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Yard Derailment

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ericsp
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Yard Derailment
Posted by ericsp on Thursday, December 9, 2004 8:33 PM
A set of UP yard switchers derailed today. The strange thing was that when they derailed they were on a crossover from the drill track to one of the mainlines. They took out the crossover, closing the drill track and one of the mainlines. The locomotives stayed upright. I saw no cars coupled to them.

"No soup for you!" - Yev Kassem (from Seinfeld)

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dldance
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Posted by dldance on Thursday, December 9, 2004 10:51 PM
ouch!

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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 10, 2004 5:51 AM
That will hurt.
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 19, 2004 7:08 PM
Hope they have job insurance!
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 19, 2004 7:33 PM
Whoops!!

LC
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FThunder11
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Posted by FThunder11 on Sunday, December 19, 2004 8:03 PM
Better fix that fast
Kevin Farlow Colorado Springs
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 19, 2004 8:05 PM
....these things happen.
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BaltACD
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Posted by BaltACD on Sunday, December 19, 2004 8:05 PM
Just another day with a man failure derailment....nothing remarkable.

Never too old to have a happy childhood!

              

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PNWRMNM
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Posted by PNWRMNM on Monday, December 20, 2004 12:41 AM
BaltACD

Derailment is nothing remarkable. I do not see any evidence to assign cause though.

Mac
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