Wreck at Suman

[StupidFlee​t]

http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_t3#/vi ... cvpstream1

2 maybe three trains involved.

[~Z~]

Three more articles on this:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/loca ... 4190.story

http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/port ... 2e059.html

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/gallery?sect ... 59&photo=1

Says one train stopped, another ran into the rear of it, then a third was passing on the adjacent track and hit the wreckage.

edit: deleted mqt3001's rant about csx sucking and the replies.. stop spamming every thread with needless drivel

[csxt4617]

Wow, I bet the people who live in that house on Old Suman Road right by the crossovers are getting sick of derailments there...that's at least the 3rd one now

[Typhoon]

Wow, I bet the people who live in that house on Old Suman Road right by the crossovers are getting sick of derailments there...that's at least the 3rd one now

It happend about a mile or so southeast of the crossovers.

[A No.1]

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?sectio ... id=8493453

[StupidFlee​t]

Cbehr91 and I are driving through NW Indiana and we are hearing Q500 getting a EC1 with really long special instructions pertaining to the area around BI 224.

[Typhoon]

My guess would be a 707A, those are really long to read out.

[Huelsy'sTrainBlog]

http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_t3#/vi ... cvpstream1

2 maybe three trains involved.

What track is this and what are they doing for detours if anything?

[sd70accsxt700]

This is the CSX to Chicago, old B&O.

[Huelsy'sTrainBlog]

This is the CSX to Chicago, old B&O.

Do you know how they are rerouting the trains?

[csxt4617]

This is the CSX to Chicago, old B&O.

Glad to see you weren't involved in the carnage

[sd70accsxt700]

Yea it was not me, but if I had been two spots lower on the board, it would have been me. And knowing who the engineer was I deffinatly would have worked.

[B-Town]

Do you know how they are rerouting the trains?

Yes, where will they re-route these trains? Any chance they'll run 'em on the Indy Line?

edit: deleted mqt3001's rant about csx sucking and the replies.. stop spamming every thread with needless drivel

BAHAHA!!!

[strugglin]

I want to know also about the detours? Can they reroute the trains from Chicago south to Indianapolis, and then run them on the Big 4 back up to Greenwich? I might be taking a trip to Marion now tomorrow if that's the case!

[Huelsy'sTrainBlog]

I want to know also about the detours? Can they reroute the trains from Chicago south to Indianapolis, and then run them on the Big 4 back up to Greenwich? I might be taking a trip to Marion now tomorrow if that's the case!

I might see you there if that is the case!

[sd70accsxt700]

They can but not likley. Normal in a situation like this is, UPS runs on NS Chicago Line, other hot van trains might run via GR. Hot mixed freight via GR as much as they can take, rest is usualy held until the line is open.

[SHMILLER]

I thought I'd volunteer my services on my day off to get them thru Wyoming yard...but naaaa. No longer qualified anywhere else...darn!

Spoken like a true railroad employee. I can't deny that I've used a line similar to that before.

[Jochs]

They can but not likley. Normal in a situation like this is, UPS runs on NS Chicago Line, other hot van trains might run via GR. Hot mixed freight via GR as much as they can take, rest is usualy held until the line is open.

Hmm. Since I plan on going to a train show in Grand Rapids on Saturday, I may have to go to Porter on Sunday.

[sd70accsxt700]

Called out on Q010 at 0530 at Bedford Park. Caller did not say anythinng about what we are doing with it.

[JoJames]

Called out on Q010 at 0530 at Bedford Park. Caller did not say anythinng about what we are doing with it.

I would say normal route. Dumping ballast in the three am hour on both tracks. One track should be open soon.