Office of the General Manager
100 Railroad Avenue
Monetesano, Washington
CIRCULAR NUMBER: 8.14 DATE: January 1, 1955
BY AUTHORITY OF:
S.B.Clinard
President and General Manager ___________________________________________________________________________________
Prototype Informtion
The first function of an auxiliary (wreck) train is to be well equiped for all contingencies, as prototype wrecks usually tear up quite of bit of the track and roadbed, and rolling stock is often spread all over the landscape.
The first function of an auxiliary train is to clear up or repair the mainline to allow regular traffic to continue. The cleanup of damaged equipement can preceed as a secondary activity.
Equipment
The auxiliary train consists of the following maintenance of way equipment:
Crane and tender
Fuel tenderFlatcar carrying spare trucks and blocking
a flatcar with a bulldozer
track car
a tie car
tool car werecking equipment
Wreck Trains
Derrick (Crane)
Usually kept near steam source (not parked in a yard)
Many sizes (typical 120-250 ton)
Often self-propelled
Steam powered derricks used fuel and water from steam loco tenders -- when railroads dieselized, tenders were dedicated to wreck trains
Idler (allows boom clearance)
Carries shop trucks, other wrecking equipment
Additional cars for crew, tools, and FOOD.
Once called, crews often served at least a full shift
If wreck was minor, the train might "tour the line" fixing bad order cars, etc.
Operating rules restrict speeds
Typically 30 mph boom trailing, 15-20 mph boom leading
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