TRAIN WECK IN Granitville,SC

[oskar]

Breaking news a taker train and another train the tanker train had chloine in it some people are going to the hospital or USC Akien it happened around 3 A.M. that's all I know and these are the following trains that are going to get rerouted or delayed are 155,157,191 any of those trains could have been wecked it's on NS for more info try

www.wjbf.com
www.wagt.com




I will give you more news as it comes



kevin

[Anonymous]

Cha Ching!!

NS is gonna fork over alot of money for this one. Half a dozen textile mills and 4 schools closed. Lets not forget the countless number of people having to evacuate. Changing train routes. Not gonna be cheap, thats for sure.

News Release from Yahoo.! News
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20050106/ap_on_re_us/train_wreck

[Anonymous]

Here's the link to NEWSDAY Article:

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-train-wreck,0,6580557.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines

LC

[oskar]

UPDATE: a train ran in to another train that was on a siding the conductor was takin to the hospital the engineer died. it units look like 2 highnoses or one is NS 3548?? both NS units the train came from NS Nixon yard to Columbia. the cars are still dropping gas but those people that live in SC look out for damaged units and some might be retired. the death toll is up some dog's were killed with some workers of the plant .


PS dose anyone know if there is any plans for the NS on this crash dose anyone know if any trains are going to Augusta by being rerouted



I will give you any news as it comes




kevin

[oskar]

I forgot the swich was the problem of the weck



NS has had 2 wecks in the 2 past month's



kevin

[oskar]

UPDATE: the conductor was killed it was confirmed by my friend the train that wecked was NS 191




kevin

[oskar]

conductor is ok not dead the NTSB has came and there going to look at the train




I am going to give you any news as it comes

I should get a award for this coverage



kevin

[csxengineer98]

damn....04 was a bad year for wrecks and crew deaths...and now here we are the first week into 05 and it looks like we are off to a bad start.... another brother falls in the line of duty.....
this is starting to become a weekly deal... and its starting to scare me!!!!
csx engineer

[Anonymous]

Has CSX ceased operations on the Spartanburg Sub or rerouted traffic for today? I live on the other side of the river and not to far from the subdivision and have not heard the first train today. Normally the line is good for at least a couple of coal trains, a merchandise train, and maybe an intermodal.

[oskar]

also I have just seen the units 2 SD50's or 2 SD60's and a GP38-2 highnose the GP38-2 needed repair work on it's nose the other 2 needed work on it's noses and on on walk ways also ditch lights I saw the first unit top two lights on.



the Conductor died earlier in the day I was wrong on the last message



kevin

[oskar]

QUOTE: Originally posted by markgatech

Has CSX ceased operations on the Spartanburg Sub or rerouted traffic for today? I live on the other side of the river and not to far from the subdivision and have not heard the first train today. Normally the line is good for at least a couple of coal trains, a merchandise train, and maybe an intermodal.

I think so I only heared at least 2 trains one was in between 7:40 A.M. and 11:00 A.M. I think I am going some where else on Saturday. and those could have been trains that left before the weck because after that it has been Quiet.


Conductor is still alive sorry for the confusion




kevin

[oskar]

UPDATE: the total of death's is 8 NS is removing 26 of 42 cars from the wreck those cars were still on the track the hazmat team is coming back tommow at 8 A.M. leak is still leaking slower than earlier in the day




I will give you more news in the morning or tommow afternoon

Mark there was one train but I heared it only once so it's not coming your way




kevin

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by oskar

...wecked...

Missing the R's? [:p][:D]

This is sad to hear... I saw it on the news with some air footage, and the locomotives looked fairly intact, but the cars went accordian style, and piled up. The ground appeared to be covered in hazmat containment cemicals, but i mean, this is clorine gas people... come on... it floats....

My sympathy goes out to the crew and their faimlys.[:(]

[wabash1]

ns engine 3548 is not a gp 38 or a sd 50 or 60 it is a 4 axel ge unit. we wreck 2 trains over here also no one killed just lots of stuff screwed up. i have not heard anything yet as far as damages or cause and what traffic is rerouted.

[ericsp]

I wonder if gas tankcars will now be required to be as close to the middle of the train as possible.

[ericsp]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear

Here's the link to NEWSDAY Article:

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-train-wreck,0,6580557.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines

LC

This story is the same one from the AP, except the two organization took out different parts. The Firehouse story states the conductor was taken to the hospital for inhalation and his (or possibly her) condition is unknown.
http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?sectionId=46&id=38080

[oskar]

Wabash I thought I saw the NS 3548 unit then the news showed the units from the sky and it was either 2 SD60's or 2SD50's and a GP38-2 highnose well now its ''Damaged nose''





kevin

[Anonymous]

Chlorine Gas, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! I've had nightmares about having a tank of that stuff rupture. Talk about horrible. What a way to die, chocking to death on Chlorine.

[gabe]

Boy, I know I am stating the obvious, but this is just bad. The crew, the citizens.

Someone said a faulty switch was to blame? How is that? Also, suggested that this is the third time it has caused an accident. This isn't going to be a pretty lawsuit. This is just bad.

Gabe

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by gabe

Boy, I know I am stating the obvious, but this is just bad. The crew, the citizens.

Someone said a faulty switch was to blame? How is that? Also, suggested that this is the third time it has caused an accident. This isn't going to be a pretty lawsuit. This is just bad.

Gabe

I would imagine that this will be quite a flood of litigation. With at least eight fatalities (2 FELA?) and over 75 people being treated for chlorine gas exposure I would be very surprised if there weren't several sizable personal injury actions.

LC

[gabe]

If the post regarding the fact that this is the third time an accident happened because of the switch in question, oh nelly, hang on to your wallet.

Gabe

[adrianspeeder]

Dang, thats horrible. Cl gas is fudged up stuff that unfortunatly we depend on.

Adrianspeeder

[tregurtha]

This one is getting worse by he minute. Eight people were killed and 240 injured, mostly inhalation injuries from the chlorine gas, according to Fox News. Any idea on the cause? I see a couple of notes blaming a faulty switch. A witness reported hearing "screaching metal," which I assume was the emergency braking. What a tragedy.

Ross R.

[wcfan4ever]

Chlorine is a horable thing to inhale. I work with it almost everyday and I have ended up taking a few whifs before and choked. I guess there is going to be more planning of trains carrying chlorine. Middle, rear of the train? Where do they go...or if they go by rail anymore...

[Nora]

QUOTE: Originally posted by oskar


I should get a award for this coverage

I realize I am a little late here, but I think you need to be a little more circumspect about posting the kind of "news" you've been posting in this thread. Yes, a major train accident is certainly something that would be of interest/concern on this forum, but it doesn't help to be posting rumors or things that have been heard from a friend of a friend, etc. I don't know who or what your sources are but they certainly don't seem entirely accurate.

I'm just thinking that the "the conductor's ok...no, he's dead....no, he's ok...no, he's dead...actually, he's alive after all" in particular seems almost flippant and definitely irresponsible. Imagine reading that post if you were a friend or a family member of a conductor who worked in that area.

[gabe]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Nora

QUOTE: Originally posted by oskar


I should get a award for this coverage

I realize I am a little late here, but I think you need to be a little more circumspect about posting the kind of "news" you've been posting in this thread. Yes, a major train accident is certainly something that would be of interest/concern on this forum, but it doesn't help to be posting rumors or things that have been heard from a friend of a friend, etc. I don't know who or what your sources are but they certainly don't seem entirely accurate.

I'm just thinking that the "the conductor's ok...no, he's dead....no, he's ok...no, he's dead...actually, he's alive after all" in particular seems almost flippant and definitely irresponsible. Imagine reading that post if you were a friend or a family member of a conductor who worked in that area.

Oh, contraire, I think he would be perfectly suited to report either the existence of weapons of mass destruction or Florida election results.

Gabe

[oskar]

thank you Gabe

here are the Damaged units DO NOT TELL THESE UNIT # TO PEOPLE THIER IS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT IS REALLY SAD ABOUT THE DEATH OF THE ENGINEER AND OTHERS

all SD60 663? NS 659? the lead unit will be retired because of the Death



kevin

[Anonymous]

As it turns out, I actually do know the Engineer who died. Nice guy and young too. Very sad.

R.I.P., brother, R.I.P.

LC

[gabe]

Do we know what caused it yet?

[Anonymous]

A friend of mine works that line so his information is very relieable. From what he told me whoever tied up the train in the siding did not line the switch back for mainline movements. The train went into the siding and collided with the one in the siding. This is very unfortunate, and scary, because in the blink of an eye your entire life can change. I did get a sigh of relief when I got a call from my pal telling me what happened.Very glad to hear he was OK. I thought about those people all day and about their families. I can't begin to comprehend what they are all going through.
LOCOMOTIVES, can be replaced but not a HUMAN LIFE.