blue streak 1 I do not want to take anything away from the local sherriff and the state patrol. I believe that they need to bring in someone with RR derailment investigative expertise. This accident needs to be prevented in the future!!!
I do not want to take anything away from the local sherriff and the state patrol. I believe that they need to bring in someone with RR derailment investigative expertise.
This accident needs to be prevented in the future!!!
You cannot prevent accidents.
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Watching that video, I don't get a very confident feeling with all that side-to-side hunting and play, and the several noticeable kinks in the curves that grab at the locomotive tracking. And that sudden acceleration heading downgrade into those curves makes me feel like that is more of a thrill ride than a train ride.
Although we don't know what went wrong, I would easily expect a derailment while riding that train.
Here's a picture of the locomotive and a couple of the cars:
The locomotive appears to be a Miniature Train Company G-16, which, based on the number of videos of the model, is fairly common in such circles. The engineer sits within the locomotive.
Here is a video of the ride. It appears that they come out of the station on a downhill curve to the trestle, which may be a contributing factor, as photos of the accident look like it occured at that spot.
Expanding on BaltACD's conjecture, it's possible they got rolling too fast and the engineer over compensated with too severe a brake application.
While the engineer was apparently one of their best, this was also the first day of the new season for them.
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Picture seems to show the engines trucks are on the right of way with the car body in the ravene....discription on the article said it just 'stopped'....I would expect the operator rode on top of the locomotive and if the drivetrain of the locomotive had locked for some reason it would have pitched the operator in some direction and the uncontroled movement of the operator probably would have been sufficient to in some manner derail the engine......this is ALL conjecture just based on the picture.
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What a tragedy. This looked like a well maintained ride with some very quality equipment.
Pete
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I started with nothing and still have most of it left!
How terrible! I wonder what happened? That looks like a substantially built line!
This afternoon "Sparky," a small-scale train ride in Cleavland Park in Spartanburg derailed. Kind of sad, Sparky was such an institution. Here's a link to the story.
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