mudchickenThis is sooooo common a problem. While this was happening, BNSF suffered a short-chord derailment off the inside of a 7 deg 30min curve on a bridge on the South Platte in downtown Denver. Three empty center and end bulkhead lumber flats plus an empty grain hopper. BNSF train derails in Denver, cars end up in South Platte River | FOX31 Denver (kdvr.com) The cars have to be treated with respect. Rules about proper placement of empties have been around for as long as I can remember, especially out here in mountain country. Sounds like just another history repeating itself combination operating fail to me. No fancy band-aid fixes required.
BNSF train derails in Denver, cars end up in South Platte River | FOX31 Denver (kdvr.com)
The cars have to be treated with respect. Rules about proper placement of empties have been around for as long as I can remember, especially out here in mountain country. Sounds like just another history repeating itself combination operating fail to me. No fancy band-aid fixes required.
Note that there is a switch on bridge but the men (in the video) do not seem to be looking at it. I suspect they are looking at the hanging car. Stringlining? How many times do these have to happen? Can they be handled without stringlining?
Are there situations where trying to start a train with these cars without stringlining is impossible? How much tonnage can be behind a centerbeam car when starting a train?
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