Derailment at W Deerfield by RT91 bridge

Hi all

My boyfriend just emailed from work, he said last night on the news they mentioned a derailment at West Deerfield by the rt91 bridge. Has anyone else heard about this? I couldn't find info online...

JD

yes, a freight train derailed, 20 cars was what i read and no hazards where spilled/leaked, some of the 20 cars were tankers, i have no idea how bad it was

Today's Greenfield Recorder:

http://www.recorder.com/Headlines/today_basic.htm

In sum:

Train running between Mechanicsville and ED derailed, 19 cars involved, some spillage of car contents but no hazardous material. Track damage involved, about 1/4 mile of track.

News article with video:

http://www.cbs3online.com/news/local/3905301.html

DOH! Gillfid!

How come they never show the engines?

Video! At least everyone was safe... I wonder when it will get cleaned up?

Ho hum. When talking about this outfit, the word railroad should be put between quotation marks.

Hey outinindiana, Mechanicville is such a small town there's only ONE mechanic! (there's no "s")

hahaha

Fireman in video: "most of the cars were carrying inert material"

Article quoting Fireman: "most of the cars were carrying alter material"

hahah

Reports on another discussion group are suggesting that the site will be cleaned up and reopened by midnight tonight.

Jonny Bolt wrote:How come they never show the engines?

The locomotives probably weren't within view of the TV cameras... or they might have been gone by the time the TV crew got there.

Might Pan Am choose to replace the track after clearing the mess?

They will prob just tear up the track and abandon.

They will put pre made panel sections in, put a 10 mph rest on it. And it will be like that for years....

In Today's Greenfield Reporter:

Deerfield billing railroad for derailment
By PATRICK O’CONNOR, Recorder Staff

DEERFIELD — Although the town wants Pan Am Railways to pay for the response to a recent train derailment, it may have a tough time retrieving the money, considering the company’s poor track record of paying taxes.

Town Administrator Bernard Kubiak sent a letter to Pan Am Railways, formerly known as Guilford Rail Systems, asking for $6,915, which is the amount the town’s fire departments, police department and ambulance service spent to respond to the derailment in West Deerfield on Sept. 12.

Resto of Article here:
http://www.recorder.com/Headlines/today_basic.htm