A Train derailed as is was parked on the rails next to a river. (Don’t know the road or the river name). With recent flooding in the region the ground was saturated and simply gave way and fell into the river taking 23 cars with it.
Was the crew around when this happened? That region is really hurtin. Our turn is next starting tonight with lows around -10! Then a high tomorrow of -4 and wind chills below -40!!! I’d rather take the rain than the cold…or at least a little snow to go with it.
So much for another typical day on the UP Transcon…[B)][B)][B)]
I CAN’T TAKE IT ANY MORE TOO MANY DERAILMENTS!!!
kevin
Here are a (very) few details from the Las Vegas Sun:
Today: January 13, 2005 at 11:19:10 PST
Waters damage railroad tracks
By Benjamin Grove
grove@lasvegassun.com and Mary Manning
manning@lasvegassun.com
LAS VEGAS SUN
WASHINGTON – Floodwaters this week damaged railroad tracks in Lincoln County, and Nevada officials promptly renewed their objections to the Energy Department’s plan to ship nuclear waste by rail through the county to Yucca Mountain.
Union Pacific on Wednesday found “numerous” areas of damaged track between Moapa in Clark County and Caliente in Lincoln County, spokesman John Bromley said. The approach embankments to a rail bridge roughly 30 miles south of Caliente had been scoured away, Bromley said. Near Moapa, a train derailed.
“These are record storms,” Bromley said. “But flash floods in the West are famous for catching us by surprise.”
Sorry Oskar, But I saw another one on the news about 2 hours after i posted this. An amtrak train derailed near the Colorado Utah border when it hit a boulder approximatley 12’ x 12’. 6 people were hurt and taken to the Grand Junction Colorado hospital where the were treated and released. The rest of the passengers were taken to Salt Lake City.
well I now lost my head I don’t know how I am writing this but, if any body sees something round please let me
know
kevin
please let me know before 7:00 A.M. or 5:00 P.M,
well I got Detention today thanks to my head my head went bye bye yesterday but went to somebody’s
house to watch the WWE then I went blast off when Oprah came on and landed in a school playground
the kids used me as a kickball so PLEASE FIND ME BEFORE THEY TRY TO HURT ME . reward of
what ever you want
kevin
One thing leads to another in this world,and oskar I feel your Pain!