Western Railroad Discussion > Texas derail ...UP

My early morning news down here in Australia just  had some video of a derail somewhere in Texas.Showed a good number of empty hoppers piled up against some houses adjacent to the tracks.Looked like there may have been some power off the rails also.No injuries reported.
Anyone with further deatils.
Regards,dK

Precision Scheduled...oh, never mind.

Aubrey, Tex. on the Choctaw Sub, just north of my old stomping grounds in Argyle.
Fairly busy  ex T&P/MKt joint track.

i believe story at www.nbcdfw.com

WrongWayMurphy Wrote:
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> Aubrey, Tex. on the Choctaw Sub, just north of my
> old stomping grounds in Argyle.
> Fairly busy  ex T&P/MKt joint track.
>
> i believe story at www.nbcdfw.com

Thanks Shane.Neat old Mopac hopper in amongst the mess.
DK

Looks like it derailed on the switch to the industry siding there. The guy that had the derailment in his backyard has a nice collection of 60-70's cars.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Train-Derails-in-Aubrey-504105341.html

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/09/19 18:28 by funnelfan.

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trainjunkie Wrote:
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> Precision Scheduled...oh, never mind.

It is Precision Scheduled Railroading!
That train was scheduled, by management, to derail at that precise
Spot at that precise time.

Hats off to management for doing such a great job and bringing excitement to the trackside residents!

Posted from Android

Like most men in Denton County, the guy interviewed was probably really
ticked off ...... not that the train derailed almost into his house but that it interrupted
his shop work.

funnelfan Wrote:
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> https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Train-Derails-in-Aubrey-504105341.html

Thanks for the link, Ted.  There are some great drone shots there, with some very close up.
Although the railcars may not have actually hit the shed attached to the garage, it appears that some of the debris DID.  
Check out photo 9: it appears at least two walls of the shed have shifted and separated, with a chunk of siding broken off at the bottom.

HH
 

Looks like the fence is down. It's a Heritage fleet derailment, rare catch.

Was there distributed power pushing from the rear on this train?  Looking at the series of photos, some taken with a drone by the TV crew, the leading/trailing unit is on the rails, the second unit has the end coupled to an empty flat derailed which is off the rails to one side and the next two cars, empty centerbeams are on the rails or very close to it.  Beyond the centerbeams are empty coal hoppers that are off the track and to various degrees crosswise.
Alex Huff     

BTW, it looks like this guy had two Mercury Comets and a Mercury Cougar and a Jeep Wranger behind the pickup truck.

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR