345 behind BET today. Tighe in Winchester and Woburn chock full or box cars. Two cars spotted at Atlantic plywood as well.
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So I was riding the little trail opposite montvale yard on the winchester/woburn line and notice that two of the box cars were on the ground. A closer look and the tracks on the yard siding were all messed up. Looks like one of the cars split the switch and it caused all sorts of problems. I took some pics, I'll post them later.
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Where the heck did the left rail go?
I wonder that too. Also these box cars typical get switched out every night and the track is currently loaded so I feel like this is kind of a big deal?
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Probably not a good idea to take those pictures from the location you did. Trains are cruising through there with limited visibility. You're technically trespassing.
Yeah must have been my uhhhhh fancy lens that makes it look like I was standing right on the track. If I ever were to hang out on active rails, I would certainly be exceedingly careful and very aware of where the trains are.
But back to the boxcars, does anyone know what's going on? I'm surprised nobody with first hand knowledge has commented.
But back to the boxcars, does anyone know what's going on? I'm surprised nobody with first hand knowledge has commented.
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The ties look like they are in good shape and recent ballast?
Yeah I'm assuming it was in a half-repaired state when I snapped those pics.
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looks like the mec box picked the switch as they were shoving in. probably led to the stock rails spreading and the snc car dropping in the gauge.
Did we ever hear a music sweeter than the one that thrills, as it floats along the Deerfield, as it echoes o'er the hills.-E. A. Fitch
How we watch that little engine as it stalks across the plain; was there ever music sweeter, was there ever sight completer, than the coming of the train?
Given where the car is, wouldn't that have also meant the locomotive would be on the ground too? Did they have to pick up a locomotive and put it back on the tracks?
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there were likely more cars against the engine. assuming one of those went on the ground they should have been able to tug it back on the rail with wood blocking.
Did we ever hear a music sweeter than the one that thrills, as it floats along the Deerfield, as it echoes o'er the hills.-E. A. Fitch
How we watch that little engine as it stalks across the plain; was there ever music sweeter, was there ever sight completer, than the coming of the train?
Interesting. If the people driving that train were on this forum, would they be free to tells us the details about what happened? Or is there some kind of secrecy thing because minor as it was, it was technically an accident?
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they're really not supposed to give out any company information. sometimes things leak out from parties involved, but they're forbidden from stating anything publicly.
Did we ever hear a music sweeter than the one that thrills, as it floats along the Deerfield, as it echoes o'er the hills.-E. A. Fitch
How we watch that little engine as it stalks across the plain; was there ever music sweeter, was there ever sight completer, than the coming of the train?
There are no crew members from that job on this forum. Looks like a standard split switch.