Does anybody know anything about a UP/NS head on collision in the Chicago area and if you do, Do you have any links or pictures?[^]
Can I ask why the smilie? Two trains wreck and you want pics for what reason? Just curious is all. If you want to see a heck of a wreck check out the METRA vs umpteen cars pics on any Chicago news paper. Sounds like Chicago area has had more than its share of trouble these past two days.
Smiling because my tummy is full of Turkey. I work in a roundhouse but just the GE loco’s. I seen a lot of trains being re-routed away, around Chicago. Before I came to work with CSX, I used to work with UP in Arkansas and I know a lot of good people there. I also worked with BNSF in Havre, MT.
Kewl kewl. Yeah kinda glad I am not running to that mess ( on a renegade job on the BN) UP trains have been bakcing up like mad in Clinton Iowa this will only make it that much better!
this wasnt a head on…it was a T-bone
csx engineer
From what I have heard and read here in Chicago the UP train T boned the NS train. No reason given yet but somebody probably ran a signal. No deaths to crew members fortunately. Downwind evacuations caused by a leaking denatured alcohol tanker with the threat of fire possible. Momence is due east of Kanakee Illinois about forty miles south of Chicago. This is on the old Mopac line. Lines are supposed to be opened today for traffic.
I too understood it to be that type crash. The NS was enroute to Pittsburgh but I have little beyond what has been reported.
One story, I think in a Pittsburgh newspaper, said the NS crew saw the UP coming at them as they crossed the diamond. Again, just bits and pieces.
Was there a comment in the Daily Racing Form: Uncle Pete whips Thoroughbred?[}:)].
there is a link on the other fourm can you please take you smile off this it dosen’t matter if your tummy is full of turkey you have the smile on a topic about train wreck for me this is sad not cool or needs to have a smile.
kevin
Yes, the smile made me think about saying DNFTT, but after reading the post I got some conflicting messages.
Anyways, the other forum they refer to is at www.railroadforums.com and they have a good discussion of it, if you didn’t know.
the truth behind the matter by FREEBIRD
behind the scenes with BREEZE
& i didnt do it by SLIC
as you know UP is the biggest RR in the world & wants more its like a blood thirsty vampire it needs to feed so this is UP’s way of asking ya wanna merge.FREEBIRD
yea thats it the conspiracy behind the merger BREEZE
well if i was UP id knock over NS for crossin my path to i mean there like saddam & bin laden speaking of bin laden isnt he the prime minister of canada of president of the US i keep forgetting SLIC
saddam and bin laden could not be prime minister id Canada or pres. of US beacuse they were not born in the US or Canada and what is up with the colors I am sure we can see what you are saying.
kevin
Trainboy, your right. DNFTT.
The collision was at CP MJ in Momence Illinois. that is where I spent my Thanksgiving and the last 7 days. The UP train blew a red at the home signal and made impact at 35 mph. The UP engineer the conductor and an LET (locomotive engineer trainee) all jumped off before impact. Hulcher is still cleaning up the mess. They will be there for quite awhile. Anyway, I will have some pics up later…
This one is gonna cost UP a ton of money. Not as much as the Graniteville wreck cost NS, but alot none the less…
[8D]so is binladen the manager of the local days inn or the 711
don’t think so he would be killed or arrested if he came here and I wi***here were a 711 here.Keep it going with the funny made me laugh a little on that one.
kevin
[8D] bin laden is here hes a telemarketer now and the next big thing is i quote
if i cant kill them then i will make them kill them selves
so when the phone rings and some guy wants to talk a hundred miles an hour
he’s probaly alquida and his job is to make you go insane and kill your self
and the is alqidas in the fast food business putting the fat & cholesteral in the food [8D]
government cover ups are computer error blamed on humans