actual trains. UP 7186 (AC44CW) derailed 19 Dec '23 near Annetta, TX finally being transported by trailer a month ago

http://208.69.231.186/Locopicture.aspx?id=13880 rrpicturearchives

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1%2C5878676

hulcher services is a contractor that does derailments. they have an office in denton I think but I'm not gonna check. idler wheels = non powered axles since it derailed (not connected to traction motor)

I thought I'd post this cause why not. By a month ago I mean a literal 30 days ago. August 23. I read a reddit post on it 4 months ago when I frequented /r/trains semi often. Wasn't too hard to refind.

https://preview.redd.it/wrecked-train-v0-rsoaeicye51d1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e29bbfe6a8c936660c2efcec7ea6ad8493d54930 https://preview.redd.it/wrecked-train-v0-xd4vshcye51d1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=22f15921575f5b76db0406488d4f2fa99b800bef https://preview.redd.it/wrecked-train-v0-qhr2sicye51d1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c08f41793e14dd0b09261ce6627f0ad863fcd450 https://preview.redd.it/wrecked-train-v0-uj5y3icye51d1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f4cc346311cbbe28d65f3c8ad8408a895e1167e2 https://preview.redd.it/wrecked-train-v0-s3lplscye51d1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=16c2120069c909ef397afa8652aa736087e82357 https://preview.redd.it/wrecked-train-v0-f8gkuscye51d1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7c60f10c5867f9a1867d2f9747f60997bc4f5083 https://preview.redd.it/wrecked-train-v0-tvzb7icye51d1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1b96569080c616c0963463a14481465b2030261a https://preview.redd.it/wrecked-train-v0-exf6ficye51d1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=97d02f70b023cf4d98e8b011593705f132f55770 https://preview.redd.it/wrecked-train-v0-wv6prhcye51d1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cd6f1c268a238fb13cdb2d94f05a6612cfc1d1a4

of course the redditor's friend is some heifer

trains derail every day. i thought it'd be interesting plus I remembered the reddit post.

3 days ago there was a cpkc derailment near greenville tx. (Greenville subdivision, dallas (wylie)-shreveport). bunch of autoracks. someone at kcs wylie said total damages was at 30 mil so far (not mine). some sources say 31+ cars some say 29, cleared up by now.

cpkc175 = mile marker 175. And would you look at that it it looks exactly like the place in the drone footage. LAT, LONG = 33.14304, -96.187599

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1727117380348039.webp

you can see that curved tree line and road and everything else.

The usdot has a map of mile markers https://datahub.transportation.gov/Railroads/Rail-Mileposts/q97d-bh4x

Map data -

colldate - I'm not sure

railroad - reporting mark

milepost - milepost number

source - source of the data probably. not sure about some but I can tell some of the data

lat - latitude

stfips - FIPS state code. For Texas it would be 48.

long - longitude

stcyfips - state and county fips code. For Hunt County it would be 48231

ending here cause I don't have any more time.

i forgot maybe some people don't know what autoracks are so I'll just name a few cars

autoracks - cars

loaded by a ramp and they drive em through each car filling em up. the ones in europe look different but these are the ones you'll see in america. can have 2 or three levels

https://i.rdrama.net/images/17271503265269537.webp

Intermodals/IMs/stackers - for intermodal containers

may or may not have a solid floor.

https://i.rdrama.net/images/17271503268119764.webp

hoppers - self explanatory easy unloading by gravity. chutes on bottom. grain coal, etc. can be covered or uncovered

https://i.rdrama.net/images/17271503270622694.webp https://i.rdrama.net/images/17271503273151703.webp

boxcars - self explanatory

https://i.rdrama.net/images/17271503280917733.webp

gondalas - walled roofless car

https://i.rdrama.net/images/1727150328840646.webp

tankers - liquid/gas commodities

https://i.rdrama.net/images/17271503291003501.webp

utlx is union tank car company's reporting mark assigned by the AAR (Association of American Railroads). because they're a leasing company their mark ends in x.

flatcars - self explanatory

https://i.rdrama.net/images/17271503299476645.webp

(unavailable here, it's trailers getting unloaded)

centerbeam - flatcar with a center support. usually lumber. can cause problems like stringlining and other derailments more often. see here. due to weight of empties i think

refridgerated cars /reefers - boxcars with temperature control

https://i.rdrama.net/images/17271503307010524.webp

there are other cars but these are the main ones

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Now this is autism posting

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I'm all for it

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https://media.tenor.com/VFIYCc8uDMAAAAAx/that%27s-really-cool-sam-johnson.webp

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>oversized load

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do not hump

https://i.rdrama.net/images/17271512489739583.webp

for hump yards. they get slammed pretty hard to couple.

many reasons why a car can't be humped

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that's actually really neat

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:#marseyautismcap:

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how do u feel about model railroads?

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love em but i don't have one myself

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They take up an obscene amount of space and are so time consuming, but very worth it. I had to wait until I could afford a space to put up a little 13 X 10 L in HO. The ~20k in hidden costs of climate controlled square footage is the real killer

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i miss the days were trains were so simple

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trains

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Great post. I bet driving the truck hauling that train is a fricking b-word.

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Imagine how awesome it must feel to drive a truck.

What fun- manually shifting through like thirty gears.

I'm not being sarcastic.

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Very cool, thank you very much for sharing. Sincerely.

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