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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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Disgruntled employees suspected of placing four ties on Santa Fe tracks near Cucamonga, California, on Aug 3, attempting to wreck a transcontinental passenger train. The eastbound flyer brushed the ties aside without incident; railroad detectives and deputy sheriffs investigating footprints.
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Aug 3. (U.P.)-Disgruntled employees were thought today to be responsible for placing four ties on the Santa Fe tracks near Cucamonga, an action that might have caused the wrecking of one of the transcontinental passenger trains of the line.
The ties were not fastened down so the engine of an eastbound flyer brushed three of them aside and a fourth was picked up by the cowcatcher.
Railroad detectives and deputy sheriffs were attempting today to identify footprints found in sand near the spot where the ties were placed across the rails.
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Primary Location
Near Cucamonga, Calif.
Event Date
Aug 3
Outcome
train avoided wreck; ties brushed aside by engine and cowcatcher. no injuries or damage reported; investigation into footprints ongoing.
Event Details
Disgruntled employees placed four ties on Santa Fe tracks near Cucamonga, potentially to wreck a transcontinental passenger train. The eastbound flyer brushed three aside and picked up the fourth with its cowcatcher. Railroad detectives and deputy sheriffs seeking to identify footprints in sand near the site.