Unconfirmed report that there may have been a car that ran into the track before the accident. Report says there may have been tire tracs going up to track.
Whether or not it was 128 passengers or 131 passengers, the fact that Amtrak had 14 employees aboard the train is an example of why their passenger service is in poor financial shape. No other common carrier in the US would have such a high ratio of employees to passengers. I assume some of them were dining employees so perhaps the critics are right in calling for a privatization of dining services.
a heat kink in March? We may have a long summer ahead.
Any one know if there was a kink will the camera show it since the accident happened at midnight ?
Unconfirmed report that engineer may have seen a kink ?
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/latest-amtrak-train-derails-southwest-kansas-37626088
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/03/14/injuries-reported-after-amtrak-train-derails-in-kansas.html?intcmp=hplnws
D.Carleton Southwest Chief (#4) derailed between Dodge City and Garden City, Kansas. Several cars on their sides and injuries.
Southwest Chief (#4) derailed between Dodge City and Garden City, Kansas. Several cars on their sides and injuries.
The TV media(Wichita,Ks) was full of this news around here this Monday (03/14/16) morning. The derailment site was West of Dodge City at a point approximately near Cimarron,Ks. ( Gray County). The media reported it was about midnight that the East bound SW(#4) Chief, and they reported seven cars off the track. Unknown if the engines also derailed?
The photos showed that it appeared the cars had 'laid over' on one side of the ROW. There did not appear to have been jack-knifing of the consist as a result of the derailment. They did not show any photos of the head-end (locomotives).
Photos of the track at the rear of the train showed potentially, that the rail had displaced into a position on the side away from the side that had derailed (?). The last couple of days the weather has had bands of rain but not the major amounts experienced to our East (East Texas, Ark, and towards the Northeast).
Some time back it was reported that BNSF was scheduling a program to replace the a large number of ties and some 'stick rail' with CWR West of Newton. I have no idea id that had been started or completed?
The early report were that there were approx 150 people on the train and that between 25 to 30 had been transported to area hospitals.
It was further reported by AMTRAK that the monday WB train (#3 SW Chief ) would detour from Newton to Albuquerque (No route mentioned).
Southwest Chief (4) derailed between Dodge City and Garden City, Kansas. Several cars on their sides and injuries.
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