Two engines and several cars derailed in the CSX Avon yard. See attached story.
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/several-train-cars-derail-in-avon-csx-indiana/531-4038175f-d3a7-4f96-986b-1f6e500189df
Not obvious how this occurred. Were they trying to couple up to a cut of cars or did the track fail under a car?
Tom Mack said on Loconotes that this is more severe than the media are describing; one of the units (SD40-2s converted from '40s) has a bent frame.
This says that a 112 car string of cars ran away and struck an train arriving from Cleveland. Both crewmen in Hospital. One had to be pulled from cab.
https://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/headline.asp?id=20678
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Electroliner 1935This says that a 112 car string of cars ran away and struck an train arriving from Cleveland. Both crewmen in Hospital. One had to be pulled from cab. https://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/headline.asp?id=20678 You may have to cut and paste this to your browser.
My memory says there have been a number of runaway incidents in and around Avon in recent years. Supervision is not getting through to the work force about securing equipment.
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That runaway was in 2008. Word on the street was that it wasn't the fault of a craft employee.
My Bad. Sorry. Missed the year. Sounded like the same thing.
On the Indiana Railroads Bull Session list there is talk of this one involving a radio controlled locomotive and having to do with a weakness in the way the rules worked for the circumstances.
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