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
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You`re right . I saw the newspaper picture . I had no idea it was that bad . 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
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
Yes, that's "good news", compared to what I have been thinking what it might have been....
Thanks for good thinking for info.
Quentin
Thanks for the info . Glad to hear no one was hurt . 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.
Yes , i noticed that . Still have no clue what happened . RON
LOOKS LIKE ITS GOING FROM BAD TO WORSE ---THINK I SEE SNOW STARTING
The radio i am listening to is not saying anything about what happened .They are still checking with flashlights . 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
Radios are all but silent now . Seems like they are trying to keep whatever happened quiet . RON
.....I believe the street {next to the cam}, is now blocked EB.
Nothing to be seen on the vmt cam. Too far from the cars they are checking out . RON
DOEE ANYONE HAVE ACCESS TO THE WEB CAM THAT IS FARTHER EAST, THAT MY SHOW MORE
Don`t know what happened . They are keeping quiet about it on the radio . RON
......Activity now visible {lights}, in view of cam....?? Wonder what happened....
10:35...More vehicles....and more with flashlights looking at train.
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
Don`t know what is up , but several men with flashlights have been checking one of the autoracks for quite some time now .I hope no one got hurt . RON
It is great , especially the hotel cam . The museum cam leaves a lot to be desired , although it is closer to the tracks . RON
Yep, I love the rail cam. I just leave it running on my monitor all night, kinda like a nightlight. But yea, I have noticed a lot of NS traffic too. I wish there were more of these cameras nationwide. Props to who ever maintains this camera.
Just saw a really long freight go through heading west. It had more MOW equipment than i have ever seen on one train . RON
kolechovski Semper, your last picture won't blow up to full size.
Semper, your last picture won't blow up to full size.
Oops! Sorry about that.
Actually it will blow up to the full size.. but the full size is exactly what you see! I had been shrinking some photos for another project and accidently left the default size selection at that really small size, instead of what I usually use. My original size is 1600x900, but I reduce that to 640x480 for posting.I'll go see if I can replace the image with a bigger copy... might break the posting... if I do I will just add another post below this one. (HHHmmmm Seems to have worked!)
BTW, this last week, there was a BN unit on the lead of a coal train into Shelocta again. I don't know if it was the same one that I saw last time, but it had the same paint scheme. Has anyone seen BNSF power on any of the trains?
You must have moved rather fast....Good catch.
VMT cam hasn`t been working too well for me lately . Sometimes it takes several minutes for it to show any movement . Probably my computer . RON
Haven't had time to view either cam much in the last couple of days, but just now checked the hotel cam and saw a caboose on the lead in a reverse move headed west, so I quickly started the VMT cam and started the Magnifier app in Windows. Captured an image of another caboose; not sure if this is just a 2nd one or maybe a 3rd.
So that`s why they are everywhere. Still looks strange seeing them this far east . RON
NS has leased a sizable number of locomotives from UP. They can be identified by a white patch under their road number that says "NS LEASE".
Norm
A lot of non NS power lately. Traffic seems to be heavier lately , also. RON
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