Derailment down by Little Sahara

[Greg]

Oops! This is the territory I used to work on when I hired out by UP, looks like a good sized wreck!

Juab County train derailment causes propane release

A Union Pacific train derailment of 23 cars released an unknown quantity of propane after one car overturned Saturday about six to eight miles south of Eureka.

www.ksl.com

 

[Gravy]

Ooof. I know that spot!
We have a race down near there this coming Saturday.

 

[Greg]

Ooof. I know that spot!
We have a race down near there this coming Saturday.

There was talk of road closures in the area, but they didn't actually say what & where. I would think that by Saturday all the hazmat cars will be taken care of and roads will be opened, but you never know.

 

[str8axleguy]

I’ll try and let ya know how it is, headed down tomorrow morning to help get the signal side back up and working.

 

[Greg]

I’ll try and let ya know how it is, headed down tomorrow morning to help get the signal side back up and working.

I'm curious to hear what caused it, looks like the back half of the train derailed on the switch...

 

[str8axleguy]

As of this afternoon my supervisor didn’t know a cause, I’m sure I’ll hear in the next few days

 

[Hickey]

Little bird told me is was a broken wheel that caused it.

 

[Greg]

Little bird told me is was a broken wheel that caused it.

Interesting, as they recently cut off all the car dept. guys who would have spotted those kinds of defects before a train leaves the yard.....

 

[Herzog]

Interesting, as they recently cut off all the car dept. guys who would have spotted those kinds of defects before a train leaves the yard.....

Corporate Karma...?

 

[Ashcat]

CPC686 Jericho

 

[str8axleguy]

I’ve been with them 8 yrs and their corporate decisions still suprise me!

 

[Gravy]

They're going to blow it up!

Controlled detonation of derailed train tanker cars in Juab County lights up the sky

JUAB COUNTY, Utah — The Environmental Protection Agency announced plans Sunday to use explosives to breach several derailed Union Pacific train cars in Juab County and remotely ignite the liquids that are released. Chief Deputy Brent Pulver with the Juab County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the op

www.google.com

 

[Ashcat]

The guy with the coolest job in the world or the dumbest guy in the world to go in and set that charge. Pretty cool tactic.

 

[Hickey]

RAD!!

 

[Unimog]

That's awesome!

 

[str8axleguy]

Yep blew em up last night, saw a video off Snapchat was pretty rad! Fire ball a couple hundred feet high.

 

[mbryson]

Yep blew em up last night, saw a video off Snapchat was pretty rad! Fire ball a couple hundred feet high.

YouTube that sucker for the rest of us

 

[str8axleguy]

If I can get a video I’ll post it up

 

[mbryson]

Crews detonate 11 train cars in 'fireball' as part of cleanup of derailed Union Pacific train

At least 60 emergency responders from multiple agencies continued to work Sunday to clean up the aftermath of a derailed Union Pacific train in Juab County the day before.

www.ksl.com

 

[Ashcat]

And I’ll add that because of there being a qualified two person crew consist aboard that train they were the first means of critical contact and communication of the derailment to first responders and emergency personnel and were able to to cut away the front portion of that train mitigating risk as evidenced by media photography.

Support two person crew bills. Get involved with politics. This could’ve happened just as easily in the heart of SLC along commuter rail, homes, apartments, businesss, banks, interstates. Minutes matter and without a proper crew consist or worse, autonomous trains, emergencies like this will have much greater consequences and impacts on communities.