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  1. All the king's horses and all the king's men

    All the king's horses and all the king's men

    UP maintenance of way workers scratch their heads over what to do next in the cleanup of a derailment in Richmond, California, in 1999. For several years afterward, a big red stain on the ground could still be seen at the location of the spilled powder.
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    • derailment mow richmond up
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    • Category: Derailments and Wrecks
  2. prt 3

    prt 3

    CN derailment Photo courtesy : Gayle Carlsen
    • CalMurray
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    • cn derailment
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    • Category: Derailments and Wrecks
  3. prt 2

    prt 2

    CN log train hit a semi and derailed Photo courtesy : Gayle Carlsen
    • CalMurray
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    • Category: Derailments and Wrecks
  4. OUCH

    OUCH

    CN log train hit a semi and derailed Photo courtesy : Gayle Carlsen
    • CalMurray
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    • Category: Derailments and Wrecks
  5. CP 3091

    CP 3091

    On October 4th, 2004, CP 3077 & 3091 derailed and caught fire. They have since been sold to NRE.
    • Romet
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    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Derailments and Wrecks
  6. CP 3077

    CP 3077

    On October 4th, 2004, CP 3077 & 3091 derailed and caught fire. They have since been sold to NRE.
    • Romet
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    • 3077 cp derailment fire gp38-2 nre qttx winnipeg yard
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Derailments and Wrecks
  7. Ouch

    Ouch

    The two units wrecked at Vader, WA sit on a siding awaiting their fate.
    • ahockley
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    • derailment vader wreck
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Western United States
  8. VIA Rail

    VIA Rail

    Log truck hit this at the baggage car
    • Sally_Forth
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    • Category: Derailments and Wrecks
  9. VIA Rail

    VIA Rail

    Canadien train nailed by a log truck in Feburary
    • Sally_Forth
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    • Category: Derailments and Wrecks
  10. Whats Left of The ACW track

    Whats Left of The ACW track

    This is part of what is left for CSX to clean up after their derailment in Aberdeen NC last month. The train in the background is a grain train for the ACW.Whose tracks just happen to be under those overturned cars.
    • m3rdrail
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    • aberdeen derailment
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    • Category: Eastern United States
  11. Portland and Western derailment.

    Portland and Western derailment.

    Another shot of the UP centerbeam sitting on the ground.
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    • Category: Derailments and Wrecks
  12. Portland and Western derailment.

    Portland and Western derailment.

    Another view of the Link Belt, this time they are geting rail. Must be heavy!
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    • Category: Derailments and Wrecks
  13. Portland and Western derailment.

    Portland and Western derailment.

    A Link Belt loader placing ties for the track replacment.
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  14. Portland and Western derailment.

    Portland and Western derailment.

    Portland and Western derailment. Covered hopper on its side.
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  15. Portland and Western derailment.

    Portland and Western derailment.

    Another car from the derailment siting on the groud with no trucks!
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  16. Portland and Western derailment.

    Portland and Western derailment.

    Derailment on the Portland And Western Railroad in Hillboro Oregon
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  17. Portland and Western derailment.

    Portland and Western derailment.

    Derailment on the Portland and Western in Hillsboro Oregon.
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  18. Clean Up The Pellets

    Clean Up The Pellets

    These red containers suck up the pellets then container is winched on truck and moved out of way
    • bulletbob53
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    • clean dayton derailment texas up
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    • Category: Derailments and Wrecks
  19. BNSF Dayton Yard Derail

    BNSF Dayton Yard Derail

    Two of three cars derailed in Yard lay on their side. That's not snow but plastic pellets.
    • bulletbob53
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    • centerflow dayton derailment hopper texas
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Derailments and Wrecks
  20. The 2308 and 2302

    The 2308 and 2302

    The 2308 and 2302 pull the last rerailed car from a PNWR derailment in Tualatin, OR
    • pelewanabesega
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    • derailment pnwr
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Western United States


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