VIA Passenger Derailment.

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passengerfan

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March 2004
From: Central Valley California
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Posted by passengerfan on Monday, January 31, 2005 8:39 PM

To Junctionfans question the driver was doing less than he should have been doing. A similar accident befell the lone SP RDC when it was operating on the Northwestern Pacific that is why the car was rebuilt to a single ended RDC.

Junctionfan

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February 2004
From: St.Catharines, Ontario
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Posted by Junctionfan on Monday, January 31, 2005 7:44 PM

A loaded logging truck would be a really powerful modern day battering ram equivalent. Poor train never had a chance. I am particularly impressed that it managed to derail the entire train though but thank God no serious injuries.

What I would like to know is what was the truck driver doing?

Andrew

Anonymous

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April 2003
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 31, 2005 7:05 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by rossrobertmoorejr

Yes, that's the winter consist of The Canadian.....Two P42 locomotives and 9 cars.

Sincerely, Ross R. Moore, Jr.

that is good that nobody got hurt on that, I bet that must have been a scary sight for the engineer, seing aloaded logging truck is pretty heavy, so that isn't a surprise that it knocked if off the rails. Does Via have enough extra cars to be able to handle this, or will this screw them up.
Brad