today marked the 11th anniversary of the weyauwega train derailment on the wisconsin central
i remember nothing but i remember when i went though thw city the snow by the tracks was all black.
if you remember anything i would like to hear.
here are some links about this whole incident this is from last years appleton post crescent. photos & a video too. i would like to know what the locomotive numbers were. i know the train id was L022.
They just showed that derailment on train crashes yesterday. And they said was caused by a broken rail. But they also said that 3 other trains had gone over that rail and had.No incident but that train did not have the same luck. As the other trains
The derailment was quite a burden to the citizens of Weyawega. The railroad did all the we could to help make things more pleasant and I recall the many letters from residents praising the railroads efforts in this time of crisis. The city was evacuated for 17 days . 8 Cars of LP were involved in the ensuing fire that threatened to BLEVY. The cars with the exeption of one car were piped to a pit and burned off , the remaining car was burned off using a controlled explosion and the ordeal came to an end. The railroad bought many new houshold appliances and much new equipment for a cheese factory that lay dormant for 17 days in the freezing cold. Any one remember the operation to rescue trapped pets 3 days after the derailment?
When the National Guard taxied people into town in armoured vehicles? Yes. Rather nice of them, I thought. Although, I do not understand why anyone would leave without their pets.