Headline: “Sunday morning wakeup call: A train in the yard”
Key line from the article (emphasis added - PDN_: “One train ran into another that wasn’t moving and the collision resulted in a derailment on an adjacent track, according to a CSX spokesman.”
- Paul North.
Was not this a similar scenario to the accident earlier this year over in Northwestern Indiana that Valpo Ed posted the excellent photos of here? Two accidents with similar circumstances might indicate a fairly serious problem for CSX. Was the train in the video one that had been handed off to CSX from UP or maybe BNSF? The Pacer cans would seem to indicate UP West Coast origins. Very seldom do Pacer cans appear out here on BNSF trains. ( Southern TransCon). Just some thoughts.
Restricted Speed efficiency testing has been and continues to be a priority on all carriers, including CSX. The test consists of either placing a shunt on the track to set the signal system to display it’s most restrictive signal indication, or having the Train Dispatcher withhold a signal and then give the train verbal permission to pass the Stop Signal. The tester places a ‘banner’ a