Derailment on the K Line, 1522 trapped

[okt@j...]

Just back from St Louis so I don't know what's been said about the 1522
being trapped in Hannibal MO. I managed to shoot the north bound trip
Sat before the Cards game started.
Good thing because they had to cancell the rest of the trips because of
this derailment
Terry

AT 1222 CT, SPRINGFIELD DIVISION, HANIBAL SUBDIVISION, THE CREW OF TRAIN
M-MEMGAL1-29 REPORTED THAT
THEIR TRAIN HAD STRUCK A DIRT SLIDE BETWEEN MP 17.0 AND 17.5. THIS 

INCIDENT RESULTED IN DERAILMENT OF ALL THREE LOCOMOTIVES, 02 ON SIDE
& 
16 HEAD CARS JACKKNIFED IN A PILE. CREW REPORTED NO INJURIES BUT WAS

TRANSPORTED FOR OBSERVATION AND RELEASED WITH BRUISES ONLY. 

THE CAUSE FOR THIS "EARTH SHIFT" WAS DUE TO A PRIVATE QUARRY DUMPING

THEIR OVER BURDEN OR WASTE DIRT NEXT TO THE CREST OF THIS ROADBED
CUT. 
FUEL FROM BOTH LOCOMOTIVES WERE REPORTED TO BE LEAKING INTO THE SOIL

WITH APROX 200 GALLONS OF FUEL DIKED AND CONTAINED. LOCAL FIRE DEPT.

WAS CONTACTED TO ASSIST ALONG WITH HULCHER TO CLEANUP THE SPILL. A
DIKE 
WAS CONSTRUCTED AS THIS STREAM FLOWS INTO THE MISSOURI RIVER APROX 

ONE MILE AWAY. HULCHER FROM HIGHLAND ASSISTED WITH 04 SIDE BOOMS, 02

BUCKET CAT'S AND 01 TRACK HOE. ALL ON SCENE BY 1500 CT. RJ CORMAN
ALSO 
WAS CONTACTED TO ASSIST WITH 02 SIDE BOOMS AND 01 FRT LOADER, ETA
1630 CT 
DAMAGE ESTIMATES: TOTAL $568,000 EQUIPMENT $440,000 

TRACK $128,000 

AS INFORMATION WEATHER DATA WAS CONTACTED FOR OBSERVATIONS OF
WEATHER 
AROUND THIS AREA. NO PRECIPITATION WAS REPORTED FOR THE LAST 24
HOURS. 
ETA FOR HAVING THE MAIN TRACK CLEAR OF THE DERAILMENT IS EARLY AM
10-01 
ETA FOR RETURNING THE MAIN TRACK BACK IN SERVICE IS AT 1800 CT 10-01

AS INFORMATION 18 TRACK PANELS AND 05 LOADS OF ROCK WILL BE
UTILIZED. 






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