• Head on Collsion in Arkansas 8/17

  • Discussion about the Union Pacific operations past and present. Official site can be found here: UPRR.COM.
Discussion about the Union Pacific operations past and present. Official site can be found here: UPRR.COM.

Moderator: GOLDEN-ARM

  by glennk419
 
Condolences to the families and coworkers of the crew.
  by butts260
 
The Wall Street Journal, Aug 18, p. A3, has a story, with aerial photo, on the collision. There appears to be a turnout forming the southern end of a siding (?), at the locus of the derailment. Fnding it on Google Earth, the coordinates are 36 - 1.422 N, 90 - 59.603 W, elevation 256 ft. at the switch points ( with a #20 frog?). Have I got this right?
  by Backshophoss
 
This is the former Mopac Route from Popular Bluff Mo to Little Rock Ar,and the current route of Amtrak's
Texas Eagle,which is not running at this time.