All I can remember was half the train derailed as it was going through a cutting in the city centre which made the noise much, much louder and saying did I just see that? About 15 mins later a whole team of rail inspectors ask me and my friend what we saw and the whole line shut down. It was frightening and judging by these men getting spooked I ask you can you imagine seeing a derailment at speed in an enclosed cutting. It was THE most amazing thing my eyes have ever seen. Excellent video.
Wow! What a chance happening! Thanks for posting this. You see things like this in still shots and on the news after the wreck has occured! But this takes the cake!
It's too bad about the train and it's a good thing no one was injured but, man, talk about being at the right place at the right time to capture this truly incredible video!
This is one of the best videos on youtube for derailment i've seen...simple railfanning gone chaotic. Good camera work, this should have a lot more views than it does.
Best video I have ever seen. I saw a freight loco derail about 2 years ago. I dont have video of it but it was pretty cool to witness it. The train had 80 cars and 5 engines. When it happened, he was doing about 40 MPH. The Engines made it over the crossing, but the 8th car did not. The track had a wash out right at the crossing from a pretty bad rain storm that came through. 45 cars derailed at the crossing but kept up right till the whole thing stopped, then it was a domino effect.
@@southerncsxvlog In most of the railfan videos I watch, there is some sort of lock or bar that goes into place to keep the switch set. I noticed that the engineer didn't have to remove nor place a lock pin when he rolled the lever over, he simply pushed it down with his feet. I am not a rail operations guru, but why would almost all the rail videos I watch use a lock pin and in this case, not? I couldn't see the position of the switch post derail, but I thought that is why locks were put on these manyual switches, to keep them from shifting under weight or duress.
In general railroads in the US, MX and CN are privately owned and the maintenance is the responsibility of that company. There are exceptions where local communities have purchased lines to preserve the traffic. Amtrak in the US also owns a fairly long corridor in the Northeast which is maintained by that organization. Love riding your trains by the way. Good beer.
I live about 20 miles south of this in Plaquemines Parish. Since Hurricane Katrina, I've seen a train that flipped 5 miles from my house, witnessed one flipping even closer, and then witnessed a car derail directly in front of my house. A year or two ago, they replaced most of the railroad ties and added more ballast to the stretch of track. Hopefully there won't be anymore accidents.
There's a derailment somewhere on the system at least once daily. Maybe it's just one set of wheels (trucks) in an industry or yard, but it happens constantly, and there are also crossing accidents. It's a rare day when someone not paying attention pulls across the tracks and gets hit. Something unique to watch is how they get them back on the rail and moving again. Sometimes it takes a wrecker crew, but often it's just wood blocks and a locomotive. Pretty interesting to watch.
Just realized that you were one of the guys posting this. Great video by the way. Very unique and you guys look like you were very responsible in the way you were shooting. My gut feel, based on decades of doing this, is that the official who gave you this figure was just throwing out numbers. Now, if there is something going on here that I don't know about I suppose it's possible. However, in general an accident like this, including delays, would be dramatically less. Again, good video.
Chances are the enginneer called it in by the time he even got his cell phone out. There really are no dangerous materials shipped in those hoppers or they would have a DOT Plackards on them. Also the engineer has a paper printout manifest with him in his cab and know what he is pulling. Just wanted to inform you of that so don't bash the guy filming. Nobody was hurt except the rails & ties. AWESOME POST, LOVED IT.
This is the best derailment "caught on cam" footage on UA-cam! Great Job! I guess the switch had a fault or was not properly set. It could have been worse if the train were going faster.
These tracks go to the CN yard. The Family Lines System was absorbed by the Seaboard System which is now merged into CSX. The "C" is for Chessie, the "S" is for Seaboard.
Wow cool video! I once saw 3 engines by them selves slow, stop and then slowly tip over onto their sides due to a sinkhole below the tracks. It was neat but I never had a video as the smartphone was not invented yet :) The crane that rolled in the tracks to upright the engines was really neat too!
As a rail manager I can tell you that this video shows the crew did their job. This is not a train handling issue here and the man on the ground checked the points.
as bad as it is to see a derailment, that is without a doubt, the best shot ever of one. you were beyond lucky to be able to catch that. and i am beyond lucky to be able to see it
@Squarerig We've been told a broken rail. We think it was a bad wheel flange. There was some metal shavings found in the frog. We saw the officials picking them out.It wasn't the switch points like most everyone here assumes. The first car came off the track long after the switch.
Thank you for sharing this awesome video. Great commentary and relaxed with no swearing. Thumbs up! Did you follow up on the clean up of the wreck too?
Im a MOW maintainer in the UK. If you have a worn switch blade, a loaded cars wheel flange will ride up over that point rail real easy and drop inside and more so with a dry and grease free rail. The locos made it through because of differing wheelbase. Long cars have the efect of the leading truck opening the switch toe for the rear truck to ride up over. Looking at the bolsters on those trucks, they are way down on the springs and loaded also. Prety easy done with worn switches.
Yep, your probably right. I haven't any idea what something like this would cost. The guy was spewing out all kinds of info on us. We have allot of respect for the rightaway. Especially after this little mishap. I appreciate your comments on here.
OK. Checked your profile and found out your 16 which explains a lot. Listen man, you are a fan of the industry. I invite you to look at the incredible things we do and not focus on the bad. Take a look at what CSXT does well and salute them for it. They are a profitable railroad hauling incredible tonnage using dedicated men and women. Look it up. Read about it. It's more fun than trashing it. Enjoy your railfanning and good luck to you.
dude i have been dying to see this since i was like 7 i used to wish it would fall everytime!.... im 23 now ...... that was intense !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you for posting!!
From the vantage point of this video how the hell can you tell this? You must be one damn incredible miracle judge of rail operations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've worked in this industry 30 plus years and do not have your insight.
The last auto derailment I was involved in was a bunch of Ford Taurus automobiles. The derailment was minor but the automobiles were banged up a bit. Could have easily been repaired, but as you say there is a liability issue. All the automobiles were given to high schools for use in their shop class. However they were not permitted to "repair" them to driving condition. They could just use them to practice with. Usually electronics (and appliances as you said above) are also destroyed.
In the USA you can always call "911" to report any emergency. If the car is carrying hazardous material it often has the number on the side of the car. But otherwise there is no central "emergency" reporting number stencilled on the side of a railcar as there is no centralized emergency number that is recognized by the US, Canada and Mexico.
cement/gravel hoppers are much smaller. These are larger cars for products such as grains/corn/fertilizers. You're right in general. You do not often see hazmat moved in covered hoppers. There are a few products that I've seen moved in hoppers/boxcars (such as pesticides and fertilizers) that fall into the hazmat category....but it's not common.
Perhaps the Engineer didn't feel it much (maybe it could be felt, but maybe he was talking) because if he was just throttling up, the second loco would've been pulling, and may have taken most of the strain. Also, if the train was longer than 100 cars, the engineer may've thought it was just coupler streching, its not uncommon to see a mixed freight, over 100 cars. CSX recently tried a 179-car consist on Q335 (toldeo-grand rapids) which had 40 coal loads on it. It stalled 2 times and recrewed 4x
You are completely right. Autoracks are now enclosed and locked and carefully inspected. Damage is dramatically down as a result. Hobos used to climb in the cars and destroy them during the trip. Use them as bathrooms and a place to just crash and tear up. Very sad. Atlanta is one hell of a railroad town. A few shortlines in the area as well.
Actually a railroad official there told us, that they would salvage what they could of the loads. But they would more than likely be sold at a reduced price.
We weren't there very long after the wreck. but one of the guys that was with us was from there, and went back a week later. He said all the track was repaired, but one car was still on the ground out of the way.
@Vermont204 Now that you mention the "100 tons each" thingy...Its amazing how locomotive couplers can deal with all the weight of the train! Especially going up the hill! Hundreds of tons pulling on that one coupler!
@jonnibiscuit Not fake, a few things i noted. Conductor never checked his points before throwing the switch, never check for tension on switch handle, nor did he double check the points. Im pretty sure switch points moved causing this!
@derail14 A loaded covered hopper is in general no heavier than a load of sand, coiled steel, coal or scrap metal. As the lighter loads have shifted to trucks or intermodal, railcars are designed to carry heavier and heavier loads. However, with that said I do agree with you. I've seen a lot of covered hopper accidents. Heavy grain on branch line railroading with a bit of rock and roll makes a mess.
Holy cats! It is amazing that you filmed those cars going off the tracks! Do you know what caused them to derail? How long did it take CSX to clean up the mess? That was nice camera work! And I like that the camera doesn't shake, like I see in so many railroad videos.
As a child living in Ireland where our trains are a lot smaller than the US. but nevertheless as powerful (general motors locos) I always used to love watching the trains go past my nans. 1 evening as a train was coming by it made a horrendous noise with a mass of what looked like smoke then as the last 10-15 wagons go past I notice the wheels ripping up the sleepers and crushing the stones. Long before the web or mobiles(1990s) and it was terrifying as it was travelling at c.35-40mph.
This is the FIRST video I have every seen that is actually a real derailment and not one of those shitty simulator ones or one with a misleading title. Amazing footage! Right place at the right time.
this is a friggin awesome vid, and to catch it in real...............man! and i was watching the railroad dude when he was flipping the switch. even looked at it before walking back to the engine. great vid!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wish we had these portable digital camera back in the early 80's, as I saw a derailment aftermath that makes this one look weak. Trains were on hills, cars everywhere, rails pulled out of the ground and twisted like pretzels. There were excavators trying to pull the locomotives out.
Quite a catch, the odds of getting that are quite low, love the sound of those locos though, sound a little bit like a cross between the UKs Class 37 37906 and a Class 52
During derailment a train can still stay upright if pulled along, and has knuckle coupler. (During railroad terrorist attack in Russia- where the chunk of rail was blown out under passenger car - the engineer of the train decided to keep train going until it passes the bridge. By instruction he had to stop immediately, however this would of caused the cars to drop from the bridge.)
@trainboy4024 Well said. As a professional railroader you also can't make that call. This is a well shot and interesting video. It demonstrates that even moving slowly a derailment can happen at anytime. The cause of this derailment could be one of many factors, but from the evidence in this video it is impossible to determine just what the problem was.
P.S. don't get me wrong, but whenever I take a train trip in USA, most track switches are awfully maintained or not designed right. Nearly always cause the train to wobble, bounce or sag sideways at a frog. The best track switches I seen in Germany and France. Train passes them so smooth - can't even tell if that was track switch point.
If there were an "Oscar" for railway shots I would very definitely award it to you,cnwtrain for this truly extraordinary film clip.But what caused this wreck?
Very interesting video and a lucky shot. More the accident happened on the curve after the switch. The rail fastenings are gone, it's happens with nails (if it was). Greetings from Hungary!
I was going to reply but see your response pretty much summed it up. Griffith huh. Spent a lot of time in Indiana. Worked a bit consulting with the CN on the "J" cutover and determined that Gary, IN can be a scary place. Peace.
@railfisch I'm glad you said that. We were all wandering the same thing. How could the engineer not feel the the first car on the ground. Can't you guys feel the whole train.
I can see the wheels of the first carriage sinking below the rail at 3:07 when the wheel makes a church bell like sound, and it makes a rattling sound at 3:14.
@derail14 I will disagree with this. Where I am located, the car type that derails most is not covered hoppers. In this order they are: Locomotives, gondolas, box cars, and tanks, and finally covered hoppers. That is in the last 16 years. Most concerning was the nature of the derailments. First was ice/snow over the rail (Human error). Then came wide guage, thin flange, and run through switches (human error). In this terminal, 60% of the cars we handle are covered hoppers.
Multiple Unit control, MU for short. Modern locomotives have large size cables above each coupler that plug in and send electrical signals to all motive power. There is also Distributed Motive Power where locos at the middle or end of train are controlled by radio.
I agree with you that coming up with childish acronyms based on rare individual events should be left to railfans. But not all railfans. Serious railroaders and railfans who understand the business recognize that CSXT hauls incredible tonnage safely, efficiently and profitably. They praise the amazing work railroads accomplish in North America. And while events such as Granite Island 7 years ago are serious, they are not representative of the industry or CSXT and the work they do.
imagine if that happened at the campground (yes there's a UP line from Portland Subdivision that goes through Hood River, OR, through Viento State Park right on camp property)
LOL. Right on CNW. I'm not knocking all railfans. Most are polite and respectful of what we do. As best I can I answer questions about trains and movements and point out good potential sights for setting up cameras. And I am as aware as most that our industry has many opportunities to improve. But I am always amazed at that small percentage of fans like southshore who take delight in trashing what we do.
At 3:07, the point switch (in the middle of the graffiti'd wall) is far outside the left of the video (it goes out of view at 2:50) so it definitely derailed a distance after the switch.
I've railroaded in both the USA and Germany. Vastly different operations designed to haul different types of trains. Germany excels in fast, low-tonnage operations. In N/A (US/MX/CN) the trains are in general far heavier and longer. Neither is wrong. They are just different.
This De-Railment kinda reminds me alot of the 2 train de-railments that happened here in Kentucky (Bullitt County) 1) occurred in 2005 or 2006, 2) occurred in 2008, 2009 or 2010, although # 2 was carrying auto carriers , it de-railed at the same location as # 1 (Location of both de-railments was Coral Ridge Rd., & Hubert Station Rd.) Just before the city of Shepherdsville, Ky.
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Nice catch! That's why you don't stand too close to the tracks when taking photos! Glad you guys are all okay!
ahh yes, I remember this childhood video, it's been a long time that I've been looking for, good ol memories 👍
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That "Train wreck!" after it stops 😂
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Didn’t know you watched this
OVER 3 MILLION
@@creepertrekker In 2010 dollars no less
All I can remember was half the train derailed as it was going through a cutting in the city centre which made the noise much, much louder and saying did I just see that? About 15 mins later a whole team of rail inspectors ask me and my friend what we saw and the whole line shut down. It was frightening and judging by these men getting spooked I ask you can you imagine seeing a derailment at speed in an enclosed cutting. It was THE most amazing thing my eyes have ever seen. Excellent video.
I'm glad you weren't injured in the commotion
They're railfans, who videotape trains as part of their hobby.
I do some crossing tours in my free time
Wow! What a chance happening! Thanks for posting this. You see things like this in still shots and on the news after the wreck has occured! But this takes the cake!
13 Years later and still a classic video.
It's too bad about the train and it's a good thing no one was injured but, man, talk about being at the right place at the right time to capture this truly incredible video!
An iconic derailment!
This is one of the best videos on youtube for derailment i've seen...simple railfanning gone chaotic. Good camera work, this should have a lot more views than it does.
Good catch! Great video!!
I know, that's a rare one. Won't get one like that on every railfan trip.
Best video I have ever seen. I saw a freight loco derail about 2 years ago. I dont have video of it but it was pretty cool to witness it. The train had 80 cars and 5 engines. When it happened, he was doing about 40 MPH. The Engines made it over the crossing, but the 8th car did not. The track had a wash out right at the crossing from a pretty bad rain storm that came through. 45 cars derailed at the crossing but kept up right till the whole thing stopped, then it was a domino effect.
Didn't the CSX engineer involved file suit to get this video taken down?
No he didnt file suit or else the vidro would be down. This was on October 2010 nearly 13 years ago
@southerncsxvlog Obviously it didn't succeed, I wanted to know if he really did try.
@@spuwho I dont know if he did or not to be honest. It was not the engineers fault, it was the tracks maintenance 🛞 🛤️
@@southerncsxvlog In most of the railfan videos I watch, there is some sort of lock or bar that goes into place to keep the switch set. I noticed that the engineer didn't have to remove nor place a lock pin when he rolled the lever over, he simply pushed it down with his feet. I am not a rail operations guru, but why would almost all the rail videos I watch use a lock pin and in this case, not? I couldn't see the position of the switch post derail, but I thought that is why locks were put on these manyual switches, to keep them from shifting under weight or duress.
@@spuwho Yeah I can agree with you. They’re some aspects of which the engineer didn’t do it right at all
HOLY! WOW! I witnessed a VIA Rail Canada Derailment back in 1997 and this is surely amazing! I don't understand how it only has 100,000 views!! :O
I think he's beyond "On the ground!" at that point...
In general railroads in the US, MX and CN are privately owned and the maintenance is the responsibility of that company. There are exceptions where local communities have purchased lines to preserve the traffic. Amtrak in the US also owns a fairly long corridor in the Northeast which is maintained by that organization. Love riding your trains by the way. Good beer.
3:42 CSX How Tomorrow Derails
Hey I know you! Your one of my subscribers!
typical railfan response
@@cdavid8139 bruv
@@cdavid8139 Then what are you doing here?
"How Tomorrow Moves Because It Sure Won't Be Moving Today"
I live about 20 miles south of this in Plaquemines Parish. Since Hurricane Katrina, I've seen a train that flipped 5 miles from my house, witnessed one flipping even closer, and then witnessed a car derail directly in front of my house. A year or two ago, they replaced most of the railroad ties and added more ballast to the stretch of track. Hopefully there won't be anymore accidents.
There's a derailment somewhere on the system at least once daily. Maybe it's just one set of wheels (trucks) in an industry or yard, but it happens constantly, and there are also crossing accidents. It's a rare day when someone not paying attention pulls across the tracks and gets hit.
Something unique to watch is how they get them back on the rail and moving again. Sometimes it takes a wrecker crew, but often it's just wood blocks and a locomotive. Pretty interesting to watch.
I’m pretty sure everyone knows that the conductor is at fault for the derailment
Nope he is not. Broken rail was at fault.
I remember watching this on my family’s old Windows XP computer around 10 years ago when I was still a kid in elementary school.
Just realized that you were one of the guys posting this. Great video by the way. Very unique and you guys look like you were very responsible in the way you were shooting. My gut feel, based on decades of doing this, is that the official who gave you this figure was just throwing out numbers. Now, if there is something going on here that I don't know about I suppose it's possible. However, in general an accident like this, including delays, would be dramatically less. Again, good video.
Chances are the enginneer called it in by the time he even got his cell phone out. There really are no dangerous materials shipped in those hoppers or they would have a DOT Plackards on them. Also the engineer has a paper printout manifest with him in his cab and know what he is pulling. Just wanted to inform you of that so don't bash the guy filming. Nobody was hurt except the rails & ties. AWESOME POST, LOVED IT.
This is the best derailment "caught on cam" footage on UA-cam! Great Job!
I guess the switch had a fault or was not properly set. It could have been worse if the train were going faster.
These tracks go to the CN yard. The Family Lines System was absorbed by the Seaboard System which is now merged into CSX. The "C" is for Chessie, the "S" is for Seaboard.
I always thought it stood for Chicken Shit Xpress. LOL
Wow cool video! I once saw 3 engines by them selves slow, stop and then slowly tip over onto their sides due to a sinkhole below the tracks. It was neat but I never had a video as the smartphone was not invented yet :) The crane that rolled in the tracks to upright the engines was really neat too!
I finally found this!
Great Childhood memories
This is what got me interested in trains!
As a rail manager I can tell you that this video shows the crew did their job. This is not a train handling issue here and the man on the ground checked the points.
as bad as it is to see a derailment, that is without a doubt, the best shot ever of one. you were beyond lucky to be able to catch that. and i am beyond lucky to be able to see it
@Squarerig We've been told a broken rail. We think it was a bad wheel flange. There was some metal shavings found in the frog. We saw the officials picking them out.It wasn't the switch points like most everyone here assumes. The first car came off the track long after the switch.
Thank you for sharing this awesome video. Great commentary and relaxed with no swearing. Thumbs up! Did you follow up on the clean up of the wreck too?
Great video capture and kept filming all the way through. Good stuff.
I'm sorry for going off-topic, but the horn on that CSX AC4400CW sounds AWESOME!
This is the best UA-cam video I've seen in a while.....I must be a nerd or sumthin.
@Fan2La The "frog" is the component in the switch where the two inside rails meet in a "V" and diverge.
Amazing video! To be in that place, at that moment, with video rolling -- what are the odds?!
Im a MOW maintainer in the UK. If you have a worn switch blade, a loaded cars wheel flange will ride up over that point rail real easy and drop inside and more so with a dry and grease free rail. The locos made it through because of differing wheelbase. Long cars have the efect of the leading truck opening the switch toe for the rear truck to ride up over. Looking at the bolsters on those trucks, they are way down on the springs and loaded also. Prety easy done with worn switches.
Yep, your probably right. I haven't any idea what something like this would cost. The guy was spewing out all kinds of info on us. We have allot of respect for the rightaway. Especially after this little mishap. I appreciate your comments on here.
OK. Checked your profile and found out your 16 which explains a lot. Listen man, you are a fan of the industry. I invite you to look at the incredible things we do and not focus on the bad. Take a look at what CSXT does well and salute them for it. They are a profitable railroad hauling incredible tonnage using dedicated men and women. Look it up. Read about it. It's more fun than trashing it. Enjoy your railfanning and good luck to you.
dude i have been dying to see this since i was like 7 i used to wish it would fall everytime!.... im 23 now ...... that was intense !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you for posting!!
From the vantage point of this video how the hell can you tell this? You must be one damn incredible miracle judge of rail operations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've worked in this industry 30 plus years and do not have your insight.
The last auto derailment I was involved in was a bunch of Ford Taurus automobiles. The derailment was minor but the automobiles were banged up a bit. Could have easily been repaired, but as you say there is a liability issue. All the automobiles were given to high schools for use in their shop class. However they were not permitted to "repair" them to driving condition. They could just use them to practice with. Usually electronics (and appliances as you said above) are also destroyed.
In the USA you can always call "911" to report any emergency. If the car is carrying hazardous material it often has the number on the side of the car. But otherwise there is no central "emergency" reporting number stencilled on the side of a railcar as there is no centralized emergency number that is recognized by the US, Canada and Mexico.
cement/gravel hoppers are much smaller. These are larger cars for products such as grains/corn/fertilizers. You're right in general. You do not often see hazmat moved in covered hoppers. There are a few products that I've seen moved in hoppers/boxcars (such as pesticides and fertilizers) that fall into the hazmat category....but it's not common.
you were at the right spot at the right time, good video and you witnessed a crash first hand, thanks for uploading.
Perhaps the Engineer didn't feel it much (maybe it could be felt, but maybe he was talking) because if he was just throttling up, the second loco would've been pulling, and may have taken most of the strain. Also, if the train was longer than 100 cars, the engineer may've thought it was just coupler streching, its not uncommon to see a mixed freight, over 100 cars. CSX recently tried a 179-car consist on Q335 (toldeo-grand rapids) which had 40 coal loads on it. It stalled 2 times and recrewed 4x
You are completely right. Autoracks are now enclosed and locked and carefully inspected. Damage is dramatically down as a result.
Hobos used to climb in the cars and destroy them during the trip. Use them as bathrooms and a place to just crash and tear up. Very sad.
Atlanta is one hell of a railroad town. A few shortlines in the area as well.
Actually a railroad official there told us, that they would salvage what they could of the loads. But they would more than likely be sold at a reduced price.
We weren't there very long after the wreck. but one of the guys that was with us was from there, and went back a week later. He said all the track was repaired, but one car was still on the ground out of the way.
i have never seen that before! thanks for uploading this
Absolutely incredible. That made me nervous watching it from the safety of my desktop; I can only imagine the sensation of seeing it occur firsthand.
@Vermont204 Now that you mention the "100 tons each" thingy...Its amazing how locomotive couplers can deal with all the weight of the train! Especially going up the hill! Hundreds of tons pulling on that one coupler!
I will NEVER forget watching this video. First time I have actually seen a train derail. AMAZING.
Derail starts with the 1st train car after the 2nd locomotive at 3:02
Watch the wheels very closely
@jonnibiscuit Not fake, a few things i noted. Conductor never checked his points before throwing the switch, never check for tension on switch handle, nor did he double check the points. Im pretty sure switch points moved causing this!
@derail14 A loaded covered hopper is in general no heavier than a load of sand, coiled steel, coal or scrap metal. As the lighter loads have shifted to trucks or intermodal, railcars are designed to carry heavier and heavier loads.
However, with that said I do agree with you. I've seen a lot of covered hopper accidents. Heavy grain on branch line railroading with a bit of rock and roll makes a mess.
Holy cats! It is amazing that you filmed those cars going off the tracks!
Do you know what caused them to derail?
How long did it take CSX to clean up the mess?
That was nice camera work! And I like that the camera doesn't shake, like I see in so many railroad videos.
3:07 The first bogie of the first truck sinks onto the rail when the wheel slipping off makes a bell-like sound.
@MrPaintBall879 Is there another video out there catching a train in the act of derailing?
As a child living in Ireland where our trains are a lot smaller than the US. but nevertheless as powerful (general motors locos) I always used to love watching the trains go past my nans. 1 evening as a train was coming by it made a horrendous noise with a mass of what looked like smoke then as the last 10-15 wagons go past I notice the wheels ripping up the sleepers and crushing the stones. Long before the web or mobiles(1990s) and it was terrifying as it was travelling at c.35-40mph.
@cnwtrain dose CSX have trackage rights over this section of track or was CSX being detoured over CN? Just wondering.
This is the FIRST video I have every seen that is actually a real derailment and not one of those shitty simulator ones or one with a misleading title. Amazing footage! Right place at the right time.
this is a friggin awesome vid, and to catch it in real...............man! and i was watching the railroad dude when he was flipping the switch. even looked at it before walking back to the engine. great vid!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wish we had these portable digital camera back in the early 80's, as I saw a derailment aftermath that makes this one look weak. Trains were on hills, cars everywhere, rails pulled out of the ground and twisted like pretzels. There were excavators trying to pull the locomotives out.
Evidentally Norfolk Southern liked this video so much they used it in their video. Congratulations. and keep up the videos.
When did you notice the first sign of trouble?
@cnwtrain How long did it take to clean up and BTW u just made my day :)
Quite a catch, the odds of getting that are quite low, love the sound of those locos though, sound a little bit like a cross between the UKs Class 37 37906 and a Class 52
During derailment a train can still stay upright if pulled along, and has knuckle coupler. (During railroad terrorist attack in Russia- where the chunk of rail was blown out under passenger car - the engineer of the train decided to keep train going until it passes the bridge. By instruction he had to stop immediately, however this would of caused the cars to drop from the bridge.)
@trainboy4024 Well said. As a professional railroader you also can't make that call. This is a well shot and interesting video. It demonstrates that even moving slowly a derailment can happen at anytime. The cause of this derailment could be one of many factors, but from the evidence in this video it is impossible to determine just what the problem was.
i think your the only person on you tube that has actual raw footage.. amazing! did ya end up talking to the crew of the train?
P.S. don't get me wrong, but whenever I take a train trip in USA, most track switches are awfully maintained or not designed right. Nearly always cause the train to wobble, bounce or sag sideways at a frog. The best track switches I seen in Germany and France. Train passes them so smooth - can't even tell if that was track switch point.
What a scoop! Well done for being in the right place at the right time. I expect the video would be useful to prove how it happened!
@DOLRED Not all switches have latches to hold the arm in place.
If there were an "Oscar" for railway shots I would very definitely award it to you,cnwtrain for this truly extraordinary film clip.But what caused this wreck?
ive been alive 43 years and have never seen one actually derail great catch
WOW that was something! Amazing footage!
at what time point in the video did the first wheel slip off the track?
Note the "tagging" at 4:27- underneath then, too?
thanks man happy thanksgiving
Very interesting video and a lucky shot. More the accident happened on the curve after the switch. The rail fastenings are gone, it's happens with nails (if it was).
Greetings from Hungary!
I was going to reply but see your response pretty much summed it up. Griffith huh. Spent a lot of time in Indiana. Worked a bit consulting with the CN on the "J" cutover and determined that Gary, IN can be a scary place. Peace.
@railfisch I'm glad you said that. We were all wandering the same thing. How could the engineer not feel the the first car on the ground. Can't you guys feel the whole train.
Is something like that an automatic termination for the engineer and conductor?
@TheOreokat My first visit there, anything else to do?
I can see the wheels of the first carriage sinking below the rail at 3:07 when the wheel makes a church bell like sound, and it makes a rattling sound at 3:14.
@derail14 I will disagree with this. Where I am located, the car type that derails most is not covered hoppers. In this order they are: Locomotives, gondolas, box cars, and tanks, and finally covered hoppers. That is in the last 16 years. Most concerning was the nature of the derailments. First was ice/snow over the rail (Human error). Then came wide guage, thin flange, and run through switches (human error).
In this terminal, 60% of the cars we handle are covered hoppers.
Multiple Unit control, MU for short. Modern locomotives have large size cables above each coupler that plug in and send electrical signals to all motive power. There is also Distributed Motive Power where locos at the middle or end of train are controlled by radio.
I agree with you that coming up with childish acronyms based on rare individual events should be left to railfans. But not all railfans. Serious railroaders and railfans who understand the business recognize that CSXT hauls incredible tonnage safely, efficiently and profitably. They praise the amazing work railroads accomplish in North America. And while events such as Granite Island 7 years ago are serious, they are not representative of the industry or CSXT and the work they do.
Could someone tell me at what point in the video and which car starts the derailment?
What a great video catch.....right place - right time.....scary and awesome
Thanks for posting this video.
imagine if that happened at the campground (yes there's a UP line from Portland Subdivision that goes through Hood River, OR, through Viento State Park right on camp property)
LOL. Right on CNW. I'm not knocking all railfans. Most are polite and respectful of what we do. As best I can I answer questions about trains and movements and point out good potential sights for setting up cameras. And I am as aware as most that our industry has many opportunities to improve. But I am always amazed at that small percentage of fans like southshore who take delight in trashing what we do.
At 3:07, the point switch (in the middle of the graffiti'd wall) is far outside the left of the video (it goes out of view at 2:50) so it definitely derailed a distance after the switch.
what bound is this train traveling on your rail fan trip in Metairie Louisiana?
I've railroaded in both the USA and Germany. Vastly different operations designed to haul different types of trains. Germany excels in fast, low-tonnage operations. In N/A (US/MX/CN) the trains are in general far heavier and longer. Neither is wrong. They are just different.
what bound is this train traveling in your trip to Metairie louisianna
This De-Railment kinda reminds me alot of the 2 train de-railments that happened here in Kentucky (Bullitt County) 1) occurred in 2005 or 2006, 2) occurred in 2008, 2009 or 2010, although # 2 was carrying auto carriers , it de-railed at the same location as # 1 (Location of both de-railments was Coral Ridge Rd., & Hubert Station Rd.) Just before the city of Shepherdsville, Ky.
what are the odds you'd have a camera there? amazing.
The switch indicator can be seen again for a split second at 3:42 on the right of the video (in the previous comment, I meant RIGHT, not left)