Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-30
WRECKED ENGINES
ARRIVE IN CITY
Horribly Crushed Portions Of
scholle Wreck Debris
Brought in; Other Rail.
road News.

The four engines Of the 400 class
smashed up in the wreck at schoile
last Monday were yesterday sent into
the repair yards OF the lorai shops.
having been brought here sunday
morning. they ran 30 stlffiy. even
when the side rods we're uncouplsd,
that II took two engines 20 haul the
four OF them into Albuquerque.
strange feature OF the wreck h
that In only two cases we're tho
glasses In the signal mineral boxes
on tho front ends broken. In one
case the boxes we're swept clear eff,
but In the ether engines only two OF
the small pieces Of glass were smash
ed. But u glass wasn't smashed. en-
Asne frames. pilots, great wooden
beams that formed the front ends
and many other parts were smashed.
and smashed 60 beat the band. az
that.
one engine sustained such a
shock in the collision that her fiuer
were driven back two feet into the
firebos. Another. evidently one of
the leading engines. had the entire
back end Of the heavy steel tank
bent and crushed up several feet.
| Cab FITTINGS on nearly all the en-
gineg we're broken and crushed badly.
The sss was an especially bad ex-
ample of this. for her cab was brek-
On into many pieces. the floor was
crushed and all connections between
cab ana tender were smashed.
The front ends Of the two engines
on the local were crushed and hrok-
en-, and In one case torn oft
The engines are Just literally junk
and II VIII take weeks OF heavy re-
pairs TO fit them for the road again.
They are locomotives Nos. ss7. SIS,
ss7 and $50. A
New Driving Tables.
New drawing tables have been ina
stalled In the apprentice school room
az the local offices. There are IL
Of them. all iron standard. wooden
top tables. made In Topeka. Thee
effect a great economy OF space I'M
the room and are beside more con-
venient for use than the Old tables
BEGINNING today the following en-
glnes viii be- turned out Of the local
shops this week: s63. 0l2i. ana Uhis
II the switch engine smashed last
friday. s90e. stb. i+i5 and 1859.
| U. q. Keime, machiDist who has
been In the local shops for some
tune, has gone to El Paso 20 work
there in the future.
John Mayer. another machinist
who has been here for long time.
has gone 60 old Mexico for work Ia
the southern republic.
Mrs. W. ". blood, wife ~ the APP
prentice instructor here. has returned
- ..ls "a =. L..
Long Beach.
sustained a Hlight accident when a
hammer slipped and hit him on the
head, lie was daxed for time but
no serious consequence are expect
ed.
Four new switch engines. bound
for the Winaiow yards. passed
through here Monday morning. They
were Mes. 2ofs, 1850. 205i and 20s2
, They are much like the 1000 class
engines In uae In the local yards. bui
carry fire Jets for throwing a stream
from the inicctors onto a blaze. and
short lines Of fire hose They ars
also oil burners. A. present, OWING
to lack OF switch engines. the Wins
low yard IL switching with road en-
eines.
Five passenger engines will srriv'
In Albuquerque for use ON the fiss
I DISTRICT. between hers and Gallup
n on December is. They are balances
= compounds. numbered In the 1885,
n series. and much like the ftoo cias
engines now in use. except that the
ARE larger
Early In the new year the SAINT
Fe viii begin 10 receive deliveries o.
4 30 new Mailots Of the 5s0o cissf
J. They will nearly all 40 10 California
a divisions.
q Engine 1907. which recently brok
4 frame. In again out OF the shop
4 and will be- back IN service tomof
!, row. Yesterday and today she
receiving n new coat OF silver sra
and black paint