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CurtCharter Member · 976 postsDec 31, 2004 2:46 AM

Just heard on the T.O. site. Apparently at the south switch. From the BNSF Website:To: All Impacted BNSF Customers12/30/2004Derailment – Walong, California
At 4:00 a.m. CT on Thursday, December 30, 2004, a merchandise train H BARPAS6 29 derailed 3 cars at Walong, California, blocking single main track. This location is 42 miles south of Bakersfield, California. Track is estimated to return to service at 4:00 p.m. CT.Currently, trains are being staged pending re-opening of the main track.Customers may experience delays 12 to 18 hours on traffic moving through this corridor.

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RE: Tehachapi Loop Derailment, shoskins, Dec-31-04, 11:57 AM, (1) RE: Tehachapi Loop Derailment, sawblade5, Dec-31-04, 12:58 PM, (2) RE: Tehachapi Loop Derailment, Erick_Cantu, Dec-31-04, 06:07 PM, (3) RE: Tehachapi Loop Derailment, SVTS, Dec-31-04, 06:57 PM, (4) RE: Tehachapi Loop Derailment, Curt, Jan-01-05, 08:47 AM, (5) RE: Tehachapi Loop Derailment, SVTS, Jan-01-05, 12:36 PM, (6) RE: Tehachapi Loop Derailment, smp11512, Jan-02-05, 00:52 AM, (7)

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shoskinsCharter Member · 1542 postsDec 31, 2004 4:57 PM

RE: Tehachapi Loop Derailment

Lovely. With all the rain we've been having, wonder if they really WILL get things fixed that quickly?And we're supposed to have another solid week of rain here in California.About three weeks ago, BNSF dragged a boxcar on the ground all the way up the Miramar Grade in San Diego, it tore up the switch at the top (CP Cumbres) and because of foul weather, repairs STILL aren't complete and the Surfliners are running with massive delays (yesterday's #565 got to Santa Ana almost an hour late...the day before, it was 50 minutes late...)

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sawblade5Member since Apr-17-03 · 295 postsDec 31, 2004 5:58 PM

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>Lovely. With all the rain we've been having, wonder if they
>really WILL get things fixed that quickly?
>
I doubt it, I don't think any railroad would delay reconstruction of destroyed track becasue of rain. They may delay if there lightning in the area. The railroad will noway wait a week to make this repair jsut becasue of rain, there is just too much money to be lost.

Chris Knight
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Erick_CantuMember since Jun-19-04 · 578 postsDec 31, 2004 11:07 PM

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Wow, right after the mainline up here was blocked a couple days after an intermodel train derailed a week or sao ago.Not BNSF's month is it? Tehachapi Loop Derailment – image 4 "The F59PHI and Genesis are the lamest excuses for locomotives Amtrak has ever operated - accept it and move on. Hug an F40 before it's too late!"

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SVTSCharter Member · 3752 postsDec 31, 2004 11:57 PM

RE: Tehachapi Loop Derailment

Geez...good thing we were not standing near the switch this time Curt!Chris Bogley
Syracuse New York
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CurtCharter Member · 976 postsJan 1, 2005 1:47 PM

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Chris, it was the south switch, near "our" bluff. I tell you what, we would have had some amazing footage/pictures if we were there!

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SVTSCharter Member · 3752 postsJan 1, 2005 5:36 PM

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Ohhhh...the south switch. Can you imagine if this occured one of those nights we camped out up there? Can you say, new shorts?Chris Bogley
Syracuse New York
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smp11512Member since Apr-7-03 · 2195 postsJan 2, 2005 5:52 AM

RE: Tehachapi Loop Derailment

Yeah, south switch, as in the place where you took your signature shot from Chris.Geeze, according to Train orders, the siding is not connected yet..... this weekend is gonna be fun for foaming up there
Shane

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