WATCH WEB CAM AT ABOUT 8 PM AN AUTO CARRIER TRAIN CAME TO STOP ABOUT 30-40 CARS
EAST OF WEB CAM. A WHILE LATER AMBULANCE WENT BY EAST BOUND AND STOPPED JUST EAST OF WEB CAM VIEW(COULD SEE LIGHTS FLASHING OFF SIDES OF AUTO CARRIERS.
THREE NS TRUCKS SHOWED UP. AMBULANCE LEFT AND NOW COUPLE OF RR MEN ARE CHECKING TRACKS AND/OR TRUCKS OF AUTO CARRIERS TO THE MOVING WEST FROM THE
EAST EDGE OF THE WEB CAM VIEW. ANYONE FROM ROANOKE AREA KNOW WHATS GOING ON???
THANX,
STEVEL
855 PM MORE RR TRUCKS STILL LOKING UNDER CARS AND AT TRACK, FIRE TRUCKS SEEN
PULLING AWAY TO SOUTH THEY HAD BEEN HIDDEN BY TRAIN PREVIOUSLY. ABUT 6-8 MEN OUT THERE NOW
......Activity now visible {lights}, in view of cam....?? Wonder what happened....
10:35...More vehicles....and more with flashlights looking at train.
Quentin
Don`t know what happened . They are keeping quiet about it on the radio . RON
DOEE ANYONE HAVE ACCESS TO THE WEB CAM THAT IS FARTHER EAST, THAT MY SHOW MORE
Nothing to be seen on the vmt cam. Too far from the cars they are checking out . RON
.....I believe the street {next to the cam}, is now blocked EB.
Radios are all but silent now . Seems like they are trying to keep whatever happened quiet . RON
I just checked a web available Roanoke railroad radio, and a window came down and informed the circuit was full...
update.............Ok, now I have activity on radio
The radio i am listening to is not saying anything about what happened .They are still checking with flashlights . RON
LOOKS LIKE ITS GOING FROM BAD TO WORSE ---THINK I SEE SNOW STARTING
Yes , i noticed that . Still have no clue what happened . RON
Roanoke City police are in the process of barricading streets in downtown Roanoke after a Norfolk Southern train derailed Sunday night around 7:45 p.m.
No injuries were reported in the accident.
A Norfolk Southern spokesman says four rail cars that were leaving the ship yard derailed.
The rail cars known as auto racks were transporting vehicles at the time.
Shenandoah Avenue and Norfolk Avenue have been barricaded off while crews work to clean the mess.
The accident happened below the pedestrian bridge that leads to the Hotel Roanoke.
The investigation has been turned over to Norfolk Southern.
Thanks for the info . Glad to hear no one was hurt . RON
Yes, that's "good news", compared to what I have been thinking what it might have been....
Thanks for good thinking for info.
Have you seen the newspaper pictures on line ? Where was that taken ? Is that out of sight east of the cam ? Looks worse than what i thought . RON
THE WEB CAM GIVES NO HINT AS TO HOW BAD THIS REALLY WAS. IT IS A BLESSING NO ONE WAS INJURED
AS I TYPED ABOVE THE TRAIN PULLED OUT, 4 HR 30 MIN TO RERAIL 4 CARS, GOOD TEAMWORK NS
You`re right . I saw the newspaper picture . I had no idea it was that bad . RON
I could only find one small photo in the WDBJ7 web site. The text said the train was pulling out of the "ship yard"... "SHIP" yard??? Is that the name of one of the yards in the area or is the reporter ignorant of the terminology?
Semper Vaporo
Pkgs.
I found this You Tube video
Joe
so thats what happend i was trying to figure out what was up with all the ns trucks and equipment on the webcam
just saw 2 of the auto racks being put back on the tracks on the web cam
Rich
Those that desire, find a way..... Those that don't, find an excuse.
Things seem to be progressing. The first regular train just passed through on the track nearest Shenandoah Ave. It was a container train.
Alan, Oliver & North Fork Railroad
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I was watching Huckabee last night as the train was going by at normal speed, I glanced at TV for a couple of seconds and looked back and train had slowed noticeably, then stopped. I thought must be waiting for a signal to clear but about 5 min later ambulance and police truck went by with light flashing. Ten minutes later the NS trucks and SUV's started rolling in. But other that refection of Ambulance lightbar and flashers, nothing looked out of place. Then NS people start walking back from the east looking under cars and at the track until they got past the signal bridge. Initial thought was they hit something or someone on the tracks.
Are the two autoracks that are sitting there now involved in the wreck ? They don`t appear to be damaged , at least on this side . RON
I wasn't able to pull up the youTube video listed on a post here of the actual wreck site, but the problem is probably on my end. So I went and Googled to find that Video, and did so, and the damage has been extensive to RR hardware, and of course, the brand new autos inside. Noted one RR car tilted and the end doors open and new autos still inside....Also two cranes and a front loader moving one car that was perpendicular to the tracks, being rotated around in the direction it should be.....All this occurring during the night. Pretty awesome mess for the RR. Then as noted by another poster, I too saw that extra long double stack working it's way past the wreck site E B, a while ago....Pretty good work to get the mess out of the way to at least getting one track open to allow traffic thru.
The link I found this morning is not working but here is a working link on YouTube
Video <<<click me
I missed them moving the two autoracks . Was there a problem moving them ? I see they are moving traffic by on the track closest to the camera . RON
Camera just switched to black & white at 5:48 . Isn`t that a lot earlier than usual? RON
they sent an sw1500 at about 315 and left around 4 to pick up the 2 autos
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