3-5-08 Sightings 20A derailment

[triplecrownservice]

AT ROCKFIELD, INDIANA:

17J  3:14  FREIGHT  WESTBOUND
8882NS (C40-9 F)
9897NS (C40-9W R HORSEHEAD)

AT LOGANSPORT, INDIANA:

15E  3:24  FREIGHT  WESTBOUND
4434BNSF (C44-9W F VERY FADED)
9662NS (C40-9W R)

14E  3:47  FREIGHT  EASTBOUND
3540NS (B32-8 F)
9390NS (C40-9W F)
8363NS (C40-8W F CR PAINT)

TPW  3:51  FREIGHT  WESTBOUND
9401CEFX (SD45T-2 F SP PAINT)
3878TPW (GP38-2 R)

260  4:16  ROADRAILER  EASTBOUND
8969NS (C40-9W F)

20A DERAILED TODAY AT WABASH INDIANA. THE LEAD UNIT, NS 9339? IS ON THE RAILS. THE TRAILING UNIT, NS 9440 IS DERAILED BUT UPRIGHT. THE REST OF THE TRAIN DERAILED EXCEPT ABOUT THE LAST 7 CARS OR SO. THE LEAD 5 UNIT SPINE CAR DERAILED BUT STAYED RELATIVELY STRAIGHT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BALLAST. BEHIND THAT, ALL OTHER CARS ACCORDIANED WITH CONTAINERS GOING EVERY WHERE. WESTBOUNDS BEHIND THE ACCIDENT INCLUDE, 255, 21T, 267. THE FOLLOWING EASTBOUNDS ARE TIED DOWN IN PERU: 240, 260, 272, 14E, 114(122), 16K MAY ALSO BE THERE.

TRIPLECROWN

[Michael Knight]

Thank you for the update, Triple Crown.

And thank you for all of your consistent field reports that you have been providing the board for over a year now!