| Posted by Tugboat on January 26, 2014 | |
I hope the theives get caught.
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Lots of interesting stuff in this photo. The light amount of ballast, the low weight rails, the coupler, the "Buffers"(?), the photographer right next to the train itself and what looks like the only railway officials(?) in orange colored vests sitting down next to what looks like a railroad HiRailer truck. American railroads and the NTSB would never let that happen anywhere near a derailment in America. Looks like a low speed derailment so I assume it was a rough ride and no one got injured. Nice photo. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for the comment Randy! The condition of this line is not very good, because of the poor traffic on it. So that's why the ballast looks light and contaminated. The type of rails is S49. The photographer near the engine is from a local media. The others are workers from the railway company. They look strange, because they don't have special uniforms or work wear. I think, (probably you too) that they must wear a safety helmets, reflective clothing and etc. but most of them don't have. It's complicated for explanation. This guy in the orange clothing is not from the railway, he is from a Civil protection company. They were at the crash site because of the derailed gas thank cars. Of course the cars are empty, but even that there is a danger of an accident. And finally, this is a low speed derailment - at 35-40 kph (about 23-25 mph).
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