Railroad

2001-02-28 Reed Yard Derailment

Reed Yard Wide Gage Derailment February 2001

This was a minor derailment in a Class 1 Yard. Wide gage happens everywhere, even on the big railroads. This one took place on the lead in Norfolk Southern Reed Yard with an I&O local crew.  After rerailing the cars, it was clear that the tie plates were moving out almost an inch under load. […]

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Truck Stuck on Carrel Street Crossing

Truck Stuck on Carrel Street Crossing

Well, not everything the railroad has to put up with is a derailment blocking the track. Sometimes it is an individual not using all of the brain cells they have been provided. Below you see a semi transporting high-end luxury cars high leveled on a crossing. Fortunately train speed on this track was only 10mph, […]

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Reading Ohio Derailment

Reading Ohio Derailment January 2001

Here is an example of what happens when a tank car goes down two different tracks at the same time in a customer’s facility. This happened to an I&O local crew working the Oasis Line customers in Reading, Ohio. Even a minor derailment like this is a concern due to the cars containing hazardous materials […]

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Celebrate the Century Express

Celebrate The Century Express

The United States Post Office promoted its Celebrate the Century series of stamps commemorating highlights of the past 100 years, with a rolling history display. This rolling display was sent on a two-year tour of the nation. Powered by Amtrak 100 — this unique train was comprised of four cars and a P-42 Genesis locomotive […]

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