by fogg1703
Reports from Westford Fire of a derailment in Westford involving propane cars. Possibly 15 cars total on the ground, unknown number of propane cars involved. SEPO most likely.
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Moderator: MEC407
MEC407 wrote:Can you confirm that this was definitely SEPO?I cannot. There was a report on GuilfordRailSightings Yahoo Group by Jacob Mayo that it was SEPO. The two LPG cars were loaded so it could also be EDPO with loaded LPG from CSX at Rotterdam Jct.
Mikejf wrote:Why should the town or fire department have to be notified? There was no danger, no spill, no hazard to the community. Someone is just trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill. But I would think they would have been called when it came time for the re-railing, just in case something went wrong.Any derailment is a potential hazard. I'd've liked it if PAR had called the Westford town offices and/or the Police & Fire Dept. Simply telling those whose job it is to watch over this kind of stuff makes their life much easier, and would greatly help them should anything escalate. I realize that this was a rather minor derailment, but it should be standard practice to alert those in the immediate area.
Mikejf wrote:Why should the town or fire department have to be notified? There was no danger, no spill, no hazard to the community. Someone is just trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill. But I would think they would have been called when it came time for the re-railing, just incase something went wrong.If the derailment is on a bridge over a public way! Or if a road needs to be closed. Or if they need to offload hazardous cargo in a location that isn't a usual location (yard or siding).
BandA wrote:Perhaps the road should have been closed off, but why keep the fire department there? I am a first responder myself, so I do have a clue here. The town manager was trespassing, that is what the police were called for. No need to evacuate for nothing. But like I said, when it comes time for the re-railing, then it would be time to call them in.Mikejf wrote:Why should the town or fire department have to be notified? There was no danger, no spill, no hazard to the community. Someone is just trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill. But I would think they would have been called when it came time for the re-railing, just incase something went wrong.If the derailment is on a bridge over a public way! Or if a road needs to be closed. Or if they need to offload hazardous cargo in a location that isn't a usual location (yard or siding).
Mikejf wrote:...but why keep the fire department there?Sure, that's not really necessary. But a simple call into the town authorities stating that a derailment has occurred at location X at time DE:FG seems like something that should have been done.