Good grief! I always wondered about this happening on these high trestles. I wish I knew more about this derailment, if the engines & crew escaped, etc. It appears to have happened mid-train with a minimal loss of cars, which is amazing in itself if the train was moving at some speed. The clean-up and repair had to be a hazardous endeavor.
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Wow... Nice shot
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| Posted by on August 16, 2013 | |
Thats not how to unload a coal car.
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Wow, it really did a number on those girders. Thanks for the great photo.
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Looks like a floor girder failure. I would have liked to know the actual cause of this one. Bet the crew were thanking their lucky stars they weren't in the middle of that! That's at least a 60' drop.
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| Posted by on August 16, 2013 | |
Was it the design of the hopper cars than caused this mess???
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How can that happen on a trestle? I am no railway engineer, but I thought that re-railers (not sure what the correct technical name is) were in place on all trestles?
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I'm blown away by this picture!
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