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"Tunnel 30 Wreck" clean-up, February 2006 |
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| In January, 2006 approximately 15 coal gondolas derailed inside Tunnel 30 on an eastbound coal train. The rumored cause was a broken rail, but I haven't seen any "official" report to confirm that. This derailment was particularly nasty because it happened in a difficult area (limited access) not to mention the fact that several cars got stuck inside the tunnel. The wrecked cars were hauled to either Rollinsville or Pinecliffe, which is where I was able to photograph them. A couple of the aluminum-bodied cars were already cut-up, and I assume the rest will be cut-up as well. Although at least one NS-owned steel-bodied car was loaded onto a flatcar for transport. |
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Rollinsville |
2/4/06 |
This view of the west end of Rollins siding shows a pile of cut-up aluminum coal gondolas and the NS gondola on a flatcar. |
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Rollinsville |
2/4/06 |
This is a close-up of HTTX 97427 with NS 29578 on board. I assume it will be shipped back east and scrapped. |
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Rollinsville |
2/4/06 |
NS 29578. It is a 3725 CUFT coal gondola conversion from an older 3-bay hopper. NS built a lot of these in the early 1990s under their "Top Gon" program. |
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Pinecliffe |
2/5/06 |
This view at Pinecliffe shows another batch of wrecked coal gondolas waiting to be cut up. |
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Pinecliffe |
2/5/06 |
Another view. |
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Pinecliffe |
2/5/06 |
MCHX 30227. This is a modern 4400 CUFT aluminum-bodied coal gondola. |
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Pinecliffe |
2/5/06 |
NCUX 11637 with a nice bite taken out of the end by an excavator bucket. This car is a 4525 CUFT Trinity aluminum-bodied coal gondola. |
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Pinecliffe |
2/5/06 |
NCUX 11609. Same type of car as the one shown above. |
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Pinecliffe |
2/5/06 |
Close-up of the end of NCUX 11609 showing extensive damage. |
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