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Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36654 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
The wet weather here is causing problems, even for trains. Freight train derails at Inverleigh, west of Geelong, leaving dozens of containers strewn across tracks. No injuries were reported and thankfully it was just a freight line. Cheers. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36654 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
The Swiss look to have the problem covered. Swiss train innovation hits a major milestone with track-jumping cars. Swiss trains are already considered the gold standard by train enthusiasts and travelers alike for their spectacularly scenic routes, clockwork punctuality and incredible engineering. This is why trains like the Glacier Express can navigate narrow tracks and climb into the sky-tickling reaches of the Alps.Watch it in action. Cheers. |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66303 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
I must post here, I hear my sig wants attention. Toot! 100mph, I would love to see that smashed by steam... Savoir-Faire is everywhere! The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30989 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
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W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19376 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
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W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19376 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Just reported in AP News 50-car train derailment causes big fire, evacuations in Ohio |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13848 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Yeah, i just saw a news story about that crash. Amazed there are no deaths so far. And it's going to be quite a while before that mess is cleaned up and traffic can use the line again. I'm wondering if the chickens are coming home to roost. With COVID so many companies were cutting costs as much a & as fast as they could, and general/preventative maintenance is always a target for that sort of cost cutting. Over the last few months there seems to have been an increase in the number of incidents occurring, particularly in the aviation industry. Mothballed fleets coming back online with way less staff than in the past, something's got to give to make that possible. Grant Darwin NT |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22508 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
US railroads have, over the years, had a pretty poor safety record, particularly on freight only routes. They've been very slow in adopting some of the technologies that we take for granted in Europe, and will take the costs of this accident as another excuse to further delay their implementation. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66303 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Yeah like US freight railroads going all electric like in Europe. Savoir-Faire is everywhere! The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36654 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
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Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36654 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Finally after all this time.Just reported in AP NewsUpdate. Residents allowed to return after fiery Ohio train derailment. Cheers. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36654 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
I wouldn't be in a hurry to move back home. :-( ‘Definitely not safe’: Animals falling sick, dying near hellish Ohio train derailment site. And more vinyl chloride needs to be released. :-O |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22508 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Vinyl Chloride is a really unpleasant chemical. It gets into the body by inhalation, vapour absorption through the mucus membranes, sick contact, consumption of contaminated food and causes a whole raft of symptoms depending on the duration and nature of the contact - the range is from mild irritation to stomach upsets, to breathing problems, to death. In short, just don't go near the stuff. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36654 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
And it gets worse. :-( 3 more chemicals discovered in Ohio train derailment. ..The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sent a letter to Norfolk Southern stating that ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylhexyl acrylate and isobutylene were also in the rail cars that were derailed, breached and/or on fire.... |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36654 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
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Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36654 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
We've been waiting. Iconic Zig Zag Railway to reopen in Blue Mountains after more than 10 years. ...All 11 kilometres of the track and the steam trains used for the service have been restored, with the co-op now only waiting on final accreditation from the National Rail Safety Authority. Cheers. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36654 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Another freight train comes off the rails. :-) Nebraska coal train derailment sparks emergency operation. Expect more details soon enough. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36654 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Now that could've been an expensive mistake. Spain's rail head resigns over bungled train orders resulting in trains too wide for some tunnels. Thankfully the mistake was spotted before production began, but it will result in a 2yr longer wait for delivery. Cheers. |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9958 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
Juan Browne looks at the prelimanary NTSB report on the East Palestine freight train derailment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5D2LA-Llyc |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36654 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
I don't think that the residents will be all that happy hearing this. :-( ‘Déjà vu’: A train derailment 40 years ago holds clues for East Palestine’s future. |
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