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Big Train Derailment Near Price

Greg

Greg

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Grand Junction, CO
We'll make it there eventually, I'd imagine. Depends on the condition of the ties... :D Wonder if it was track-caused, poor train handling or ... ?

Got a link?
 
RockMonkey

RockMonkey

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Can't find a link. Saw it on channel 4. Two trains passing, one derailed and hit the other. No one hurt, but a whole bunch of coal cars all wadded up. They said there was radio communication between the two trains that mentioned a broken rail. Track closed, Amtrak not going to Denver tonight. Was that your run, TRNDRVR?
 
Greg

Greg

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Grand Junction, CO
TRNDRVR said:
Well, as well as I know the UP, my vote is for "track-caused". :D
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Wouldn't surprise me... I've heard bad things about the track between Grand Junction & Price... lots of neglect. The track East of 'Junction is another story. ;)

This Derailment was caused by buildup on the wheel.

You should see the track the Metra trains run on in Chicago, talk about perfection! :eek: Then again, when you're moving 80k people a day, they have to be perfect.


RockMonkey said:
Can't find a link. Saw it on channel 4. Two trains passing, one derailed and hit the other. No one hurt, but a whole bunch of coal cars all wadded up. They said there was radio communication between the two trains that mentioned a broken rail. Track closed, Amtrak not going to Denver tonight. Was that your run, TRNDRVR?
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Huh... that's not good. You're not supposed to run trains over broken rails unless you have a groundman there to watch it and trains must pass only at walking speed. Even then, it's spooky. I've had to do that a few times, glad I wasn't in the train!
 
Exalted 4x4

Exalted 4x4

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Salt Lake/So,UT
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Dixon

Dixon

Active Member
Location
Price ut
I drove by the sight today and they must of worked all night because they had all the cars off the tracks and one of the lanes open. One of the Up guys said they had a busted rail that cause the problem.
 
STPPINZ

STPPINZ

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Location
Utah
What night was that? We were driving to Moab Thursday night and on a cloudless evening something produced enough dust/smoke or something to cover most of the sky, pretty impressive. It seemed to be coming from north west of Price. Is that the area of the derailment? I could not belive the junk in the air. I thgouth we were going drive into it but 6 went around it.
 
RockMonkey

RockMonkey

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STPPINZ said:
What night was that? We were driving to Moab Thursday night and on a cloudless evening something produced enough dust/smoke or something to cover most of the sky, pretty impressive. It seemed to be coming from north west of Price. Is that the area of the derailment? I could not belive the junk in the air. I thgouth we were going drive into it but 6 went around it.
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Tuesday.
 
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