[CSXTSystemwide] A LIVE DERAILMENT CAUGHT ON TAPE! THANKS TO GREGPOPE IN NC

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At least these light units were able to stop quickly.  I experienced a 
similar slow speed derailment where our units were pushed along by the 
momentum of a 8,000-ton train.  It was in the fall of 1978, and my conductor 
and I had just brought a train from Buffalo, NY to Bellevue, OH (248 miles). 
As we were pulling into the yard at Bellevue on a pull-in track we were 
radioed to take a crossover into another yard track.  We noticed that the 
crossover was already lined for our movement so we proceeded at slow speed 
only to derail as we negotiated the first turnout.  As we bounced and rocked 
along the ties, I thought we would never get stopped, although in reality we 
did not go all that far.

The mechanical supervisor at the Bellevue service track, Emory Crowder, was 
obviously upset as he came over to survey the damage, sure that we had not 
secured the facing point switch of the turnout.  His inspection revealed 
that the switch was ok; the wheels on the lead diesel unit has simply 
climbed the rail and dropped down on the wrong side of the rail.  The 
technical among us would say that the wheels climbed the rail because of an 
excessive L/V ratio.  But, what caused that?

Gordon Hamilton

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>  Check out this live derailment of light Norfolk Southern units caught on

> tape!

>

> Skip Salmon

> --

>

>

> Subject:[CSXTSystemwide] A LIVE DERAILMENT CAUGHT ON TAPE! THANKS TO GREG

> POPE INNC

> Date:Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:16:57 -0500

>

> The NS 7 a.m. Raleigh Yard Job came off today as it was returning light

> back from dowtown. I was able to catch it on tape. Don't think I'll

> ever see something like this again.

>

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPzo9cm0IqU

>

> It started pouring after this, and I had to go, so I didn't see the

> cleanup and repair. Can anyone figure out what could have put this

> train on the ground? The track in the yard isn't in good condition, but

> I wouldn't think a light HH would break a rail.

>

> GREG POPE

>

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