http://www.kcentv.com/news/local/flat-car-carrying-military-vehicles-derailed-on-fort-hood/453583332
Rich
Looks like long TTX-type cars, which jack-knifed outwards on a fairly sharp curve (may be a spiral back to tangent at the far end). Report says no injuries or haz-mat released, but at least 1 vehicle caught fire and perhaps tires on some others.
Six cars and cargo jumbled together as shown is pretty impressive for what otherwise seems from the title to be just a typical ‘wheels-on-the-ground’ type of derailment.
- PDN.
Around 2005 a string of flat cars rolled out to the main striking I believe three locos. A number of Abram tanks were damaged.
Look it up.
My oldest daughter lives nearby and is a news reporter.
Rich
That’s an awful lot of stacking and jumbling for a switching move…
The Fort Drum runaway covered several miles at speeds (measured) up to 60 MPH, stopping only when the two container-bearing flats ran into some MOW equipment.