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Lehigh Line derailment

Postby RailsEast » Fri Dec 08, 2017 3:10 pm

Just hearing reports of a pretty big derailment on the Lehigh Line in Union this afternoon, that's all I know at this time. Thoughts out to the cleanup crews working in this weather, with snow in the forecast....
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Re: Lehigh Line derailment

Postby rr503 » Fri Dec 08, 2017 3:18 pm

Yup!

https://mobile.twitter.com/Bogs4NY/stat ... rted-union

https://mobile.twitter.com/ABC7NYNewsDe ... gr%5Etweet

Those 2 tweets show different derailments...
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Re: Lehigh Line derailment

Postby CarterB » Fri Dec 08, 2017 3:57 pm

Both derailments in Union....or...?
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Re: Lehigh Line derailment

Postby RailsEast » Fri Dec 08, 2017 4:36 pm

I believe that is one CSX train, derailed in two different spots in the consist. I don't know the symbol yet, one report said it was Selkirk bound, so maybe Q300?
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Re: Lehigh Line derailment

Postby rr503 » Fri Dec 08, 2017 5:13 pm

If Selkirk was one of the ends, the loaded C&D would make me think from SK. NYC ships tons of those out...
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Re: Lehigh Line derailment

Postby liftedjeep » Fri Dec 08, 2017 9:38 pm

rr503 wrote:If Selkirk was one of the ends, the loaded C&D would make me think from SK. NYC ships tons of those out...


CSX Q404 - Baltimore to Selkirk
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Re: Lehigh Line derailment

Postby AndyB » Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:19 pm

News radio reports that derailment has been cleared up and New Jersey Transit service restored for morning rush.
Since a major freight line NS and CSX there had to be some interesting rerouting of trains around it.
Any comments on routes?
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Re: Lehigh Line derailment

Postby NYSW2300 » Mon Dec 11, 2017 3:13 pm

AndyB wrote:News radio reports that derailment has been cleared up and New Jersey Transit service restored for morning rush.
Since a major freight line NS and CSX there had to be some interesting rerouting of trains around it.
Any comments on routes?


Not really, all freight when Port Reading Sec- Garden State Sec- National Docks Branch.

CSX did reroute Q409/410 and Q438/439 via Sand Patch.
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