BNSF 3rd La Mirada Local Derailment - 02/11/05 - Fullerton, CA
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BNSF - Fullerton, CA 02/11/05 BNSF 3rd La Mirada which works daily (M-F) on this line derailed an engine Friday afternoon.
BNSF 2614 resting on its belly after hopping a switch on the east end of the Kimberly Ave yard. They appear to have been shoving a few tank cars of corn syrup east towards State College when the incident happened. The rail on the main branchline was pulled up clean from the ties and rolled on its side by the weight of the rear truck. A better view of the rail. Notice the engine is resting on the track.
BNSF 2614 resting on its belly after hopping a switch on the east end of the Kimberly Ave yard. They appear to have been shoving a few tank cars of corn syrup east towards State College when the incident happened. The rail on the main branchline was pulled up clean from the ties and rolled on its side by the weight of the rear truck. A better view of the rail. Notice the engine is resting on the track.
A few more images of the current state of the track and engine. Front truck off the rail Another photo of the front truck and some broken rail or something that was laid next to the wheel. A shot of the rear truck. You can notice the turned rail and the rail spikes hanging in the air
A few more images of the current state of the track and engine. Front truck off the rail Another photo of the front truck and some broken rail or something that was laid next to the wheel. A shot of the rear truck. You can notice the turned rail and the rail spikes hanging in the air
More of the front truck. Any guess as to what the peice of rail is from? More of the front truck. More of the rear truck (engineer's side) and the tweaked rail. Close up of the rear truck and the wheel and rail spikes
More of the front truck. Any guess as to what the peice of rail is from? More of the front truck. More of the rear truck (engineer's side) and the tweaked rail. Close up of the rear truck and the wheel and rail spikes
Front end and rear end of the engine resting on the rails. Front end and rear end of the engine resting on the rails. The center peice of the truck was turned up from the weight of the engine. Not sure what that is called. And another close up of the front truck which I am speculating what jumped the switch.
Front end and rear end of the engine resting on the rails. The center peice of the truck was turned up from the weight of the engine. Not sure what that is called. And another close up of the front truck which I am speculating what jumped the switch.
Final shot of the front truck. The tank cars they were shoving.
Final shot of the front truck. The tank cars they were shoving.
The engine was shut down and the 3rd La Mirada returned to La Mirada with the empties from Kimberly Clark and 1 engine. Rolling through Fullerton station around 4 pm according to observations from the platform. This will be interesting to see when they fix this. As you can see the engine is completley off the rail so a crane will have to be brought in to lift it, and the switch will most likely have to be replaced. ... This is most likely a result of the condition of the branchline light rail on this line. The crew switches here daily (M-F) and are very familiar with how to work along this line. I highly doubt there was a error on their part.
Chris
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