Lansing Derailment

astrofunk76 · Unread post by **astrofunk76** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:35 pm

The Lansing State Journal is reporting a derailed car on MLK near Grand River:

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/arti ... |FRONTPAGE

Description seems to suggest this is on the JAIL-operated belt line (not CSX, which is further north).

astrofunk76 · Unread post by **astrofunk76** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:09 pm

LSJ is now saying there's a boxcar on its side...apparently on the CSX main, NOT the belt line.

Unread post by **~Z~** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 3:47 pm

Seems to be on CSX as you said, on the west end of Ensel Yard. Car is blocking Martin Luther King Blvd just north of Marquette St. Article with photo: http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/arti ... |FRONTPAGE

Michigan Railfan · Thu Dec 01, 2011 4:18 pm

I love how they call it a boxcar when it's actually a grain hopper...

J T · Unread post by **J T** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 4:24 pm

I was just at the west end of Ensel yesterday. Why couldn't this have happened then?

AveryRdhouse · Unread post by **AveryRdhouse** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 4:36 pm

Is being a news reporter like having a license to be STUPID. Just while looking at the pic's, My 7 yr old walk's up and ask's, Hey what happened to that covered hopper? Is the media really that retarded? I've been called a "train driver". What the hell is a train driver? It's an Engineer you idiot!

Clay320 · Unread post by **Clay320** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 4:53 pm

Just be happy they figured out that it was tipped over.

BL2-1843 · Unread post by **BL2-1843** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:19 pm

Even though you could not tell the direction it was headed on the live shots seen on the 5pm news on WLNS, it looked to be perhaps G379-27 grain empty with CSX 8782 7737 on the head end, which went west through Howell a couple hours prior.

Saturnalia · Unread post by **Saturnalia** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:49 pm

Bob M. wrote:Even though you could not tell the direction it was headed on the live shots seen on the 5pm news on WLNS, it looked to be perhaps G379-27 grain empty with CSX 8782 7737 on the head end, which went west through Howell a couple hours prior.

That could be it, but I was thinking D708

TrainWatcher · Unread post by **TrainWatcher** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:52 pm

MQT3001 wrote:
Bob M. wrote:Even though you could not tell the direction it was headed on the live shots seen on the 5pm news on WLNS, it looked to be perhaps G379-27 grain empty with CSX 8782 7737 on the head end, which went west through Howell a couple hours prior.
That could be it, but I was thinking D708

Bob is right, going to the MQT.

Saturnalia · Unread post by **Saturnalia** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 6:05 pm

TrainWatcher wrote:
MQT3001 wrote:
Bob M. wrote:Even though you could not tell the direction it was headed on the live shots seen on the 5pm news on WLNS, it looked to be perhaps G379-27 grain empty with CSX 8782 7737 on the head end, which went west through Howell a couple hours prior.
That could be it, but I was thinking D708
Bob is right, going to the MQT.

Any idea on if MQT will make a special, daylight run to get the grain cars (once the mess is cleaned up

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JoJames · Unread post by **JoJames** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 7:03 pm

Break buildup on wheel flange was cause. Very little track damage.

kevinm · Unread post by **kevinm** » Sat Dec 03, 2011 1:59 am

two hoppers stayed hooked together, the ones on MLK ,and one hopper lay between the main and the yardmasters shed -plop- missed touching it by feet - the engines and about 1500 feet of hoppers sat at the airport WB for most of the day- i saw hi-balls rolling by but didnt wait to see the cars moved to CSX property -last i saw the hoppers were laying on their side by the tracks

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