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Railfan Pictures of the Week - 09/16/2007
| SEPTA/NS/CSX Stony Creek Branch Norristown PA September 13 2007 |
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| At approximately 05:30 on September 13 CSX C746 derailed as it entered the Stony Creek Branch in Norristown PA. The non-derailed cars of the stopped train were blocking Elm Street. |
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| The derailment occurred just north of the grade crossing and involved the trailing engine and the first freight car. |
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| The derailment was at the site of a switch which had been removed previously. The track for the old siding can still be seen to the right of the train. |
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| The front truck of the trailing engine SD40-2 CSX 8832 had completely derailed ... |
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| as well as the lead truck on box car EEC 2002, which plowed into the ballast. |
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| Forunately for SEPTA, the train had just barely cleared Elm Interlocking (signal can be seen on the left), allowing normal operation of R6 Norristown train service. |
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| By 8:30, the calls had been made and the equipment was beginning to arrive on site. |
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All pictures September 13 2007 Copyright © 2007 John P. Almeida Photographs for personal use only. All rights reserved by original owner of image. Reproduction or redistribution in any form without express written permission is prohibited. |
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