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CSX derailment photo gallery
Very nice photos. How the heck was he able to get close enough to take these pictures without being chased away?
As a csx locomotive engineer with 34 years of transportation experience, this sure looks like a failure to comply with restricted speed. As I understand it, the positive train control systems currently under development would not necessarily prevent a rear ender like this,nor would the crew on the adjacent track be protected if the events occurred when they were too close. So many wrecks are caused by inattention, it amazes me to see CSX investing in “trip optimizer”, basically cruise control for freight trains which only recognizes maximum authorized speeds and permanent restrictions. I fear that such a system will cause crews to be less vigilant. I’m an old R.F.&P guy and feel that nothing beats cab signals!
CSX is pronounced SUCKS! Glad to hear no life was taken! Worse case, one train leads to three destroying the right of way…
As far as pictures I have seen none better, I assume that they were taken with the zoom to stay out of danger?
The pictures show that inattention causes major damage. Low speed hits still cause a lot of damage. The pictures show a lot can happen in a short period of time and it takes a long time to clean up the mess.
Just some extraordinary pictures.
Good photo coverage of a major and costly accident. The rr will not get any help from the government to pay for the cleanup and repairs either. There will be government “help” in an investigation of the cause of the accident…be assured. Thank goodness no lives were lost. I’ll bet the Loss & Damage claims will keep the Legal Dept. busy for the next several years…as the lawyers always seem to win no matter what happens.
Looking at those photos I can’t believe no one was killed in this crash. Just think of all that power and mass of those locomotives flying around, yet everyone is reasonably okay. Must have been their lucky day for sure!
Photo 11 of 12 was very unique; a horse drawn buggy out of our history and very modern clean-up of the iron horse occuring in the back ground. Great picture.
It must have been a bloody big bang when it happened…great photo’s and a blessing no one was killed…
Mr. Stone has an excellent point. My mind wanders going down an expressway on cruise control and I’m hardly as villigant as I would be in traffic under “manual control”. I’m not a railroader, but I susupect that this would be the case with an engineer too.
would anyone know why the ffirst train was stiop? i tried several web-site. aj
The first train, K68306, was stopped for a routine railroad move. It was being held to allow Q16105, the third train, to pass. Q39506 was also being passed by Q16105. Q39506 should have stopped safely behind K68306 but failed to do so.
Can’t help but notice all the “workers” standing around while it’s quite obvious there is a lot of real work to do.Too many chiefs, not enough braves.Nice photos. C YA Al
Excellent pictures. I am sure everyone wishes if there is such an accident we wish we could live close enough to take these kind of pictures. Great Job.
Wow, these are great shots! By Sunday afternoon it looked
nothing like the photos. There were police and security
all around. I am amazed you could get so close or had a
very good zoom on the camera.
Chuck
Terrific pictures! I’m very impressed with the access Mr.Mosser enjoyed to bring us the images. It’s clear that CSX let him get up close to the accident. They’re to be applauded. Great shots!
Nice work Ed!
Doesn’t this devastation support the argument for some kind of technological intervention to supercede human failure? Which undoubtedly was the cause, once again, of this collision.
Nice job, Ed! Thanks for sharing your photos with us.