W&LE EMD GP40-3 #304 Photos
This page was last updated on December
19, 2018.
On November 19, 2018, WE 304 was severely damaged in a head-on collision between
a remote control consist and a standing train just east of the yard at Akron,
OH.
Prior to being wrecked at
Akron:
On January 30, 2015, WE 304
received heavy damage to the low short hood and front
pilot after it was involved in a collision and derailment between Pittsburgh Jct.
and Jewett, Ohio. The wreck damage was repaired at Brewster and the 304
received
a replacement front to the short hood, new pilot, coupler/draft gear, steps,
plow, etc.
This photo shows the 304,
after it was released from the shop following repairs in April:
Photos prior to the
collision/derailment - note the D&RGW notched nose:
Prior to being rebuilt (as WE
GP40 3080):
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