AMTRAK DERAILED !!!! - Jackson MI

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AMTRAK DERAILED !!!! - Jackson MI

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WEST BOUND TRAIN OFF THE TRACK AND SEVERAL INJURIES. HIT A SEMI E.OF JACKSON .

SCANNER REPORTING "MASS CASUALTIES " . :cry: :cry: :cry:


INFO @ 8:47 ...
http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index ... ng_in.html

http://www.wlns.com/

THE LOCATION...
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=42.243594&lon ... 17&l=0&m=h

1:43 PM - PIC FROM TRAIN CAR...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/loca ... 8324.photo
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Locomotive on its side, at least one car on ground, West of Ann Arbor.

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Jackson mass casualty unit dispatched, locomotive on ground 1 car on ground, City of Jackson, Blackman Leoni, summit twp, Grass lake. all en route. Portage rd blocked.

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Sounds like 1 injury so far, doing secondary search of cars at this time, semi driver also en rout to hospital in stable condition.

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Is someone we know the engineer?
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Do not know, been trying to find out. Hope whomever is OK.


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So far none of the Detroit tv stations have said anything or doing any live shots. Still looking...WLNS.com reports the dining car on its side w/the engine also sideways.

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Hope it was not Lee. Most reports saying just injuries.
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Per WDIV it was 351. Haven't heard any other updates...still watching.

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"Ann Arbor 2373 Calling... Milkshake. Over"

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353 is running from Pontiac today. Not sure how far they will get towards Jackson however.
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How fast will NS repair this track and how fast was the train going? and this is the second crash in as many days...
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Glad to know that it might just be all injuries and that no one was killed.

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YpsiAmtrakBoy wrote:How fast will NS reaper this track and how fast was the train going? and this is the second crash in as many days...
Is this still NS owned track. Given a normal situation, tracks should be fixed by late late tonight night/tommrow morning. Not for normal speed mind you, but back to where people can pass. You figure it will be 16:00 to 18:00 by the time the investagation is over, then rerail the loco and cars that should be done by around 21:00-23:00 and then another 4 hours to put the track back in and ballast it and tamp it, so around 03:00 to 05:00. So I would guess between 00:01 and 05:00, depending on how long the investigation takes.
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one more thing... when will they release the cab video of the incident? like they did back in 2009
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YpsiAmtrakBoy wrote:one more thing... when will they release the cab video of the incident? like they did back in 2009
Your getting a little ahead of yourself, they may never release it.
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sd70accsxt700 wrote:
YpsiAmtrakBoy wrote:one more thing... when will they release the cab video of the incident? like they did back in 2009
Your getting a little ahead of yourself, they may never release it.
probably... just was a thought
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Video at link.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Ch ... 82864.html
6-10 people being treated at hospital.

Thinking is low boy trailer was hung up on crossing as it has a pretty good hump at crossing.

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