Eastern Railroad Discussion > Spencer,ohio Train Wreck

Reported two engines on the ground in spencer,ohio with no injuries today....Scoobydoobydoo

Update this could be weather related as we got about 10 inches of snow and ice today,Medina county is at level 2 Emc,which means im not aloud to drive over there a get any pictures....Scoobydoobydoo

Well, put on your snow shoes ...

If you monitor http://www.newsnet5.com

Here is the latest from the Channel 5 web site:

"SPENCER, Ohio -- A train has derailed in Spencer, Ohio. Police said the train is leaking oil. Emergency crews are at the scene. No other information is known at this time."

If you monitor http://www.wkyc.com

Here is the latest from the Channel 3 web site:

"MEDINA COUNTY -- The Medina County Sheriff's Office is on the scene of a train derailment in Spencer. There are reports that two engines from the train are off the tracks. There are no reports of any injuries."

Check those sites in about an hour and there should be updates made about the situation.

>scoobydoobydoo Wrote:
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> Update this could be weather related as we got
> about 10 inches of snow and ice today,Medina
> county is at level 2 Emc,which means im not aloud
> to drive over there a get any
> pictures....Scoobydoobydoo

So for those of us not local to the area, what railroad is this?

csxt4617 Wrote:
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> So for those of us not local to the area, what
> railroad is this?


I believe it would be the WLE...

CIOR Wrote:
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> > So for those of us not local to the area, what
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> I believe it would be the WLE...


Yes, it's the Wheeling. Spencer is where their two principal lines intersect -- the original W&LE and the AC&Y.

Calling two locos hitting the ground a 'wreck' seems a bit over the top to me unless they've overturned or something, but if there's a fuel spill it's certainly newsworthy.

Probably they hit an ice bound crossing and derailed. A common derailment in the winter.

The WE 3016 picked a switch and took the CSX 7355 with 3 cars with it.

It was Wheeling train 389 bound for Willard.

Went down to the derailment around dusk and got these shots. They were sucking up the diesel from 3016 and you could smell it in the air. Looked like a real pain to fix and I can only imagine how the operating department, is enjoying this little break that bottlenecks the heart of the railroad.

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i got pictures of this train coming around that curve last summer in August

News story from the Medina County Gazette:

http://wp2.medina-gazette.com/2009/01/28/news/train-derails-in-spencer/


Chris Toth
NSDash9.com