UP derailment west of Boise, ID

[Anonymous]

For those who might be interested, here is a link to an article and a few pictures from the Idaho Statesman.

http://www.idahostatesman.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041123/FRONTPAGE/41123001

[BNSFNUT]

And with UPs record of late when it comes to derailments the UP spokesman says "that such derailments are rare"?[:)]

[dldance]

The UP spokesman is correct - when was the last time you heard of a derailment in Notus, Idaho?

dd

[Anonymous]

My God there sure have been alot of Derailments this year[:(].

[ericsp]

"The cause of the derailment is unknown and under investigation. Bromley said most derailments are caused by brokem rails, overheated train axels or human error. Such derailments are rare, he said."
The Idaho Statesman 11/23/04

There is the cause. The train was doing axels. It must have landed incorrectly, unless "overhead train axels" means it was spinning to fast. So why is it piled up? It seems like it should be spread out.

Look up "axel" and "axle" in the dictionary.