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Date: 04/14/25 15:05
Derailment in downtown Shreveport, LA
Author: Roadmaster

At around 1:15 PM this afternoon a Union Pacific train was negotiating a tight curve in downtown Shreveport when 11 cars derailed.  A photo, and a little more information, is available at the following link:

https://www.ksla.com/2025/04/14/train-cars-derailed-downtown-shreveport/

Coordinates: 32.5128414,-93.7479084

Matthew

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Date: 04/14/25 15:15
Re: Derailment in downtown Shreveport, LA
Author: 3rdswitch

Have been there many times. Sure APPEARS that cars started heading down an industry spur that heads north a mile or so to a single industry? MAYBE picked the switch. Actually got locked into that parking lot where two white pickups and fire truck are in upper left while waiting for a KCS pic. Fortunately lots of pedestrian walkways in the area and was able to escape via a sidewalk!
JB



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/14/25 15:16 by 3rdswitch.

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Date: 04/14/25 16:21
Re: Derailment in downtown Shreveport, LA
Author: WrongWayMurphy

Almost all traffic there takes the curve to the west (left side of picture).  Straight track crossing the Illinois Central
coming across the Red River bridge is industry track that sees a train maybe once a week.  

My best guess is the hopper cars picked the switch when they should have taken the left hand portion of the switch.

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Date: 04/14/25 17:57
Re: Derailment in downtown Shreveport, LA
Author: funnelfan

Really looks like the switch was thrown under the train. Cars were going around the curve until they started going straight, with that one car caught in the middle.

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR

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Date: 04/14/25 18:13
Re: Derailment in downtown Shreveport, LA
Author: funnelfan

The line that goes straight is a long abandoned Texas and Pacific line to Texarkana, now a dead end spur to some industries on the north side of Shreveport..

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR

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Date: 04/15/25 11:44
Re: Derailment in downtown Shreveport, LA
Author: NWRail

I like the way the TV reporter lady says at the end, "Canadian Pacific is formerly known as Union Pacific."

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Date: 04/16/25 10:55
Re: Derailment in downtown Shreveport, LA
Author: tomstp

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww .

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