Soo 6600         
John Benson slide. Scrapped in 1982
Date: 9/4/1982 Location: Minneapolis, MN   Map Show Minneapolis on a rail map Views: 1475 Collection Of:   Richard Kundert
Locomotives: SOO 6600(SD40-2)    Author:  Richard Kundert
Soo 6600
Picture Categories: Roster,Wreck This picture is part of album:  Soo Line Diesels
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Name Type Comments Date
Mason Soliday General Look at that crushed cab; that explains the total loss 1/26/2023 3:38:02 PM
General 7/27/2025 1:32:30 PM
General For anyone Wondering it was known as the Gilchrist train collision of July 12, 1982 7/27/2025 1:34:32 PM
General That train got hit so hard that the other soo line Climbed on top of 6600s cab and crushed it like an aluminum can The damage looks so bad 7/27/2025 1:39:23 PM
General Which ruptured 4408 fuel tanks and spilled diesel fuel in the 6600 electrical cabinet started a fire that spread to the Nearby Woods 8/26/2025 9:00:17 AM
General The two trains collided on July 12, 1982 according to a YouTuber it said that it was July 8/26/2025 9:01:04 AM

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