Arkansas Missouri Washout

[reinhardtjh]

Just after Midnight on Friday morning ( 12:20AM Oct 10th) The A&M suffered a derailment due to rains and washout of it's tracks near Chester.  News article here --> http://5newsonline.com/2014/10/10/conductor-engineer-hospitalized-after-train-derails-in-chester/

The conductor and engineer were hospitalized and them released, but no indication of the seriousness of injuries.  One of the slideshow pictures show 2 of the 3 locomotive consist off the tracks with the lead unit on it's side in the ditch.  The video report shows nothing of interest because they could not get to the accident site.

Looks like at least one of the new SD70ACe's might be out of service for a while.

[Scottl]

Sounds like their alertness made this outcome better.  They slowed to 17 mph just before the incident.

[reinhardtjh]

Flickr posting of the damaged A&M 70.  I'm assuming it was the lead unit that ended up on it's side.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/28053622@N05/15481134508/sizes/c/

Another picture of A&M 70 and 71

https://www.flickr.com/photos/47104480@N07/15466979880/

One one of A&M 72 (with an ALCo T6 pushing it around), which apparently has been returned to service as of 10/27/2014

https://www.flickr.com/photos/47104480@N07/15684037392/


Edit: Added new pictures.

[cv_acr]

Are these the ex-EMDX demos?

[reinhardtjh]

Are these the ex-EMDX demos?

Yes.  ex-EMDX 1201-1203

[cv_acr]

Oh. I thought maybe the EMDX 70 series with the same numbers.