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Hi everyone,
After a visit to the dentist, I decided to spend the rest of the day trackside. It proved to be "one of those days" for the BNSF. If you have a good mother, she probably told you if you did not have something nice to say, don't say anything. I happen to have a good mother, and so while I could not help but take some photos of the derailments (yes, that is plural), I do not intend to post them. Instead, I'd like to take this opportunity to look at the bright side. GP35 #2528 was the first catch of the day, and was passing by the first ill fated train when this photo was taken. A few minutes later, C44-9W #4646 led its train into Saginaw. Lucky for me, it was going unusually slow, so I easily shot every locomotive and car on the train. Lucky for them, they were going slow, perhaps avoiding a derailment that could have been much worse than a few cars, all remaining upright. This incident blocked a couple busy grade crossings, and I did not expect BNSF to leave them blocked long. The front half of the train soon cleared one crossing. Sure enough, just a few minutes later SD40-2 #7859 and GP38 #2236 came to get the rear half of the train. At this point, I figured I should use what little light was left to run over to the north end of North Yard in Ft. Worth where trains would likely detour around the damaged Santa Fe tracks using the nearby FW&D. When I got there, to my surprise there was GP50 #3168 with a car on the ground. Luckily, they did not completely block the grade crossing at that location. I'm sure several BNSF employees were not thrilled to find that these events were not April Fool jokes. A rough day for the railroad, but no one hurt as far as I can tell. Enjoy! |
