Three National Guardsmen lost their lives as the 824 ripped the turret off this tank.

Name	Type	Comments	Date

Rick Morgan	General	Amazing story- I imagine the train crew never imagined a Sherman tank being on the tracks-	4/30/2012 11:01:39 PM

David Cenci	General	Well..I guess those E8's were built like tanks..the 824 survived hitting one!	4/30/2012 11:49:26 PM

John Danielson	General	Only a tank could do that to an E8!	5/1/2012 7:02:33 AM

Tim Darnell	General	Wow, quite a freak wreck. How did the crew fare?	5/1/2012 4:22:06 PM

Fred Stuckmann	General	All on the train escaped serious injuries. Thanks.	5/1/2012 4:26:43 PM

Wendy Crim	General	Thanks	5/1/2012 8:32:04 PM

Chris S	General	Just crazy; seems like stuff from a Hollywood movie. Thanks for the report, Fred	5/1/2012 10:02:20 PM

Fred Stuckmann	General	My pleasure, thanks.	5/1/2012 10:05:42 PM

Herbert Phillians	General	As a former Erie RR engineer, every time I come around the curve approaching that crossing, the vision of that crash went through my mind! I was also a tank crew member in M-48's in the Army, and shined what it was like for those M4 crewman	1/13/2013 11:01:30 PM

Herbert Phillians	General	Imagined what it was like!	1/13/2013 11:02:49 PM

Herbert Phillians	General	I also ran that 4013 many times after she was re-built!	1/13/2013 11:04:37 PM

Fred Stuckmann	General	Cool, thanks.	1/13/2013 11:27:56 PM

Three National Guardsmen lost their lives as the 824 ripped the turret off this tank.
The tank crew was part of a parade on 4/30/51, they had been given the order to proceed. Since these things don't move all that fast, the full speed Lake Cities caught them in the act. The 824 would be rebuilt and serve into the Conrail years as 4013. Akron Beacon Journal Photo.
Date: 4/30/2012	Location: Akron, OH Map	Views: 5696	Collection Of: Fred Stuckmann
Locomotives: EL 824(E8A)			Author: Akron Beacon Journal

Picture Categories: Wreck		This picture is part of album: EL E8s.