Western Railroad Discussion > Tehachapi Derailment Photos

This about a 1/4 mile south of the Cable Crossover.
Phil Sent from My Mancave above Cable at Mp358



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/07/13 12:41 by KF6MXK.

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More of the derailment near the Cable Crossovers.
Phil
Sent from My Mancave above Cable at MP 358



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/07/13 12:42 by KF6MXK.

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Will any trains detour via the COAST LINE?

I think are Friend Rusty is letting trains go by. Must talk to Rusty as this is his track right now.
Dennis

Oops! STRINGLINE

Whew! I guess I picked a good time for a quick overnight to Tehachapi - Friday and Saturday. We were thinking about Sun-Mon.

Have fun, be safe,
Bruce "Doc" Jones Sierra Madre CA

The wheels on the train go on the ground, on the ground...

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Looks like one of the new hooded signals got taken out and it wasn't even in service yet. That signal sure had a shorter life-span than anyone would have predicted.

DocJones Wrote:
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> Oops! STRINGLINE
>
> Whew! I guess I picked a good time for a quick
> overnight to Tehachapi - Friday and Saturday. We
> were thinking about Sun-Mon.
>
> Have fun, be safe,
> Bruce "Doc" Jones Sierra Madre CA


That's a good thing in general! You can still find trains there on Sunday, but not too many on Monday. Mondays on Tehachapi should be avoided unless as a last/only resort.

coach Wrote:
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> Will any trains detour via the COAST LINE?

Been listening to scanner all day. Just the usuall Amtraks through here!

pb
Oxnard CA

curious as to how those huge front end loaders are used to reset the railcars vs the use of sidewinder cats. craig

I'm wondering if that nice Southern Railway boxcar has met its end.

kcmbha Wrote:
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> curious as to how those huge front end loaders are
> used to reset the railcars vs the use of
> sidewinder cats. craig


Pretty fair sized front loaders and then a bigger one drives by. Curious if it's a new strategy for clean-up, the side winders were interesting but maybe they take too much time to move a car away from the tracks. They also take more time to move from the unload into the site, the rubber tire front loaders move pretty quick. Rubber tires let them move across the tracks pretty quick, maybe less stress on the rail. Curious if there's an issue with the tracks and the concrete ties.

There's another thread with a short clip of a front loader lifting and pushing an empty center beam while moving back and forth across the tracks.

I don't think they're worried about resetting those cars on the track!!
The loaders are used to clear the track, so the repair crews can fix
the track ASAP and get it reopened!!
Most of those cars will probably be loaded on flatcars for removal.
Mike

that makes sense about the big loaders. thanks for the input. craig

Looks like they just got those front end loaders off the sellers lot. New paint and everything.

AL Bayer

Who is the guy in pic #3 ?.