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Sno-TrainAccidentUnavoidableItlPThe gigantic overland Sno-Train, bogged down 58 miles north, of Eagle, contains a full load of supplies and equipment which was on its way across trackless wastes of northern Canada to military construction posts in the Arctic,. it was reported here today,Luke Riley d£ Fairbanks who was operating the big multi-van hauler when the locomotive section caught fire and burned early last %veek, said the train had been loaded up about 35 miles from Eagle and bad gone a little over 20 miles when the mishap occurred.Accident. UnavoidableRiley said that the snow train was traveling down a steep incline with’ a heavy load of freight when it struck a huge snowbank in darkness. This caused, the freight train to jacknife, and the ™.01tld.giUPJPiatsjaccident ruptured a main, fuel tank. The oil spread in the locomotive, and was ignited by the generators. The resulting fire badly damaged the main engine. He said he definitely didn't pullany 'wrong lever' as reported Saturday.“it was just one of those unavoidable things, he stated.No Alaska Freight Lines\ Offi-cials were-avaUaMe for comment this morning. John. Clark, project officer for the' AFL hauling contract to DEW-line installations, flew to Eagle and Norraan Wells Saturday to check on damages to the train. It was reportedthat the cargo would be left in-, ' ’lt; *(Continued on Page 2)vcthoract'uPicrarlePSinatbi
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Fairbanks Daily News Miner
Fairbanks, Alaska, US
Mon, Apr 16, 1956
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