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Western Railroad Discussion > Derailment at UP Eugene OR yards.Date: 09/25/16 20:27 Derailment at UP Eugene OR yards. Author: coosbaytoday Some pictures at the UP south end of Eugene yards.
Guess it was a south bound train heading onto the main from the engine lead. Sept 25, 2016 Todd Montgomery Springfield OR    Date: 09/25/16 20:45 Re: Derailment at UP Eugene OR yards. Author: Railbaron With all those empties I would suspect it was an inbound train but inbounds usually don't use the Engine Lead. Guess it could have been a CORP train heading south.
Even when I was working I always expected a derailment right there as the track profile had a weird kink where the covered hopper and bunched up cars are. Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/25/16 20:49 by Railbaron. Date: 09/25/16 22:29 Re: Derailment at UP Eugene OR yards. Author: SP4360 Whoospie
Date: 09/25/16 22:35 Re: Derailment at UP Eugene OR yards. Author: Coalca There's a slew of switches near the Chambers St overpass. Would be interesting to hear what caused this slow derailment
Date: 09/25/16 23:14 Re: Derailment at UP Eugene OR yards. Author: Hookdragkick That red centerbeam is flexing! It'll hammer out.
Posted from Android Date: 09/26/16 12:32 Re: Derailment at UP Eugene OR yards. Author: AZSP That'll do
Date: 09/26/16 13:01 Re: Derailment at UP Eugene OR yards. Author: ActionMike article in the Register-Guard
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/34835321-75/13-car-train-derailment-prompts-hazmat-precautions-in-west-eugene.html.csp Date: 09/27/16 06:34 Re: Derailment at UP Eugene OR yards. Author: Railbaron According to a "Union Pacific spokesman", who I believe is an MOP in Eugene, the train was being operated by an "automatic" locomotive, which makes it sound like an RCL yard job. If so then I suspect they were shoving those cars onto the Engine Lead, probably building the outbound CORP train.
Date: 09/27/16 11:36 Re: Derailment at UP Eugene OR yards. Author: TCnR Strange choice of words by a spokesman, they may as well be saying the locomotive doesn't have a clutch so it must be an 'automatic'.
Railbaron Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > According to a "Union Pacific spokesman", who I > believe is an MOP in Eugene, the train was being > operated by an "automatic" locomotive, |