35 years ago there was a terrible derailment on the Atlanta & Saint Andrews Bay Railway (also known as the Bay Line) caused the release of chlorine gas from one of the tankers. As a result 8 or 9 people were killed from the deadly gas, and at least 2,500 people in a 5 mile radius were evacuated. It was later determined that someone had sabotaged the tracks. ASAB 503 was one locomotive out of a 5 or 6 engine consist, and the only one that was a total loss. |
Date:
7/1/1978 |
Location:
Panama City, FL Map ![Show Panama City on a rail map](/images/map_us.gif) |
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David Barrentine |
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![ASAB 503](http://s3.amazonaws.com/rrpa_photos/51602/20130627094209_04.jpg) |
Picture Categories: Roster,Wreck |
This picture is part of album: Old Pic's of the ASAB, H&S, other shortlines, etc. from the southeast. |