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Re: Wind causes derailment on the MRL at Austin
Author: ex-BN
Date: 01-14-2014 - 10:06

DWM Wrote:
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> Derails at Milepost 13 on the 13th.
> Any black cats around?

Add up all the derailments at that milepost and you'll likely find they happen on all days of the month. Its not the milepost, its the 10+ degree curve and in this case being broadside to the mountain downdrafts.

There was a time (before head-hardened rail) when the curve had to be re-laid every 9 months (with 132 lb jointed rail). Before they were scrapped, BN banned the U25Cs and U28Cs (ex-NP and CB&Q) from that hill.

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  Wind causes derailment on the MRL at Austin pdxrailtransit 01-13-2014 - 20:26
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