Another DM&E Derailment
Friday, March 16, 2007 at 7:13 pm
- 2 Comments
Another DM&E train has derailed again, this time in Pierre, S.D.
People ask why this happens so frequently. The adjacent photo was taken of track near Courtland, Minn., where a DM&E train derailed Nov. 24 of last year, spilling 30,000 gallons of ethanol. Notice that part of the metal is peeling away from the rest of the rail.
Should this be a cause of concern? Apparently not to the DM&E, as this is rail that numerous people must have walked by to get from the crossroad nearest the derailment, CR 24/45, to the area of the spill.
Stay Thuned — er, tuned….
2 Comments
Comment posted March 17, 2007 @ 7:51 am
Railfan First off, when you are around the tracks watch and listen for trains at all times, keeping in mind that the DM&E signals may not work, and the horns on their locomotives may be bad ordered too. Get a scanner so you can listen to the crews and know when you need to be away from the tracks. And I mean far away, at keast as far as the height of the tallest freight car- remember, on DM&E a derailment can happen on any track at any time.
That rusted and busted railhead is a safety concern, and will fail in the future. Note also that two of the spikes that are supposed to be holding the track to the ties are half pulled out. The ballast looks kind of sloppy too, definately not the neatly manacured ballast you see on BNSF tracks.
As always, DM&E earns their nick name- Derailments Made Everywhere!
Comment posted March 17, 2007 @ 2:51 am
Railfan First off, when you are around the tracks watch and listen for trains at all times, keeping in mind that the DM&E; signals may not work, and the horns on their locomotives may be bad ordered too. Get a scanner so you can listen to the crews and know when you need to be away from the tracks. And I mean far away, at keast as far as the height of the tallest freight car- remember, on DM&E; a derailment can happen on any track at any time.
That rusted and busted railhead is a safety concern, and will fail in the future. Note also that two of the spikes that are supposed to be holding the track to the ties are half pulled out. The ballast looks kind of sloppy too, definately not the neatly manacured ballast you see on BNSF tracks.
As always, DM&E; earns their nick name- Derailments Made Everywhere!
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