Passenger Trains > BNSF derailment delaying #7

I am on board 7(24) and we were just told we are being held for an unknown amount of time at Williston, ND due to a BNSF derailment ahead. Any info?

Thanks!



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/25/12 10:04 by goxmit.

Derailment in or near Snowden, MT last night.

Any idea of the severity?

AlbinaRunThrough Wrote:
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> Derailment in or near Snowden, MT last night.

#8 is shown as on time out of Shelby. Where is Snowdon ?

joemvcnj Wrote:
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> #8 is shown as on time out of Shelby. Where is
> Snowdon ?

On the ND-Mont. state line.

Can each train head back to origin from Williston and Wolf Point after bus bridging everyone ?

joemvcnj Wrote:
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> Can each train head back to origin from Williston
> and Wolf Point after bus bridging everyone ?

It'd take some work, but yes.

goxmit Wrote:
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> Any idea of the severity?

Heard a car or two tipped over (presumably a stack train), on or near the West switch of Snowden around midnight.

Looks like 8 has moved now..

Not sure about 7, and I am guessing it's not going to go all the way to SEA/PDX.

You never know, goxmit, 7 on the move yet?

7/27 turns at SPK for 8/28
buses are indicated

Was not in range...we are coming into Whitefish. Hit a 2000 lb steer at 1030pm. More delay. When it rains, it pours.

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goxmit Wrote:
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> Was not in range...we are coming into Whitefish.
> Hit a 2000 lb steer at 1030pm. More delay. When it
> rains, it pours.
>
> Posted from iPhone


Was this last night or the night before? I can't see how 7 can be near WFH 10:30 if it was held back 6 hours?

No such thing as a 2000 lb steer!

Heat buckling tracks?

Repeating crew comments.


Normanroger Wrote:
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> No such thing as a 2000 lb steer!

We hit the steer in central Montana, well before the Whitefish stop. Probably near Havre. Had to replace an air hose and inspect train. HEP was down for an hour or so as well. Train turning at Spokane to be today's 7/27.

There were two boxcars upside down near Snowden. One had fracking sand in it, the other had not opened. Seemed like a lot of delay for a pretty small derailment, but then again, I saw it after cleanup.

Longest Amtrak delay I have ever had. But they did a pretty good job with us, I have to say. Kudos to a solid crew. We got to Whitefish with sun just barely on the horizon...as it would have been if we were on schedule. It was just the wrong horizon!

Dan

TraneMan Wrote:
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> goxmit Wrote:
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> > Was not in range...we are coming into
> Whitefish.
> > Hit a 2000 lb steer at 1030pm. More delay. When
> it
> > rains, it pours.
> >
> > Posted from iPhone
>
>
> Was this last night or the night before? I can't
> see how 7 can be near WFH 10:30 if it was held
> back 6 hours?