Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-24
A WRECKING TRAIN.
HOW RAILROADS OPEN THE LINE
AFTER An ACCIDENT.


Derrick Cn. Iisx Cav with Iiea.,
Appliance. aud - loot Tar these
Cars Contain Everything Nccdfui.
"Accident to train No. 10. engine 40.
Engineer A. Jones, Conductor l.. Wat
SON
II isa digpach like the above that tho
superintendent Of railroad breads most.
He may have provided most careful
system VI signals, may have perfectly
trustworthy truinmon and competent
switchmeni yet. despite nll this, smash.
ups viii occur trains will collide. tracks
will be- blocked md traffic stopped some.
times for hours over his busiest line.
10 is TO prevent tho sioppagc Of busi
meas that every railroad keeps ON hand
several wrccking trains which ARE ready
at momonts notice 10 go 20 any part
Of the systoin. clear away WRECKS. tenn.
porarily repair tracks and TO put engines
and cars IN sufficient good ordcrio reach
the repair Shops,
The moment wreck occurs tho tolc-
graph operator 40 tho nearest station
sends u dispatch iiao tho ono above, fol.
lowed by numbered answers 30 the fol.
lowing questions, which arc copied ON
blank nt the superintendent oliicC'
!. Place OF accident
g. What caused iu
o. Were any pcrons iniurcdi II 10, what
persons nnd ~ Nhnt HEfulI
e. T. main track 0hsirrctci3
.. i thC track ur fnadhei much d1m1r0d1
] q. T. re- side track uutr tA1 ulftrlCtiIn which
/ can D. used Go pa tmlus aruundl
] 2. VIII section force be- slfTcont 10 a lear ub.
| siruciinnl u not, how much greater force is
/ wantedf
:. How long viii 1t taso to clear tho track %
trains can russf
9. Is cnrlno on The track or damaged What
I position j. onglu0 luY
/ Co., How many ears arc broken or oil The
/ trncsl
| u. How many cor, nrp wanted, aud what
| klui, 20 transfl freight lni
~ How many ear trucks nrn needed
] IT, hrmufAa VI any nature CONCERNING the
| accident
This ia mado out IA full aud signed by
/ tho conductor.
now AZ AcCiDENr Is REPORTED.
Supposmg IL WAS n freight train that
WIS wrecked Il l. bound west, and
on account Of broken rail the train
was thrown from tho track, and soy.
cral box ears and "nat" were pHcd mp
ON bnh tracks. The conductor would
III out the blank, and whom received by
tho superintendent would road some.
thing like the following. Engine iG-Eu.
ginocr. Jones, conductor. Watson; !.
near BroWuv.llc; ., broken rail. %, none
4, yes; ., yes; @. no, z, wrccking train,
g. live or six hour; o. yes, slightly; 10.
seven; a, FIVE; ~, four, 10, approach Oh
southbound track.
~ soon as this Dispatch arrives nc tho
Office q spare engine Is attached to Tho
wrcckmg train. % gang Of men are has
tily put aboard. the conductor gives tho
signal and the train speeds away to tn
scene oGtho diaastor.
Tile train "a made up Of three cars, tho
first Hat car with small aud powerful
derrick and few spare ear trucks
Next behind comes u box carwoll loaded
with blocking, which Is OF value a. tenn
p1rary foundation Tor cars whose trucks
have been smashed or torn from unde
thom. In tho Same car Is an ample sup
ply Of large and small hAwseri. chain
and canvas covers to protect p0rishubl,
freight from ruin and snow.
Tho tool ear Is last aud this indoe,
is most interesting one, Some ar,
divided into two or three rooms by par
tiuons running from side 20 side at dif
frrcnt points IN the interior. In the cen
ter compartment Of three room too
car, whore tho wrccscrs remain when IL
transit, IN cooking stove aud all uten
sils connected with u range, aud hur,
BY Is a small pantry Ia which is stored
big supply OF canned meats, coffee au,
utensils TO proparc a hearty meal. Al
joining Is the forcmans IOom with dosl
and lll material for writing aud TN
, keeping Of reports. telegraph machine,
batteries and electrical supplies.
, The latter supply comes In handy q
the wreck, Wires are carried up from
the car top TO one Of the railroad wires
connected, and the force Is Ia coinmuni
cation with tho whole railroad system
a COMPLETE EQUIPMENT
Everything which experience has sug
I gcs,cd rs likely to be brought into use ii
removing derailod cars and freight is L
/ BE- found In these rooms, Along ia
! sides arc q score or moro "jacks,' som
of them 80 powerful that single ma
7 can lift 10 height Of several inchc
anything weighing from 200 pounds +
, twenty tons; there are also wroncho,
, rope, lanterns. axes, saws, hammer
light and heavy; crowbars, torchC,
drills, hatohois and numerous other ~
A pliancos. Souo new appliance is bein
added every time tho train goes out, an
! all now things introduced in tho wor
arc added ~ soon as they are out.
: II isvory seldom that any tool IS Gale
for during tho work upon u smashu
that Is not TO be found In the resource
OF tho car, all Of which are aocoumte
FOR by a man who keeps . record 9
every piece taken out and returned.
Q Upon the arrival OF the train at III
. wreck tho mon are put 10 work In charg
4 of an experienced mechanic and Tor,
!. man. With startling rapidity the wrcc
B is Strengthened out. The locomotive Al
. tachod 10 tho train i7 available TO fui
: nish power IN case any hauling Is TO !
! done, and II the engine Of the wrecke
train is unframed and on the STEEL" 1
4 too, can bo brought into similar use.
4 In tho handling of costly passong,
coaches careful work Is required; Will
In the case Of overturned locomotive
which weigh from thirty-iive TO eight
tons, tho work of Fighting and replnoiu
them ON the tracks ia no small job,
Dftoutimes IA few hundred dollars wi