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NS On the Ground in Shenandoah Valley
« on: June 23, 2025, 04:03:50 PM »
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Derailment reported to local media and 911 by residents near Dooms, VA, just north of Waynesboro in the Shenandoah Valley. Photos from Facebook.

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Re: NS On the Ground in Shenandoah Valley
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2025, 09:28:08 AM »
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What?  No puns about "Dooms day" when the train derailed there?  :trollface:
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Re: NS On the Ground in Shenandoah Valley
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2025, 10:57:12 AM »
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Latest news is they dodged a bullet. Train cars were carrying hydrochloric acid, but none leaked.
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Re: NS On the Ground in Shenandoah Valley
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2025, 02:09:40 AM »
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Just looking at the rail, and the weather forecasts, my first guess would be a sunkink.
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Re: NS On the Ground in Shenandoah Valley
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2025, 06:32:51 AM »
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Could well be. The drawbridge at Great Bridge Locks in Chesapeake, VA - non railway - expanded and would not fully close yesterday until a harbor fire tug could arrive to spray water on the pavement and metal grid to cool it off and reduce the expansion.
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