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Fred Goff's Collection
 
4/8/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Illinois Central
Model:EMD E8ABuilt As:IC 4022 (E8A)
Serial Number:14083Order No:2037
Frame Number:2037-A1Built:4/1951
Other locos with this serial:  AMTK 4022(E8A) IC 4022(E8A)
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IC 4022 City of New Orleans   #1
Title:  IC 4022 City of New Orleans #1
Description:  Northbound #2 Engines 4022 & 4105, 8 cars running on time at speed of 75 MPH struck a truck loaded with 1,545 gallons of gasoline at Magnolia street just north of the depot. The truck did not stop at the crossing sign. The train came to a stop 3,170 feet north of the crossing. The front of the engine was badly damaged by the collision & fire. The engineer & the fireman were killed.
Photo Date:  1/17/1961  Upload Date: 1/25/2011 8:56:48 PM
Location:  Magnolia, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives:  IC 4022(E8A)
Views:  2582   Comments: 14
IC 4022 City of New Orleans   #2
Title:  IC 4022 City of New Orleans #2
Description:  The cargo tank of the gas truck was thrown 40 feet into the boxcars on the house track. The chassis came to a stop 45 feet north of Magnolia street.
Photo Date:  1/17/1961  Upload Date: 1/25/2011 9:17:38 PM
Location:  Magnolia, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives:  IC 4022(E8A) IC 4105(E8B)
Views:  4833   Comments: 9
IC 4022 City of New Orleans   #3
Title:  IC 4022 City of New Orleans #3
Description:  All 8 cars of the City Of New Orleans were damaged by fire after hitting the gas truck. The driver of the truck was also killed.
Photo Date:  1/17/1961  Upload Date: 1/25/2011 9:35:18 PM
Location:  Magnolia, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives:  IC 4022(E8A) IC 4105(E8B)
Views:  3503   Comments: 9
IC 4022 City of New Orleans   #4
Title:  IC 4022 City of New Orleans #4
Description:  At the time of the accident, 3 cars loaded with feed were being unloaded on the house track. The truck's cargo tank was thrown into the cars & engulfed with flames & smoke. Five people who were unloading the cars were killed & two others injured.
Photo Date:  1/17/1961  Upload Date: 1/25/2011 9:42:31 PM
Location:  Magnolia, MS
Author:  Fred Goff
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives:  IC 4022(E8A) IC 4105(E8B)
Views:  2568   Comments: 14
IC 4022  City of New Orleans
Title:  IC 4022 City of New Orleans
Description:  Locally known as the "north bound chicken bone special".
Photo Date:  6/6/1969  Upload Date: 7/12/2011 10:27:42 PM
Location:  Batesville, MS
Author:  Jim Boyd
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 4022(E8A)
Views:  1802   Comments: 10


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