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UP Derailment at Santa Fe Jct.in KCMO

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UP Derailment at Santa Fe Jct.in KCMO
Posted by rdamon on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 10:50 AM
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Posted by Goodtiming on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 12:36 PM

Going to be interesting to see how they clean it up....from top or from ground.

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Posted by rdamon on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 12:52 PM

Crane parts are starting to show up now.

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 2:18 PM

Goodtiming

Going to be interesting to see how they clean it up....from top or from ground.

Never mind the cranes that are on-site as we speak - I don't think there's room on the bridge for any side-winders.

The cars look pretty easy.  Those leaning locomotives not so much.

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Posted by SD60MAC9500 on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 2:33 PM

Sounds like they split the switch there.

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Posted by MikeF90 on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 3:58 PM

SD60MAC9500
Sounds like they split the switch there.

Looks like a plausible explanation. Putting a crossover on a flyover is the last choice designwise. BTW ~5400 folks watching the live VR cam at this time.

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Posted by rdamon on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 4:04 PM

Looks like they may have been on the ground before they got to the switch 

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Posted by BaltACD on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 5:54 PM

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Goodtiming

Going to be interesting to see how they clean it up....from top or from ground. 

Never mind the cranes that are on-site as we speak - I don't think there's room on the bridge for any side-winders.

The cars look pretty easy.  Those leaning locomotives not so much.

Sidewinders are on the bridge at present.

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Posted by SD60MAC9500 on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 6:07 PM
 

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Looks like they may have been on the ground before they got to the switch 

 

I had to check google earth and watch the video again. Yes they were on the ground before the switch. The east end switch of the x-over is on the south track not the north track the train was on.

 
 
 
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Posted by matthewsaggie on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 6:39 PM

Bet the crew thought they might be going over the side while it was happening. Scary.

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Posted by BaltACD on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 7:12 PM

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Bet the crew thought they might be going over the side while it was happening. Scary.

Train moved approximately 6 rack lenghts after the first sounds of the derailment can be heard - that is approximately 550 feet.

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Posted by BaltACD on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 9:48 PM

Heavy lift cranes in the process of moving the derailed racks from the bridge to the ground.

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Posted by rdamon on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 9:53 PM

There is a 500 Ton crane waiting for them to get the pad ready by the locomotives.

https://www.wilkersoncranerental.com/equipment/all-terrain-mobile-truck-cranes/liebherr-ltm-1400-71/

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Posted by Overmod on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 2:41 AM

How one of these cranes is prepared for lifting:

https://youtu.be/VXmbjzScw1o

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Posted by ChuckCobleigh on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 4:33 AM

By 4:30 am, it looks like the lead engine is back on rails and moved to the north a bit, two auto racks lifted off the bridge to the ground, another back on rails and moved south out of the picture. I'd say they're making good progress in a difficult situation.

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Posted by BaltACD on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 7:35 AM

0730 CT - Both engines back on the rails.

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Posted by Juniata Man on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 8:56 AM

Watching this process; I've been impressed by the skill and degree of coordination between the crane operators.  

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Posted by BaltACD on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 9:19 AM

Juniata Man
Watching this process; I've been impressed by the skill and degree of coordination between the crane operators.  

Curt

If crane operators are less than highly skilled - people die or get seriously maimed.

Looks as if both engines and the 1st car are now on the rail and coupled awaiting movement off the bridge in one direction or the other.

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Posted by ClassA on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 10:37 AM

I'd say it's fortunate it happened where it happened. Any further along and they are working inside the truss over the river. Where they are now, they have ample railroad owned property already leveled and graveled to set their cranes. 

I am really curious to learn what caused it. They were on the ground well before the cross over. At one point you can see something like a rail shoved up ahead of the lead unit, but that could be rail or ties from the track breaking as the locomotives plowed it up. 

Hair raising ride for sure for that crew. Glad it wasn't worse.

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 11:55 AM

Track hoes have cleared the old track and are getting the old ballast out of the way.  

Track panels are being dropped in place at this time.  There is debate on the YT chat as to whether the crossover will be replaced at this time.

 

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Posted by Goodtiming on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 12:17 PM

Does anyone have any idea of the cost to rent those 3 cranes from Wilkerson?

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Posted by BaltACD on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 12:39 PM

Goodtiming
Does anyone have any idea of the cost to rent those 3 cranes from Wilkerson?

Suspect the wreck clearance contractors will get 6 figures or more for their manpower and services.

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Posted by ChuckCobleigh on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 12:55 PM

tree68
Track hoes

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Posted by ChuckCobleigh on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 9:02 PM

Looks like the Atlas snap track is pretty much in place at 9 PM, will have to see when traffic resumes, as MOW trucks still at the site. What a job those guys did!

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Posted by BaltACD on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 10:20 PM

What happens when crane operations are not coordinated - 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR4LVWlO6U8

 

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, September 17, 2020 12:23 AM

ChuckCobleigh

Looks like the Atlas snap track is pretty much in place at 9 PM, will have to see when traffic resumes, as MOW trucks still at the site. What a job those guys did!

I'm guessing there will be traffic over the line by daylight.  I think one poster on the YT feed said something about tamping going on.

It is a testament - something like that would be bad enough on the ground.  Twenty plus feet in the air adds a twist, for sure.

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Posted by ChuckCobleigh on Thursday, September 17, 2020 12:34 AM

tree68
I think one poster on the YT feed said something about tamping going on.

Tamping started about 11:40 PM Wednesday and is moving along at the normal pace in a southerly direction. I suspect that traffic will be able to move in a couple of hours. I also suspect the crossover is temporarily gone.

EDIT: 12:36 AM, two BNSF engines and a string of 3-bay hoppers moving south behind the tamper. Correction, tamper is on the far track and BNSF on near track and creeping by the tamper now.

EDIT: It appears that the train is ballast cars, as I note the solar panels on the near side. Can't make out if they are dumping anything at this point.

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Posted by rdamon on Thursday, September 17, 2020 6:52 AM

Ran a large stack train on the other main around 04:40 CDT. 

Haven't seen the Tamper since 06:00CDT

It was cool how they turned the ballest train on the lower deck.

 

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Posted by BaltACD on Thursday, September 17, 2020 8:59 AM

If you are using the road crossing that is visible on Camera #1 - you better have your head on a swivel for all the directions trains can be approaching that Crossbuck crossing.

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Posted by rdamon on Thursday, September 17, 2020 10:22 AM

Herzog just ran this over the repaired line:

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