The Southern No. 6900 - Train Wreck in Woodstock, AL, Nov. 1951

#NCLearnAtHome Just two months off the assembly line, the Southern No. 6900, originally numbered 2923, was involved in a head on collision that took the lives of 18 and injured more than 68 in Woodstock, Alabama. Watch the video for the full story.
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[@intuitive7274]

The streamliner is the best looking train ever built. From the engine to the last car on the end. It's all beautiful.

[@vettebecker1]

My most favorite locomotive in the museum's collection!! Would love the chance to take the throttle of her someday

[@kevinhoward9593]

I love the 6900.

[@turbopanda7012]

the green white and gold livery is one of my favorites

[@antd8259]

Very interesting. I have passed through Woodstock for years, on my way to Selma, my hometown, and never would have known that this happened there. Very tragic.

[@thebat6900]

Wow I knew it was in one rack but I don’t know it was into that locomotive is one of my favorites at the museum

[@centredoorplugsthornton4112]

RR Picture archives has an album of photos from this crash. Budd built coach 833 telescoped into baggage dorm coach Mississippi and 16 of the 17 fatalities occurred in the Mississippi car. The Mississippi was built by Pullman Standard. Pullman earlier claimed pre war Budd built cars weren't crashworthy but car 833 was built in 1949. It stayed in service til at least 1978 but I couldn't find info on its disposition after Amtrak picked up the Crescent in 1979.

[@brianfalzon6739]

Would be awesome to see it behind 630 or 4501 one day.

[@Victorseafog]

what are you talking about? This is not TVRM this was real. Southern ran this and the Piedmont witth black and white FP-7. This was regular passenger service daily not some excursion

[@brianfalzon6739]

@sebastianfloyd9705 yes that too

[@markmadden1388]

The EMD E units were the best looking engines ever. Wish Amtrak would have stuck to a similar design for their new engines.

[@NathanPurvis-hm8nc]

Toss those silly assed ditch lights, paint the grad irons green and remove the crescent decals. Make her look like a newly delivered loco!

[@SOU6900]

Would be nice to see her and her surviving sisters together for a photo op.

[@kristoffermangila]

Is it me, or 6900 has the "torpedo tube" modification to its air tanks that is seen on some GP9s?

[@NERRP2017]

Yes she does just like her sister 6901 at Duluth railroad museum

[@Victorseafog]

it is similar

[@ReadingAreaRailfan]

Man, out the K5LA back on it.

[@JDLeonard74]

My cousin June recreating my Great Uncle Roy Beaver's orange VW Beetle was the best video yet.😄 He used to get run off from the A&P parking lot for selling cheaper produce out of it. Loved that old man! ♥️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqDQiXd8jcdnarc

[@JungleYT]

*What about # 6901? I'm confused... Are they twins or what? If so, pretty lazy to not mention...*

[@professorx4976]

6900, 6901, 6913 and 6914 are all sisters. (I don't know the whereabouts of the third engine, but it's preserved somewhere and non-operational). I also think the 13 and 14 spent time on New Jersey Transit after their life pulling The Crescent

[@ScottJohnson4449]

6913 is in Oak ridge, TN at the Southern Appalachian site there here is my video of it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXvSaK2NnLeWo5I@@professorx4976

[@justahillbilly7777]

@@professorx4976 6913 is in the collection of the Southern Appalachian Railway Museum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, still awaiting restoration.

[@professorx4976]

@@justahillbilly7777 thanks for the information

[@Victorseafog]

What I find missing in this . Hmmm Southern was the last private rail line that was operating passanger trains after the formation of Amtrak . Southern Crescent and Piedmont remained in service when all others went to Amtrak. I can't figure why this would be omitted.

[@TrainFan119]

Why don’t you guys use all the time

[@JDLeonard74]

Also, my friend called 5 refuses to answer my response. How can we go Down In The Park if you don't answer friend called 5?