Canadian Railroads > Laggan Sub - Feb 11

I was in Banff this morning at one of our jobsites. Just leaving and hear, "8138 west clear signal approaching Banff."

Head to Banff Station and guess what do I found -

There are 13 grain cars stashed in Storage Track #2 or 3. Reports on the derailment said there were 13 cars that did not derail. Not sure why the UP 5536 is there but I'm guessing the CEFX unit at the far end is the 1040 which was the tail-end remote on the derailment train.

 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/11/19 11:57 by KickingHorse.

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11:50 MT

The 8138 is leading a blue k+s potash train at Banff West.

 

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710 axles / 2+2+1

 

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Same model and number range as the one in the derailment, maybe the "Feds" are running tests with it?

the potash trains i have seen were in a 2x1x1 configuration.  are the 2x2x1 configurations something new or have i just missed them?

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For a 170-car potash train - 2+1+1 is normal for summer and 2+2+1 is normal for winter