Eastern Railroad Discussion > Fernandina Flyer derailed 1 this A.M.

At about 1:30 am, Train blocked a road until cleared, no big deal, until the local news gets the story then all we heard was "Train Derailment, Train Derailment", when a simple "Road closure due to RR activity would have sufficed, train actually was the return train from Fernandina Bch. to Waycross, Ga. derailed car was  loaded with pulpwood , 97 cars total, have a nice day!

Ed Stewart
Jacksonville, FL

calsubd Wrote:
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> At about 1:30 am, Train blocked a road until
> cleared, no big deal, until the local news gets
> the story then all we heard was "Train Derailment,
> Train Derailment", when a simple "Road closure due
> to RR activity would have sufficed, train actually
> was the return train from Fernandina Bch. to
> Waycross, Ga. derailed car was  loaded with
> pulpwood , 97 cars total, have a nice day!


Did the train derail or not?

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Try reading it again very slowly and you can see that it says one car loaded with pulpwood.......................
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> calsubd Wrote:
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> > At about 1:30 am, Train blocked a road until
> > cleared, no big deal, until the local news gets
> > the story then all we heard was "Train
> Derailment,
> > Train Derailment", when a simple "Road closure
> due
> > to RR activity would have sufficed, train
> actually
> > was the return train from Fernandina Bch. to
> > Waycross, Ga. derailed car was  loaded with
> > pulpwood , 97 cars total, have a nice day!
>
>
> Did the train derail or not?
>
> Posted from Android



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/30/16 07:31 by BAB.

"Road closed because of minor train derailment."

I don't think you avoid saying what actually happened, you just describe it accurately.
 

toledopatch Wrote:
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> "Road closed because of minor train derailment."
>
> I don't think you avoid saying what actually
> happened, you just describe it accurately.
>  

But what to do when accurate is boring?

Mary McPherson
Dongola, IL
Diverging Clear Productions

Include a flying saucer and the word Trump.

Out

That train used to be called "The Fernandina Rocket". Is it "the Flyer" now?

Danny Harmon
Tampa

Narr8rdanny Wrote:
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> That train used to be called "The Fernandina
> Rocket". Is it "the Flyer" now?
>
> Danny Harmon
> Tampa
Your right Danny, I couldn't think of "Rocket" to save my butt this A.M., now the Q is,  is it the Fernandina Rocket North AND South bound ?, In any case, I'll get the flame retardant suit on now !

Ed Stewart
Jacksonville, FL

calsubd Wrote:
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 now the Q is,  is it the
> Fernandina Rocket North AND South bound?

I'm not sure how far back the moniker "Fernandina Rocket" goes, but I've always heard railfans call it the "Rocket" in both directions.  I've also heard different explanations regarding the origin of the name.  Most common was that this train used to carry rockets / missiles for the King's Bay sub base.  The other explanation was that the name "Fernandina Rocket" was simply just a marketing ploy, like "RedBall Freight".

Andrew

 

Or its name might just be local snark. There's a local transfer in Toledo that is cheekily referred to as the Rossford Rocket. It neither hauls rocket anything nor hauls a**.