CSX train loaded with autoracks smashed into a truck carrying liquied sugar and derails! It seems like the train dragged the tanker and hit a switch and split it causing a good sized derailment! The lead loco looks like a Dash8-40CW stayed upright but a SD40-2 was on its side! The crash happened in Arlington, TN in Shelby County. I dont how to make the link clickable but just go to www.wreg.com you will see the story right when it loads up!
This Derailment would not of happened if the sugar transported by rail. Of coasres CSX would have found another way to put one on the ground.
talk about a sticky clean up.hope the crew is okay.
stay safe
joe
Two of the four crew members have been released from the hospital and the truck driver has already been charged for the accident. Yeah that Dash8 was covered with goo and the tow members of the train that are still in the hospital were on the SD40-2 that rolled over im glad the injuries wernt severe. CSX has had a couple of derailments here one where two locos derailed on a bridge at there yard. Train derailments are rare here atleast the reported ones! Me and my friend who works for BNSF went to there yard and we saw R.J. Corman cleaning up a derailment in the middle of the yard the trainmaster told us that a rail rolled over and 4 cars took a spill!
The title of this thread would more appropriately read:
Tank Truck drives in front of CSX train and is struck.
It’s not like CSX chased him down the road…
Sad thing about this whole mess is that the cub engineer was on his qualifing run with the forman of locomotive engineer who by the way is to retire in about 2 days. I would like to see these guys sue the crap out of the trucking company that hire this moron.
http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=8230640
Link to the story…
Yet another instance of why you shouldn’t race the train…[V]
Ron White says it all. “You can’t fix Stupid”. How many times a year does this happen? A lot.
Rich