Model Railroading > Tampa Northern ooops.....

Yesterday, the 25th, marked the first major derailment on the Tampa Northern.  I was shoving my phosphate train up a small grade and this happened.  Well, as a former class 1 engineer, I would say I had too many axles under power during a shove move and generated excessive  buff forces on the head cars.  Good thing I'm also the RFE and railroad superintendent as there will be no time served for this.  As a matter of fact, I didn't even have to piss in a cup. LOL

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Denis Blake

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I cringed seeing that photo.  I've done my own oopsies, including droppping a locomotive while transporting it back to the layout after working on it!  :(

Nathan

Looks like the covered hoppers survived but I'm not sure about the status of what contained that motor sticking up in the background!  Believe me, we've all done it at some point.  
Bob

I would take the cup, add something golden and bubbly, and toast your good fortune that no one was seriously injured.  :-)))

Always enjoy your photos.

-John

bobdavis Wrote:
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> Looks like the covered hoppers survived but I'm
> not sure about the status of what contained that
> motor sticking up in the background!  Believe me,
> we've all done it at some point.  
> Bob

Bob, that's a project locomotive.  It wasnt involved in the derailment. 

It happens to everyone, sooner or later.  Here's one we had during an open house.  A Clinchfield crew got a little over-enthusiastic while assisting a C&O train out of Elkhorn City yard.  No injuries.
 

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Bad train handling, fire the crew LOL

Nawwwwwwww, blame it on the track.

jdw3460 Wrote:
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> It happens to everyone, sooner or later.  Here's
> one we had during an open house.  A Clinchfield
> crew got a little over-enthusiastic while
> assisting a C&O train out of Elkhorn City yard. 
> No injuries.
>  

I would say its the fault of a C&O car.  Lol

jcaestecker Wrote:
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> I would take the cup, add something golden and
> bubbly, and toast your good fortune that no one
> was seriously injured.  :-)))
>
> Always enjoy your photos.
>
> -John

Thanks and I hear you.  At 64 years old I've never consumed alcohol.  This little mess isn't going to get me started.  

DB

 

wpdude Wrote:
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> Bad train handling, fire the crew LOL. Well, I'm the CEO, RFE, etc....nah I'm not going to fire myself.  Lol.

However, as a former class 1 engineer, that would absolutely be their response.  I did have 18 powered axles on line for this shove move! 

tomstp Wrote:
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> Nawwwwwwww, blame it on the track.

Nah, same person would be responsible, either way.  rbseg

Does your railroad enforce Rule G? :}

Didn't anybody ever tell you to keep the shiny side down?

-LD

BlackWidow Wrote:
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> Does your railroad enforce Rule G? :}

Rule G is enforced.  But this engineer has never consumed alcohol.