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Derailment photos
Author: Rob Harper
Date: 04-21-2012 - 08:41

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a2da00b3127cceffbe75ca0a0400000030O00AYtWbhk2YuGIPbz4M/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/
Cranes attempting to rerail one of the 7 derailed cars on the right while grain was being vacuumed from the one on the left.

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But I guess this car was in the way, so a bulldozer shoved it out of the way while still on its side.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a2da00b3127cceffbe66becbd100000030O00AYtWbhk2YuGIPbz4M/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/
There's a lot of grain to vacuum up!

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a2da00b3127cceffbe393a0ad200000030O00AYtWbhk2YuGIPbz4M/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/
Note the wheel sets lined up in the field on the left and the twisted track. I think the trackhoe did the damage to the road bed seen here, and not the derailment.

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The trackhoe is picking up debris to clear the way.

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That's a scoop full of broken ties.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a2da00b3127cceffbf8ebeebe900000030O00AYtWbhk2YuGIPbz4M/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/
Once the vac crew got most of the grain out of the car, they went to work sucking up the spilled grin on the ground.

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Hulcher was there in force. All of these white trucks with Indiana license plates belonged to them. I think they came out of the Pasco area to help.

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  Interesting stuff on the Central Washington Line Rob Harper 04-19-2012 - 14:45
  Re: Interesting stuff on the Central Washington Line Richard O. 04-19-2012 - 16:03
  Re: Interesting stuff on the Central Washington Line Joe Cool 04-19-2012 - 20:39
  Re: Interesting stuff on the Central Washington Line Rob Harper 04-20-2012 - 07:15
  Re: Interesting stuff on the Central Washington Line Richard O. 04-20-2012 - 22:47
  Re: Interesting stuff on the Central Washington Line Butler 04-21-2012 - 00:06
  Derailment photos Rob Harper 04-21-2012 - 08:41
  Re: Derailment photos George Andrews 04-21-2012 - 09:16
  Re: Derailment photos Rob Harper 04-21-2012 - 09:35
  Re: Derailment photos Spike 04-21-2012 - 17:23
  Re: Derailment photos Throttle Hogg 04-21-2012 - 17:51
  Re: Interesting stuff on the Central Washington Line Rodney Aho 04-29-2012 - 10:57


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