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Train Derailment in Pecos, TX
Posted on 12/19/24 at 6:16 pm
Posted on 12/19/24 at 6:16 pm
After blasting through trailer with large freight
(its a short so I can't embed it)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-JiJXAHzWGM
2 dead, 3 injured
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/one-dead-at-least-four-injured-west-texas-train-derailment-chamber-of-commerce/
(its a short so I can't embed it)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-JiJXAHzWGM
2 dead, 3 injured
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/one-dead-at-least-four-injured-west-texas-train-derailment-chamber-of-commerce/
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Posted on 12/19/24 at 11:33 pm to redstick13
Bent the hell out of whatever that tube is. And took out one end of a brick building.
I'm not finding clear photos of the locomotives but the cabs don't look terribly bad from what I can see. It's not clear from the photos which was the lead locomotive however as they are somewhat scattered.
There are big collision posts in the nose for extra protection in incidents like this which prevents the cab from being cleaned off. Kind of surprised the engineer and conductor were killed. Very unfortunate.
I'm not finding clear photos of the locomotives but the cabs don't look terribly bad from what I can see. It's not clear from the photos which was the lead locomotive however as they are somewhat scattered.
There are big collision posts in the nose for extra protection in incidents like this which prevents the cab from being cleaned off. Kind of surprised the engineer and conductor were killed. Very unfortunate.
This post was edited on 12/19/24 at 11:36 pm
Posted on 12/20/24 at 3:57 am to Bama and Beer
Directly in front of the building is what's left of the lead unit. The roof of the cab was sheared off. I've been railroading for 23 years & I can't remember seeing one in that bad a shape.
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Posted on 12/19/24 at 6:18 pm to Funky Tide 8
Damn, that was nasty. Week before Christmas too. Shitty.
Posted on 12/19/24 at 6:19 pm to Funky Tide 8
That escalated quickly.
Posted on 12/19/24 at 6:30 pm to Funky Tide 8
Was that parts for a wind turbine?
Billy Bob sent that train
Billy Bob sent that train
Posted on 12/19/24 at 6:58 pm to Funky Tide 8
Another fricking stupid truck driver
Posted on 12/19/24 at 7:02 pm to Hogbit
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Another fricking stupid truck driver
How long was the truck stuck prior to the train's arrival?
Did the driver have time & not call the emergency number on the crossing which could've gotten the train stopped?
Posted on 12/19/24 at 7:05 pm to Hogbit
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This post was edited on 12/19/24 at 7:07 pm
Posted on 12/19/24 at 7:07 pm to Funky Tide 8
Wow that trailer got SMOKED!
Posted on 12/19/24 at 7:27 pm to rt3
How about the idiot trucker, who actually got folks killed, not get his low slung load hung up at a R/R crossing. That is trucking 101 when you pull a trailer, especially a lowboy.
Posted on 12/19/24 at 7:29 pm to Hogbit
I've crossed those tracks a thousand times. They aren't that steep. He's a moron. Or whoever approved that load/route is
Oilfield fricked right now. Didnt read article. Thats 285
Oilfield fricked right now. Didnt read article. Thats 285
This post was edited on 12/19/24 at 7:34 pm
Posted on 12/19/24 at 7:30 pm to Funky Tide 8
Denzel would’ve had it stopped in the nick of time
Posted on 12/19/24 at 7:43 pm to Nado Jenkins83
Still up to the driver to look at that crossing and realize he can't make it.
Posted on 12/19/24 at 7:46 pm to Hogbit
This is THE road in the area. It gets 90% of the traffic north out of town. Everyone crosses it over and over and over
Posted on 12/19/24 at 7:48 pm to Funky Tide 8
Why couldn’t the truck cross? Why was he just sitting there?
Posted on 12/19/24 at 8:00 pm to Nado Jenkins83
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This is THE road in the area. It gets 90% of the traffic north out of town. Everyone crosses it over and over and over
Then he sure should have known better.
Posted on 12/19/24 at 8:45 pm to Nado Jenkins83
That was some sort of distillation tower. Def not a wind turbine.
Posted on 12/19/24 at 8:48 pm to Hogbit
He had an escort. They should have known well ahead of time.
Posted on 12/19/24 at 8:54 pm to Funky Tide 8
Those over size haulers are usually very experienced and know their sh##. Also he had an escort, I can't imagine what would cause him to make such a bad decision. I drove for 44 years and never got hung up on a RR crossing.
Posted on 12/19/24 at 9:04 pm to Marlo Stanfield
Demethanizer Tower for a cryogenic plant. The tractor trailer bottomed out on the tracks.
Posted on 12/19/24 at 9:08 pm to Funky Tide 8
Sucks to be driving a truck 1 minute and facing negligent homicide charges the next
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