Altamont Press Discussion Board :: Discussion :: Tehachapi CLOSED major DERAIL at Cliff 2pm 11-17-07

Tehachapi CLOSED major DERAIL at Cliff 2pm 11-17-07

Author: Daniel3197

Date: 11-17-2007 - 19:15

Since no one else has yet posted this news here it is:

Heads up all Tehachapi and I 5 Corridor fans, I just found this news item
on the Trainorders website about a big derailment near Tunnel 7 - Cliff.
The railroad will likely need a hazmat clean up which should close the line for some 36 Hours at a minimum.
This means that ALL rail traffic will either go on the Coast Line (Santa Barbara) OR the very LONG way via Donner Pass--Salt Lake--Vegas--Barstow.
A Bakersfield TV station reported the time of derailment as 2PM saturday Nov 17, 2007 :

[www.trainorders.com]

[www.trainorders.com]

--- Daniel

===================================================
Date: November 17, 2007 18:28
Re: Hart's Flat - Location Please??
Author: cajon
Train went into emergency coming out of tunnel 7. Train has about 10 stack sets on the ground. Crew was instructed to leave cab account haz leak. Railroad will be shut down at least 36 hours. Fire department will not let any work crews in the derailment site till hazmat is cleared. Patch crew can not board train due to hazmat. Cars are on both sides of tunnel 7 including inside the tunnel.

Crew is okay but in shock. Engineer said he felt three jolts, looked into his side mirror and watched as everything from his rear unit into tunnel 7 went over. Train then went into emergency.

UP/BNSF now trying to find a way to get equipment into site for clean up when released by fire

Dennis

Navigate: Previous Message•Next Message

Options: Reply To This Message•Quote This Message

Subject	Written By	Date/Time (PST)
Tehachapi CLOSED major DERAIL at Cliff 2pm 11-17-07	Daniel3197	11-17-2007 - 19:15
Re: Tehachapi CLOSED major DERAIL at Cliff 2pm 11-17-07	cajon	11-17-2007 - 20:26
Re: Tehachapi CLOSED major DERAIL at Cliff 2pm 11-17-07	Mike Hawk	11-17-2007 - 22:59
Re: Tehachapi CLOSED major DERAIL at Cliff 2pm 11-17-07	cajon	11-18-2007 - 04:33
Re: Tehachapi CLOSED major DERAIL at Cliff 2pm 11-17-07	David Maxwell	11-18-2007 - 15:58
Re: Tehachapi CLOSED DERAIL--Westbound Train BNSF	Daniel3197	11-18-2007 - 16:49
Are Amtrak and Metrolink Passenger Train Movements being affected on the UP Coast Line due to this derailment???	Coleman Randall, Jr	11-18-2007 - 18:33
Re: Are Amtrak and Metrolink Passenger Train Movements being affected on the UP Coast Line due to this derailment???	Ed Von Nordeck	11-19-2007 - 00:07
Re: Tehachapi CLOSED major DERAIL at Cliff 2pm 11-17-07	Ben Dover	11-18-2007 - 21:46
Tehachapi OPEN at Cliff as of 9:59PM Pacific Time 11-18-07	Daniel3197	11-19-2007 - 08:38
Re: Tehachapi OPEN at Cliff as of 9:59PM Pacific Time 11-18-07	David Maxwell	11-19-2007 - 14:00
Re: Tehachapi OPEN at Cliff as of 9:59PM Pacific Time 11-18-07	John Henry	11-20-2007 - 07:28
Re: Tehachapi OPEN at Cliff as of 9:59PM Pacific Time 11-18-07	highball	04-12-2008 - 12:31
Re: Tehachapi CLOSED major DERAIL at Cliff 2pm 11-17-07	Matt bone hulsey	04-04-2017 - 03:57

Go to: Message List•Search

Subject:
Your Name:

Help information:

BBcode help

Spam prevention:

Please, enter the code that you see below in the input field. This is for blocking bots that try to post this form automatically.

 **     **  **     **        **  **    **   ******   
 **     **   **   **         **  ***   **  **    **  
 **     **    ** **          **  ****  **  **        
 *********     ***           **  ** ** **  **   **** 
 **     **    ** **    **    **  **  ****  **    **  
 **     **   **   **   **    **  **   ***  **    **  
 **     **  **     **   ******   **    **   ******

Enter code:

Daniel3197 Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Since no one else has yet posted this news here it
> is:
> 
> Heads up all Tehachapi and I 5 Corridor fans, I
> just found this news item
> on the Trainorders website about a big derailment
> near Tunnel 7 - Cliff.
> The railroad will likely need a hazmat clean up
> which should close the line for some 36 Hours at a
> minimum.
> This means that ALL rail traffic will either go on
> the Coast Line (Santa Barbara)   OR the very LONG
> way via Donner Pass--Salt Lake--Vegas--Barstow.
> A Bakersfield TV station reported the time of
> derailment as 2PM saturday Nov 17, 2007 :
> 
> http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,1
> 537676
> 
> http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,1
> 537676,page=2
> 
> --- Daniel
> 
> ==================================================
> =
> Date: November 17, 2007 18:28
> Re: Hart's Flat - Location Please??
> Author: cajon
> Train went into emergency coming out of tunnel 7.
> Train has about 10 stack sets on the ground. Crew
> was instructed to leave cab account haz leak.
> Railroad will be shut down at least 36 hours. Fire
> department will not let any work crews in the
> derailment site till hazmat is cleared. Patch crew
> can not board train due to hazmat. Cars are on
> both sides of tunnel 7 including inside the
> tunnel.
> 
> Crew is okay but in shock. Engineer said he felt
> three jolts, looked into his side mirror and
> watched as everything from his rear unit into
> tunnel 7 went over. Train then went into
> emergency.
> 
> UP/BNSF now trying to find a way to get equipment
> into site for clean up when released by fire
> 
> Dennis

This message board is maintained by:Altamont Press
You can send us an email at altamontpress1@gmail.com