N-S derailment this morning in Linden VA

[riogrande]

My wife noticed chatter on her FB that there was a derailment northwest of where we live out toward Winchester NY near Linden.

royalexaminer.com/no-injuries-or-immediate-threat-determined-from-linden-train-derailment/

[edwardsutorik]

Appears the derailment happened at the track switch, as the train was going into the siding.

Ed

[edwardsutorik]

I see we're awash with comments on the subject. Here's a couple of good videos of the mess:

Here's the before shot (well, it's really kinda after the before, which woulda been a clean track):




This one shows the cleanup. Note that the centerbeam which had been in the farmhouse yard is gone:



Interesting that they brought in a buncha ballast so the tracked vehicles would have it easier.



Ed

[fr8kar]

We had a derailment a few years ago caused by washout. In addition to the massive amount of rock brought in, there were also hundreds of ties used to make a path on the ground for the construction equipment. I don't know if they were standard creosote railroad ties or something more robust.

A couple years ago when a high voltage transmission line alongside the tracks was being upgraded over some unstable/wet ground, a similar approach was used with what looked like railroad ties. That project was interesting to watch for several reasons but seeing the workers transported to the tops of the towers by helicopter was pretty cool.