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What is the status of the two Amtrak locomotives and passenger cars from the EB derailment? Will some be scrapped or taken in hospital train to Beech Grove?
Ed Burns
NP EddieALL: What is the status of the two Amtrak locomotives and passenger cars from the EB derailment? Will some be scrapped or taken in hospital train to Beech Grove? Ed Burns
From the pictures that have been on 'the net'. There does not appear to be sufficient damage to warrant scraping of the cars involved; that being said, without being a Amtrak mechanical officer charged with the responsibility to make the decisions - what will ultimately happen is in Amtrak's hands.
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Not exactly sure where the cars will be taken fopr their wreck damage? The shops at Beech Grove, Indiana seem to have their own staff of 'metal working' miracle workers. I am not familiar with any other heavy repair facilities under Amtrak ( Bear, De. Maybe(?). But that is quite a distance form Montana... Those 'Superliner' cars seem to be some pretty tough equipment. Remember, it has not been, but maybe, a couple of years back, when the SWChief was laid over on its' side, out here in Kansas, after a grain truck, from a local feed lot.apprently, caused a rail to turn over(?). Causing the SWC to lay-over on its side.
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