On February 18, 1970, an eastbound Santa Fe freight struck the caboose of a Union Pacific local at a crossing in Fullerton, California. The UP conductor was fatally injured. The UP caboose was cut off on the crossing while the rest of the crew switched a local industry. Because of the design of the crossing, the UP car did not shunt the signals. The Santa Fe train was proceeding on a clear indication when it struck the caboose. Santa Fe engines involved: GP30s 1256, 1276, GP35 1454, and SD45 1860. UP caboose 25270. In this scene, Santa Fe 1413 is on a work train that brought the San Bernardino derrick to the scene. In the distance GP30 1256 has its nose buried in the trees while GP35 1454 lies on its side. A box car sits on the main track.
Photos showing the railroad pole lines. The pole line used four basic electrical circuits - telegraph, telephone, signaling, and power. Modern technologies of fiber optics, microwave, radio, satellite, and computers have been replacing the pole lines.
