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Wreck at East Chicago

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 9:10 pm
by MQT1223
Looks like CSX took a spill on the IHB at East Chicago, lots of reroutes up the Porter Branch...

Re: Wreck at East Chicago

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 11:08 pm
by GaryIndianaRailFan
Awesome!

Re: Wreck at East Chicago

Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 12:39 pm
by SD80MAC
It was at the IHB diamond at Cal (no) Tower. Q326 and Q327 are annulled today.

Re: Wreck at East Chicago

Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 12:49 pm
by justalurker66
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/f ... y/2227193/

A freight train derailed in East Chicago just after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, sending several cars full of crude oil careening off the tracks.
According to fire officials, a CSX train heading eastbound derailed in East Chicago on Wednesday evening.
A total of 41 cars disconnected from the conductor car, while between five and 10 cars actually derailed, according to officials.

(Flame the TV station for the "conductor car", not me!)

Re: Wreck at East Chicago

Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 6:57 pm
by JoJames
K160

Re: Wreck at East Chicago

Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2020 8:40 pm
by hoborich
What's a "conductor car"?

Re: Wreck at East Chicago

Posted: Sat Feb 29, 2020 12:25 am
by trainjunkie47
hoborich wrote:What's a "conductor car"?
It leads the string cars, the woodwind cars, the brass cars, and the percussion cars. :D

Re: Wreck at East Chicago

Posted: Sat Feb 29, 2020 1:02 am
by Saturnalia
trainjunkie47 wrote:
hoborich wrote:What's a "conductor car"?
It leads the string cars, the woodwind cars, the brass cars, and the percussion cars. :D
Also known as the "arm waver" car by some

Re: Wreck at East Chicago

Posted: Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:40 am
by justalurker66
At least they didn't call it the passenger car (since it had people on it) or the tractor car (since it pulls the train like a semi tractor). But if the engine is the conductor car it does raise the question of where the engineer rides the train. "It could have been worse" isn't a high standard for journalism.

Re: Wreck at East Chicago

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2020 4:23 am
by 9xs
Several oil cars and a BNSF engine are in East Chicago yard, along with a B&O themed caboose on another track there.

Re: Wreck at East Chicago

Posted: Wed May 06, 2020 2:55 am
by 9xs
The oil cars from the derailment are being dismantled and scrapped at Calumet tower

Re: Wreck at East Chicago

Posted: Sat May 09, 2020 8:51 pm
by hoborich
"It could have been worse" isn't a high standard for journalism.
But it seems to be the "new normal". :D