westward. The grade for west-bound trains is 0.5
percent descending a distance of 4,000 feet, then 0.6 percent descending a
distance of 953 feet to the point of the accident.

He survived.

We always said he had nine lives...he jumped out of air planes, flew them across the border into Mexico, drove his boat like a madman, got thrown from one of our horses and broke several ribs, had several car accidents, got arrested for harboring a bookie & betting at his nightclub ....he was a real character with a heart of gold. Would give anyone the shirt off his back.

And he died from non-hodgkins lymphoma at 66. We always thought he'd die on one of his adventures. Life is funny. May as well take chances and have fun cause you never know. I loved that man to pieces and miss him dearly. He taught me a lot about life by just watching him.

:wow:

I remember riding in my parents car past this.
It was about four miles from the homestead, on the road to town.