Ladysmith tornado damage

Richard Jenkins · **Posted:** Fri Sep 06, 2002 2:41 pm

I found the following report on the Soo Line History Yahoogroups list about the condition of the display equipment in Ladysmith after last weekend's tornado:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SooLineHistory/messa
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Dave LeCount · **Posted:** Fri Sep 06, 2002 3:25 pm

> I found the following report on the Soo Line
> History Yahoogroups list about the condition
> of the display equipment in Ladysmith after
> last weekend's tornado:

Since I'm not a member of Yahoo Groups it won't let me in. Can you post the information here for all to see?

davelecount@juno.com

Rick · **Posted:** Fri Sep 06, 2002 8:27 pm

> Since I'm not a member of Yahoo Groups it
> won't let me in. Can you post the
> information here for all to see?

I concur. I'm not going to join that list just to read one plost. Please cut and paste it here. Thanks.

todengine@woh.rr.com

Richard Jenkins · **Posted:** Fri Sep 06, 2002 9:35 pm

Oops, sorry about that. I was still able to read the message after I logged out of Yahoo Groups so I thought it would work. Guess not. Well, hopefully the guy who made the post over there won't mind me cross-posting it here, so here it is...
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Was in Ladysmith today and surveyed the equipment damage. The caboose appears to have come through without a scratch. The Visitor Center's baggage cart is in pieces. The diesel has broken out windows and maybe some paint loss on the roof. The passenger cars were tipped over and indentations in the ground indicate that they bounced about a foot. The steps are intact. The trucks came partway off/completely off, depending on whether their chains held. The brake rods are twisted. the roofing on the end two cars is partly off. There were pieces off window sash on the ground and from the impact pattern, it's a pretty safe bet that there is extensive window/door damage on the sides that are underneath. Frames appear to be in good shape, but my guess is that they will need two cranes to lift if they want prevent further damage as they right the cars. I was told that the roofing over the steam engine waqs badly damaged but the engine itself was OK. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask.

Herb Sakalaucks
Colfax RR Museum
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