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parkrrrr

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I wonder why these locomotives derailed here, of all places?
« on: March 17, 2023, 09:41:46 AM »
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https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/bnsf-train-derails-on-swinomish-reservation-in-anacortes-area/

I'm sure that when BNSF says they're investigating, they mean they're investigating why that derail did its job when it wasn't supposed to, right?

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Re: I wonder why these locomotives derailed here, of all places?
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2023, 10:52:56 AM »
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Yeah why didn't it just run off the end of the bridge into the water? strange.

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Re: I wonder why these locomotives derailed here, of all places?
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2023, 11:06:27 AM »
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I would hope that the bridge wasn't open at the time. That'd be a whole 'nother level of screwup.

It's not a very busy line - the refinery is the only rail-served industry on the island - so I'm not sure whether all of those systems are completely automated. It's possible that someone closed the bridge and forgot to reset the derails, or that it was the train crew's responsibility to do that and it got lost in the shuffle somewhere. Or maybe it is automated and a sensor failed, or any number of other possible explanations.

(Note: the map on the Times article is outdated. The bridge west of March Point is a rail trail now.)

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Re: I wonder why these locomotives derailed here, of all places?
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2023, 02:54:15 AM »
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Re: I wonder why these locomotives derailed here, of all places?
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2023, 02:35:48 PM »
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There are two oil refineries out on that spur and Anti-Oil crowd regularly protests up there..

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Re: I wonder why these locomotives derailed here, of all places?
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2023, 03:46:26 PM »
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How do the protestors get there? On foot? On horseback?

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Re: I wonder why these locomotives derailed here, of all places?
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2023, 11:39:06 AM »
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The short answer is the bridge operator lined the swing bridge for train movement, but neglected to remove the derails. Train crew wasn't watching out, and the derail worked as intended.
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