[Date Prev][Date Next]
[Chronological]
[Thread]
[Top]
Re: (erielack) NS derailment at Endicott
This occurred Wednesday night. Two cars of NS train 888 led by NS
9918/2600/BNSF 9593 derailed and dragged from at least MP 229 in Campville.
The cars stayed up, and there was no pileup. Duane and Page Av crossings
were damaged, with Page Av getting most of its rubber matting torn up on
track 2. Duane just had the pavement chopped up a little, but the train was
almost stopped by then, with the head end at the former Endicott station
site. Duane also has blacktop and no rubber mats. From what I heard on the
scanner, NS was looking for wheel fragments between Owego and Campville. The
train was moved out and the derailed cars rerailed by Thursday morning, but
Page Av crossing was closed til late afternoon. All traffic from Binghamton
to Waverly has been using track 1.
Tom B
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "J. Henry Priebe Jr." <root_@_net.bluemoon.net>
To: "Erie Lackawanna Mail List" <erielack_@_lists.elhts.org>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 1:06 PM
Subject: (erielack) NS derailment at Endicott
>
> Thu March 23, 2006 13:03 EST
>
> Police search for railcar wheel after derailment
>
> Endicott, NY (AP) - Police in the Binghamton area are searching for a
> wheel from a railroad freight car after an early morning derailment.
>
> Authorities say four cars of the eastbound Norfolk Southern train left the
> tracks in Endicott, about ten miles west of Binghamton. No injuries were
> reported.
>
> Two grade crossings in the village were damaged. One crossing may be
> closed
> for a few days until repairs can be completed.
>
> A railroad spokesman said the cars were part of a coal train and no
> hazardous materials were involved. He said freight traffic is being
> maintained in both directions by using a single undamaged track.
>
> State police say troopers had been told to be alert for a train wheel that
> may have fallen off one of the coal cars in the town of Owego, several
> miles west of where the derailment occurred.
The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List
Sponsored by the ELH&TS
http://www.elhts.org
------------------------------