Western Railroad Discussion > UP's Instantenous Bridge Replacement Program, Hampton, IA

UP continues it's bridge replacement lottery, this time Hampton, IA was selected just this morning around 3:30am when 44 cars derailed over Otter Creek. Several asphalt cars landed in the creek and ruptured spilling the substance into the creek. Crew was not hurt as the locomotives made it past the bridge before the train derailed.

https://www.kaaltv.com/news/top-news/union-pacific-train-derails-near-hampton-iowa/

https://www.kcci.com/article/train-derailment-spills-asphalt-into-creek-in-hampton-iowa/41083521

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR

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Luvit !!

Greg Stadter
Phoenix, AZ

Anonymous sources say Leader program was running train. 🤔

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Drknow Wrote:
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> Anonymous sources say Leader program was running
> train. 🤔
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If I understand correctly and if im wrong please correct me this was the MALNP train which often run's very long 12,000 feet of junk train.

Add that and defered maintenance and inspections and you get weekends full of derailments.
JC

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pretty good footage here on YT...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HpL0Xk9jTI

JasonCNW Wrote:
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> Drknow Wrote:
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> > Anonymous sources say Leader program was
> running
> > train. 🤔
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> > Posted from iPhone
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> If I understand correctly and if im wrong please
> correct me this was the MALNP train which often
> run's very long 12,000 feet of junk train.
>
> Add that and defered maintenance and inspections
> and you get weekends full of derailments.
> JC
>
> Posted from Android

For the less informed among us, a couple of definitions please...

  Leader program?

  Junk train?  Is this anything other than a unit train?

Junk = manifest freight train

LEADER = Locomotive Engineer Assist / Display and Event Recorder (somewhat analogous to auto pilot on an airplane)

CW

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UP sent two detours down via Iowa Northern Manly to Cedar Rapids then will come west to Des Moines via Nevada

MILW86A 

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> UP sent two detours down via Iowa Northern Manly
> to Cedar Rapids then will come west to Des Moines
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> MILW86A 

Now the communities along the IANR get experience Class One monster trains too!

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That would explain the ebmargo:
Embargo No: UP093222
Amendment No.: 2
Request Date: 09-05-2022
Expiration Date: 09-05-2023
Effective Immediately: Yes
Status: Effective
Issuing Road: UP - =10px
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY  Allow Permits: No
Bypass Local Waybills: No
Effective Date: 09-05-2022  Include Empty Revenue Cars: No
Include All Empty Cars: Yes
Min Car Allowed:
Max Car Allowed:
Original Requester: Michele SullivanEmail: ncscembargoteam@up.com
Phone Number: 1.4025449007   
Roads Invited to Participate:
CommodityTarget All Commodities
CauseCause: Catastrophic Event
Cause Detail: Bridge Structural Damage



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/07/22 12:14 by BurtNorton.

"Catastropic Event" ie the end of the world will continue until further notice. 

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