Eastern Railroad Discussion > Train derailment reported in Bluefield, Virginia

Just saw this come across the wires.  It looks like there could be two trains involved;  Train derailment reported in Bluefield, Virginia (msn.com)

This all I found so far.  The NKP unit is in one of the photos.   https://www.wvnstv.com/news/virginia-news/train-derailment-reported-in-bluefield-virginia/

I33 involving a handful of cars.  2nd main is passable and moving trains.

And before we have another 8099 discussion, 8100 appears to have escaped unscathed...

Hope crew(s) are ok.

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Bluefield, Virginia, is just west of Bluefield, West Virginia.  Think about that for a moment.

I like the new term in the reports for containers - train cargo carts.

ns1000 Wrote:
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> And before we have another 8099 discussion, 8100
> appears to have escaped unscathed...
>
> Hope crew(s) are ok.
>
> Posted from Android

If I was locomotive 8101, I'd be concerned...

I'm still thinking about where Bluefield is, west or east?

Who's on first?

> - train cargo carts.

I'll have to remember that one.  

John

irhoghead Wrote:
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> Who's on first?

What's on second?

Gonut1 Wrote:
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> I'm still thinking about where Bluefield is, west
> or east?

It's the capital of South Virginia.

In case this is a serious question, it's in the mountains just west of where I-77 crosses the WV/VA state line.
 

toledopatch Wrote:
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> In case this is a serious question, it's in the
> mountains just west of where I-77 crosses the
> WV/VA state line.

Basically the mainline to Portsmouth OH re-enters Virginia for a short stretch before continuing on in West Virginia. The Clinch Valley line diverges off  at Bluefield VA and continues on in Virginia to Norton.

toledopatch Wrote:
> In case this is a serious question, it's in the mountains just west of where I-77 crosses the WV/VA state line.

And just to keep things straight, remember that I-77 North is the exact same road as I-81 South through Virginia.

Tominde Wrote:
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> And just to keep things straight, remember that
> I-77 North is the exact same road as I-81 South
> through Virginia.

Yes, that's a sign which gets your attention on the highway

Lackawanna484 Wrote:
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> Tominde Wrote:
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> (SNIP)
> >
> > And just to keep things straight, remember that
> > I-77 North is the exact same road as I-81 South
> > through Virginia.
>
> Yes, that's a sign which gets your attention on
> the highway

There's about a ten mile stretch near Wytheville, Virginia, where both I-81 and I-77 run together as the same road - on an east-west alignment.  Otherwise they are separate roads.

Tominde Wrote:
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> toledopatch Wrote:
> > In case this is a serious question, it's in the
> mountains just west of where I-77 crosses
> the WV/VA state line.
>
> And just to keep things straight, remember that
> I-77 North is the exact same road as I-81 South
> through Virginia.

There's about 25 miles of I-77 south from the Bluefield/Princeton area before one reaches the wrong-way concurrency with I-81.
 

Jimbo Wrote:
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> Bluefield, Virginia, is just west of Bluefield,
> West Virginia.  Think about that for a moment.
>
> I like the new term in the reports for containers
> - train cargo carts.

Whatever happened to the concept that if you must talk about a subject in which you are basically clueless, you find someone who DOES and either have THEM describe it or have them educate you?  I guess when you are too dumb to know what you don't know, you get "train cargo carts".........