Looks like they better clean out those's flange groves more often.
Len.
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| Author: | m3ohwell [ Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Derailed! |
Things were not good at Steamtown yesterday, This URL of pix by Mitch Goldmen on Trainorders. http://picasaweb.google.com/boblyndall/ ... #slideshow Ed K. cp Laurel Run |
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| Author: | Schuylkill Valley [ Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Derailed! |
Looks like they better clean out those's flange groves more often. Len.
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| Author: | Stephen Hussar [ Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Derailed! |
m3ohwell wrote: Things were not good at Steamtown yesterday, This URL of pix by Mitch Goldmen on Trainorders. http://picasaweb.google.com/boblyndall/ ... #slideshow Ed K. cp Laurel Run Hi Ed, Mitch only posted the link. The photos are actually by Bob Lyndall. In fact if Mitch had taken these he would have figured out some way to make a beautiful pan shot out of the stationary 2317 ;-))) Stephen |
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| Author: | WalterS [ Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Derailed! |
This was originally posted on thr RP.net board by Bob Lyndall. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seems a maintenance crew repaved a grade crossing within the yard overnight unbeknownst to 2317's engine crew. This resulted in the engine being completely derailed early this afternoon. View The Seven Picture SlideShow of This Event HERE Images provided to me courtesy of Don Guill who was visiting Steamtown. |
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| Author: | m3ohwell [ Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Derailed! |
Stephen Hussar wrote: m3ohwell wrote: Things were not good at Steamtown yesterday, This URL of pix by Mitch Goldmen on Trainorders. http://picasaweb.google.com/boblyndall/ ... #slideshow Ed K. cp Laurel Run Hi Ed, Mitch only posted the link. The photos are actually by Bob Lyndall. In fact if Mitch had taken these he would have figured out some way to make a beautiful pan shot out of the stationary 2317 ;-))) Stephen I stand corrected! Ed K. |
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| Author: | Tom Richards [ Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Derailed! |
So nobody told the paving contractor about flangeways? |
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| Author: | Schuylkill Valley [ Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Derailed! |
That looks like cold patch, which is made up with Tar and stones for paving in light areas. it looks to me that it was droped there when a dump truck crossed the tracks, I don't think it was put there by a paving crew. If it was they don't know how to pave very well, It looks like one lump here and there. Len. |
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| Author: | junior [ Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Derailed! |
Eh, if you look closely, you can see orange spray paint damn near marking the areas where patches were needed. I think this is a case of very sloppy work...that wasn't inspected prior to rail operations? Sounds fishy to me. The engine crew was not at fault, for sure. That poor engine has just had some very bad luck up there in recent years. |
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