Wreck at East Chicago
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Wreck at East Chicago
Looks like CSX took a spill on the IHB at East Chicago, lots of reroutes up the Porter Branch...
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Awesome!
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Re: Wreck at East Chicago
It was at the IHB diamond at Cal (no) Tower. Q326 and Q327 are annulled today.
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https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/f ... y/2227193/
A freight train derailed in East Chicago just after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, sending several cars full of crude oil careening off the tracks.
According to fire officials, a CSX train heading eastbound derailed in East Chicago on Wednesday evening.
A total of 41 cars disconnected from the conductor car, while between five and 10 cars actually derailed, according to officials.
(Flame the TV station for the "conductor car", not me!)
A freight train derailed in East Chicago just after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, sending several cars full of crude oil careening off the tracks.
According to fire officials, a CSX train heading eastbound derailed in East Chicago on Wednesday evening.
A total of 41 cars disconnected from the conductor car, while between five and 10 cars actually derailed, according to officials.
(Flame the TV station for the "conductor car", not me!)
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What's a "conductor car"?
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Re: Wreck at East Chicago
It leads the string cars, the woodwind cars, the brass cars, and the percussion cars.hoborich wrote:What's a "conductor car"?
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Also known as the "arm waver" car by sometrainjunkie47 wrote:It leads the string cars, the woodwind cars, the brass cars, and the percussion cars.hoborich wrote:What's a "conductor car"?
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At least they didn't call it the passenger car (since it had people on it) or the tractor car (since it pulls the train like a semi tractor). But if the engine is the conductor car it does raise the question of where the engineer rides the train. "It could have been worse" isn't a high standard for journalism.
Re: Wreck at East Chicago
Several oil cars and a BNSF engine are in East Chicago yard, along with a B&O themed caboose on another track there.
Re: Wreck at East Chicago
The oil cars from the derailment are being dismantled and scrapped at Calumet tower
Re: Wreck at East Chicago
But it seems to be the "new normal"."It could have been worse" isn't a high standard for journalism.
"Ask your doctor if medical advice from a TV commercial is right for you".