Western Railroad Discussion > UP train derailment near Ogden Utah today

Actually in Uintah, southeast of Ogden. No details yet except these photos from a friend who is a TV news photographer.

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Can't tell by the second photo if the units were mid train DPU or leaders.

Another TV station said it was a rear ender but pictures look like it could be mid train since it looks like grain cars on each side of the power. More pics here
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=28287320&nid=148&title=train-derails-in-weber-canyon&fm=home_page&s_cid=queue-1

Likely a rear ender. They rarely run mid-train DPUs on the Evanston Subdivision.

James Belmont
Salt Lake City, UT

Looks like 1 unit on the slope. Hope no one was hurt!

Bob

Also see the Salt Lake Tribune page:

https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?itype=CMSID&id=57367807

Based on the photos on the Tribune's page, it appears that the GSMITR 03 was rear ended by the GSSDPX 06. The GSMITR 03 had UP 6676 and UP 6658 on the head end and UP 5974 as the rear DPU. The GSSDPX 06 had UP 5844 and UP 7223 on the head end and UP 6336 as the rear DPU. That is UP 7223 laying on the conductor's side with the rear third of the locomotive wiped off above the frame. Both were loaded 14,000+ ton grain trains.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/02/23 21:45 by ble692.

It's 2014 and we still have trains running into each other. It also appears to affect the western roads more than the eastern roads. What gives?

NS19K Wrote:
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> It's 2014 and we still have trains running into
> each other. It also appears to affect the western
> roads more than the eastern roads. What gives?

For starters, crew fatigue...


Allen

http://fox13now.com/2014/01/08/train-derails-in-weber-canyon/

Short crews?

davew833 Wrote:
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> Actually in Uintah, southeast of Ogden. No details
> yet except these photos from a friend who is a TV
> news photographer.

My wife just sent me the tweet from the reporter. In the first picture I thought it was just a simple derailment, but then in looking at the other photos I realized it was a collision. Not good, hope the crews are ok.

Nathan

NS19K Wrote:
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> It's 2014 and we still have trains
> running into each other. It also
> appears to affect the western roads
> more than the eastern roads. What gives?

bradleymckay Wrote:
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> For starters, crew fatigue...

Add to that the fact that there's been a tremendous number of experienced "old heads" retiring over the last few years and being replaced by inexperienced new people.

While I can't deny there are people out there with a tentative grasp on the job and the responsibilities, I can name almost half dozen collisions over the past 2 years where everybody on the "offending" crew had 10+ years in.

Pump

Posted from iPhone

Here are some more photos.
The collision took place on main 2, at about MP 983.
It appears that the lead WB train, grain, had two lead units, and 1 DPU at the rear. This train, likely stopped, was run into by a following WB grain train, which also had 2 lead units and one DPU at the end.
The second train's second lead unit went over the side.
These photos also show an EB stack train on main 1, above the wreck site.

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One more photo of the crash site.
In the foreground is I-84, about 1 mile east of the junction with US-89 in Uintah. One lane of WB I-84 was closed.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/08/14 13:33 by lee_uintah.

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Since most grain trains run 2+1 for power I see a rear ender here with the two trains. My prayers are with the crews.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

To my untrained eye it sure doesn't look like a very high-speed impact, just a lot of weight .......

Bill Miller
Galt, ON

Good news - the birds will eat well for dinner

Just to be clear, was direction of travel from right to left?
thanks.

TCnR Wrote:
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> Just to be clear, was direction of travel from
> right to left?
> thanks.


Yes.