Minor loaded coal train derailment in Auburn, WA?

[GoalieFergy53]

My dad was just telling me that around Noon today he was driving through Auburn and saw 4 or so loaded coal cars off the rails (tipped at an angle, not laying on their sides) in the Auburn yard. The fire department was on the scene and had a couple of the road's lanes blocked.

Anyone know anything about what happened?

 

[MP 6.7]

Man, I was waiting for that V-CHCTAC to leave Seattle ALL DAY...looks like it finally got through that mess after the light left...

 

[ES44AC]

The cause of the derailment was a rail that had broke or sheared while the train was departing the yard on the north lead onto the siding, luckily the speed limit is only 10 mph, it destroyed a #9 turnout but a new turnout has been ordered and should be at Auburn sometime next week.

 

[auburnrails]

So does that leave the north end of the yard inaccessible, or is it just one track that is out of service? Just curious.

-Dave

 

[ES44AC]

We put in emergency panels for the time being but one track is still OOS due to the fact that the #9 turnout was destroyed, I don't know if they moved the cars that was tied down on the crossover from the lead to the siding.
A #11 was ordered instead of a #9

 

[auburnrails]

Ah, gotcha. Thanks.