woodenhead Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 2 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 That's an amazing location, like a giant model railway - a huge bridge crossing a triangular junction and other lines. Paul 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joner Posted September 15, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 15, 2020 Wow. My boys and me used to watch that camera quite often. Usually something going on there, very busy. Its going to cause havoc! I bet the driver needed a change of pants after that, wouldn't fancy toppling off there at that height. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted September 15, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 15, 2020 We were there in 2018 during the Kansas City NMRA Convention. A superb location so we watch the live railcam most days. Today my other half came running to the shed to tell me about the derailment as it was on our living room PC whilst she was on her work laptop WFH. I then had to pause my work to switch on the shed pc to watch. There was 2800 watching a few minutes ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Does the guy filming in the foreground live in his car? https://goo.gl/maps/pME3GLzRZQZc8vzZ8 P 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RFS Posted September 15, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 15, 2020 Live feed showing the recovery work underway - 3424 people viewing at the moment! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNvU59Ld8aA 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Huge road crane just arrived, and a smaller one - these Yanks don't faff about - trains running under the wreck also !!!! Popcorn in the microvave !! Google maps https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@39.0832612,-94.6041576,379a,35y,270h,39.33t/data=!3m1!1e3 Brit15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brigo Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 There's another live feed that is zoomed in a bit more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aNc8iVY-r8 Brian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizz Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Mmmmmm that looks expensive! Wonder if the auto racks were loaded? That rail was fairly mangled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Even bigger crane just arrived - that's 3 of em !! brit15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Big crash in Canada too https://globalnews.ca/video/7334594/drone-video-of-huge-train-derailment-near-hope-b-c 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) Good grief that's a right mess https://globalnews.ca/video/7333784/cn-confirms-train-carrying-potash-derails-near-hope Video shows a massive train derailment near Hope, BC. CN says up to 20 cars carrying potash derailed at Hunter Creek road and Laidlaw. The company says there are no injuries – fires – or dangerous goods involved. More to come. Brit15 Edited September 15, 2020 by APOLLO added info Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 Anyone else watching the convaluted route the blue 12 wheel dump trucks have to take back and forth across the tracks. "How many wheels on your truck Bubba?" "Six Hank!" "heck that's not enough, stick another 6 little ones on". 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo666 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Well that's absorbed this evening's free time! Surprised to see this, a 'Dozer just going across the tracks. Would this be allowed in the UK? No surprise they have derailments if any 20 ton piece of plant can just drive over the track. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Yanks - All the gear and no idea !!!!! (Old WW2 saying) Brit15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted September 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2020 I had already posted this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 33 minutes ago, melmerby said: I had already posted this I did do a search but nothing apparent, I was in USA though not just overseas prototype, my bad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted September 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2020 I actually considered USA but thought just "overseas" might get a bigger audience (Wrong!) I got the VR clip very soon after it had been posted as I went to look at Santa Fe Jn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Damo666 said: Surprised to see this, a 'Dozer just going across the tracks. Would this be allowed in the UK? No surprise they have derailments if any 20 ton piece of plant can just drive over the track. At a guess they will be burying the track in gravel to create a base for the cranes when it is time to go after the engines - thus that track will need to be carefully checked after all the gravel is later removed anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 Still hard at work - one of the carriers was lifted off last night - they had to use gas cutters before it was free to lift. At the moment attention is on the lead loco - there was a lot of equipment in front of it during daylight yesterday and there's stuff there now in a different position. I wonder if they are going to try and recover the locos on the bridge and not lift them off - cannot imagine such a huge lift would be easier than lifting the loco where is stands and sticking some temporary track underneath 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 First loco righted and I imagine sat on some rail, mobile crane on the bridge currently moving it's jib away from the loco. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted September 16, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 16, 2020 (edited) The bridge is double track so will have been placed on the adjacent one. Two autoracks are now on the ground, one behind the other. Edited September 16, 2020 by roundhouse 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 It's a double track bridge, so they must have space to shift the locomotive about - the crane is now moving by the side of the upright loco. Looking on Google, perhaps it was a failure on that crossing of some sort as that is where the issue looked to have started before the locos came to rest a little further on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted September 16, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 16, 2020 (edited) First loco moving off under its own power ! (or is it being winched ?, can't see to be 100%) Edited September 16, 2020 by beast66606 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 Doesn't sound under power, there was a recovery vehicle of sort sort right in front of it moving in time with it. The smoke I think was from the crane alongside it. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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