Boston runaway car

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If the car was spotted at the wrong spot, bleed off and gained speed, heavy cars such as loaded lumber cars, have been known to ride right over derails onto the main line.. Never too old to have a happy childhood! I just read an article stating that numerous violations of securement rules by CSX have been documented by FRA reports. Here's the link. MC is right, though--something will come out of the investigation, and everyone would be wise to wait and see.

Railroader Emeritus practiced railroading for 46 years--and in I finally got it right! Must've hit his head really hard I have a lot of respect for the engineer of that train! CSX Again! My personal opinion is the "Flop over" style derail should not be used to protect main tracks and controlled sidings.

Instead the split point type derail, wired into the signal if any system should be mandatory. Even if the track runs uphill to the turnout eventually someone will figure out a way to shove blind on the other end of the cut and push the other end out onto the main track.

The industrial track guidelines for at least the Class Is I'm familiar with do not require a DPSS on an uphill track in all cases, but I put them in anyway because I lay at sleep at night worrying about things like this.

Do you have a picture to show the two different derails? Typical Switch Point Derail "Alligator" :. ODD - Cannot seem to quickly find the very common [and effective] single split point derail with guardrail There is some skill and know-how required to properly place a derail. Surprising how many have failed to understand some basic physics. Then again, we had photos on here a while back of a certain industry trying to use a rerailing frog as a derail. The action of the brave Union Crewmembers reduced the injuries, but it could have been much worse.

The runaway car was a Bulkhead end Flat Car with a packaged load of wood. I rolled down onto the "Stoughton Branch". After the Station Stop I they open up to 80 mph until Canton Junction where it moves from the southbound track, across the northbond track to the single track "Stoughton Branch". A station stop at Canton Junction, then Canton, and then end of line at Stoughton where the line opens up to a double track siding.

This runaway did make it through 2 Grade Crossings. Had the Commuter train not been there to hit the runaway car, the runaway car would have rolled a short distance more onto the Northeast Corridor where Acelas run at mph! Typical Stoughton Local entering the Stoughton yard. Thanks for posting the photos and clarifying your terminology for each type. I'll have to dig out one of my old paper catalogs and find and scan a photo of a single-direction one and maybe post it - as you know, your photo is of a bi-directional one.

Division Engineer "world's largest alumni club", they told me from to and spent a lot of time plowing through the PRR's Standard Plans book, but I don't ever recall seeing or hearing about one of those. I'm having problems accessing the prr. Thanks for the detail information but I have one question. What derailer is best suite for the job?

I saw alot of samples but I don't work in the industry. Not being a Bostonian, but having experienced the culture shock of being a Northerner transplanted to the South I'm not sure I'd have waited for permission to back up, though. Don't know if he had enough time to actually get changed over and start backwards, but I doubt anyone would have faulted him.

The collision was going to occur anyhow, and any speed backwards might have lessened the impact. On the other hand, if he was moving backward and became incapacitated by the collision, there'd be a whole 'nother set of problems Yes, that could be a problem What would the engineer stand to gain from staying in the loco? He could just get out for the actual impact, then get back in and radio the dispatcher Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.

PM, Injuring PM, Injuring views. Order Ascending Order Descending. Posted by mudchicken on Wednesday, March 26, AM. Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in.

Safety begins with ME Member since September 7, posts. Posted by ndbprr on Wednesday, March 26, AM. We had an incident in Chicago yesterday also. Some dufus tried to beat a Metra train on the Rock Island around th street and didn't make it and got punted. Then he drove off! The train was delayed for an hour. Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, March 26, PM.

Posted by mudchicken on Wednesday, March 26, PM. Member since March 53 posts. Posted by hrbdizzle on Thursday, March 27, AM. Posted by tree68 on Thursday, March 27, AM.

With the handbrake set? Posted by mudchicken on Thursday, March 27, AM. The operator of the train exited the cab after a "signal issue," Pollack said, noting that normally two different types of brakes are supposed to be used during such an event, including a manual break. Pollack said the incident was an "unacceptable breach of responsibility to keep our riders safe.

We failed our passengers. Something happened that should not have been able to happen. The National Transportation Safety Board has been made aware of the incident but is not contributing to the investigation. We'll notify you here with news about. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest?

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