Local station WGAL is reporting a westbound train derailed in Wyomissing, Pa. It was headed to Harrisburg, Pa when the derailment occured. Four cars of trash derailed. No one was hurt in the Tuesday night derailment, but the mailine tracks are closed until the trash can be cleaned up and the tracks repaired. Trash was still being removed this morning so repair work can get started. Local residents are complaining that the smell is awfull.
Caldreamer
I'd bet that catching one of those jobs would make for a long day--especially if you spend a lot of time sitting on a siding with the wind coming from behind...
We already have a "sticky situation" thread, now we have a "stinky situation" too!
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zardozI'd bet that catching one of those jobs would make for a long day--especially if you spend a lot of time sitting on a siding with the wind coming from behind...
It would be an even longer day if the Conductor was riding a caboose!
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Link to a 2:53 video of the site and clean-up from a chopper:
http://www.wfmz.com/news/berks/watch-aerial-view-of-train-derailment-cleanup/1069910808
Link to an article with photos, and links to several other articles on the right side:
http://www.wfmz.com/news/berks/cleanup-of-trash-hauling-train-that-derailed-in-wyomissing-draws-dozens-of-onlookers/1070079411
Definitely at some turnouts and probably an interlocking.
Wide area along the tracks where the clean-up is occurring is probably the result of removal of some tracks from back when it was the busy coal-hauling Reading RR - back in the day there were more tracks there.
- PDN.
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