This unit along with three others was involved in a fatality head on collision at Mustang, Ok. in 1974. The white number board with black letters signified the fatalities as a result of the accident.
The story I had heard on the white number boards was that the units were rebuilt by the ICG because the Frisco shops were too busy. I found pretty quickly the ICG rebuild (of 413 and 686) is mentioned on page 88 of Marre and Sommers’ Frisco in Color.
Can someone tell us why this unit has white numberboards?
This unit along with three others was involved in a fatality head on collision at Mustang, Ok. in 1974. The white number board with black letters signified the fatalities as a result of the accident.
That’s very interesting, albeit a bit morbid. It seems like a railroad would not wish to remind people of such in any way.
The story I had heard on the white number boards was that the units were rebuilt by the ICG because the Frisco shops were too busy. I found pretty quickly the ICG rebuild (of 413 and 686) is mentioned on page 88 of Marre and Sommers’ Frisco in Color.