Amtrak Derailment

cidchase · 04-06-2004, 10:10 PM

Northbound "City of New Orleans" derailed south of Yazoo City,
Mississippi, at 7:00 PM.
At least one person was killed, and eighty injured, with a number
of critical injuries.
Nine cars on the ground, on their sides.
The darkness is not helping the rescue/cleanup efforts any.
No fire was apparent in the TV pictures.

This is very close to the site in Vaughan where Casey Jones
lost his life.

TomPM · 04-06-2004, 10:24 PM

Here is a link for the story:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...rak_derailment

Ralph · 04-07-2004, 08:39 PM

Geeeez

spitfire · 04-08-2004, 12:09 PM

Very unfortunate for all concerned.

Val

rcwatkins · 04-08-2004, 03:22 PM

They had to put everyone on buses on the SouthBound City of New Orleans train(Chicago-New Orleans) at Memphis. Right around when this happened they said they they were riding over the roughest part of the journey. It's sad not only for loss of life but also you won't get to railfan in that area for quite some time because of the cleanup.

jon-monon · 04-08-2004, 03:58 PM

I believe that's the train that runs through town here. I never seem to have a chance to get a good shot of it. Here it is leaving town on the old Monon main line, headed for Monon, then Rensselaer (my home town) and on to Chicago from there. I keep thinin' I should ride it up to Chicago one day, while I have the chance...

rcwatkins · 04-08-2004, 10:53 PM

They say that the cause of the derailment in MS was faulty rail. The engineer saw the rail misalignment and tried to stop but it was too late. Believe it or not CN inspected the tracks just 2 days before and said they had passed inspection. They have had 5 derailments in that same area in the past 18 years, one spilling hazardous wastes causing nearby Flora to be evacuated. CN has since replaced the faulty rail.

04-06-2004, 10:10 PM	#1
cidchase Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere between Clarksville and Zhanjiang Posts: 1,671 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Amtrak Derailment Northbound "City of New Orleans" derailed south of Yazoo City, Mississippi, at 7:00 PM. At least one person was killed, and eighty injured, with a number of critical injuries. Nine cars on the ground, on their sides. The darkness is not helping the rescue/cleanup efforts any. No fire was apparent in the TV pictures. This is very close to the site in Vaughan where Casey Jones lost his life. __________________ The Home of the Brave, and the Land of the Free Electron! Cid

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TomPM Another Fried Egg Fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Drexel Hill, PA Posts: 3,775 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Here is a link for the story: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...rak_derailment __________________ Tom Jack of All Trades Master of None To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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spitfire Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,210 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Very unfortunate for all concerned. Val __________________ But enough about me - let's talk about my To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. ! NARA member #67

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04-08-2004, 03:22 PM	#5
rcwatkins Inactive Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: TN Posts: 471 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	They had to put everyone on buses on the SouthBound City of New Orleans train(Chicago-New Orleans) at Memphis. Right around when this happened they said they they were riding over the roughest part of the journey. It's sad not only for loss of life but also you won't get to railfan in that area for quite some time because of the cleanup.

04-08-2004, 10:53 PM	#7
rcwatkins Inactive Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: TN Posts: 471 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	They say that the cause of the derailment in MS was faulty rail. The engineer saw the rail misalignment and tried to stop but it was too late. Believe it or not CN inspected the tracks just 2 days before and said they had passed inspection. They have had 5 derailments in that same area in the past 18 years, one spilling hazardous wastes causing nearby Flora to be evacuated. CN has since replaced the faulty rail.

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