Oregon Railway & Navigation crane recovering derailed freight car in the river on the Astoria and Columbia River Railroad at Astoria, Oregon, undated.

Oregon Railway & Navigation crane recovering derailed freight car in the river on the Astoria and Columbia River Railroad at Astoria, Oregon, undated.

A view of Astoria & Columbia River Railroad freight train wreck in Oregon, undated. From the Oregon Historical Society Collection.

A box car lies on its side after a British Columbia Railway derailment in North Vancouver Yard, British Columbia on July 10, 1980. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: accident

Burlington Northern accident at Abbotsford, British Columbia in December 1975. On the mainline north of Abbotsford, a broken draft gear and coupler fell under a flat car on Burlington Northern train 184 and derailed the car. Photos JMF17-12780.0, JMF17-12781.0 and JMF12782.0 show the Trailer-on-Flatcar cars on the trestle, and the close-up of the draft gear trapped under a derailed wheel set. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: accident, trailer flat car, trestle bridge.

Burlington Northern accident at Abbotsford, British Columbia in December 1975. On the mainline north of Abbotsford, a broken draft gear and coupler fell under a flat car on Burlington Northern train 184 and derailed the car. Photos JMF17-12780.0, JMF17-12781.0 and JMF12782.0 show the Trailer-on-Flatcar cars on the trestle, and the close-up of the draft gear trapped under a derailed wheel set. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: accident, trailer flat car, trestle bridge.

Burlington Northern accident at Abbotsford, British Columbia in December 1975. On the mainline north of Abbotsford, a broken draft gear and coupler fell under a flat car on Burlington Northern train 184 and derailed the car. Photos JMF17-12780.0, JMF17-12781.0 and JMF12782.0 show the Trailer-on-Flatcar cars on the trestle, and the close-up of the draft gear trapped under a derailed wheel set. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: accident, trailer flat car, trestle bridge.

Burlington Northern accident at Balmer Yard in Seattle, Washington, on April 09, 1976. A derailment occurred with three steel sliding door box cars (Burlington 36964, Northern Pacific (NP) 24357, NP 31339) and caboose number 10043 when train number 146 backed into train number 83. The wreck crane is visible in the background. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: accident, steel box car, steel caboose.

Burlington Northern accident at Balmer Yard in Seattle, Washington, on April 09, 1976. A derailment occurred with three steel sliding door box cars (Burlington 36964, Northern Pacific (NP) 24357, NP 31339) and caboose number 10043 when train number 146 backed into train number 83. The wreck crane is visible in the background. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: accident, steel box car, steel caboose.

Burlington Northern accident at Balmer Yard in Seattle, Washington, on April 09, 1976. A derailment occurred with three steel sliding door box cars (Burlington 36964, Northern Pacific (NP) 24357, NP 31339) and caboose number 10043 when train number 146 backed into train number 83. The wreck crane is visible in the background. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: accident, steel box car, steel caboose.