1989 Heart of Manteca Train Wreck 34 Years Later

On February 20th, 1989, A Southern Pacific Freight train was travelling through the Heart of Manteca when suddenly, disaster strikes. 48 of the 82 cars derail including three cars that carried residue from chlorine, phosphoric acid and hydrocarbons. Consist: Southern Pacific SD45R 7502 National Railway Equipment SDP45 6694 (Former Conrail SDP45) Boxcars (Unknown number) Tanker Cars (Unknown number) Hopper Cars (Unknown number) (Total of freight cars: 82) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Note: This map was created based off of one photo by Steve S loan). Deaths: 0 Injuries: 0