Western Railroad Discussion > Jens, MT. Recent derailment on the Montana Rail Link

What a mess....



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/05/10 13:01 by hawkeye.

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messy...

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Is this current, or an event from the past?

toledopatch Wrote:
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> Is this current, or an event from the past?

exactly. and, i assume this is on the MRL?

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toledopatch Wrote:
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> Is this current, or an event from the past?


Occurred on August 1st, 2010. so yeah, current.

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,2245406

http://www.kpax.com/news/train-derails-near-drummond/


Mr. MRL

When did the trains end up running again?

when a derailment causes damage to an adjacent property to the railroad, who assesses the value of what was lost and who pays the owner? when i say "value", are there certain standard values of things like a oak tree, fence post, barbed wire, an acre of prairie grass, 500 lb landscaping rock, etc.? and finally are the railroads self insured? i assume they are.

dave, out.

davebb71 Wrote:
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> when a derailment causes damage to an adjacent
> property to the railroad, who assesses the value
> of what was lost and who pays the owner? when i
> say "value", are there certain standard values of
> things like a oak tree, fence post, barbed wire,
> an acre of prairie grass, 500 lb landscaping rock,
> etc.? and finally are the railroads self insured?
> i assume they are.
>
> dave, out.
I think you answered your own question.
I am assuming that the landowners ins. co. pays them (the landowner) what the landowner had the property insured for, then the ins. co. goes after the RR to be reimbursed.