It happened this morning, and the photos seem to indicate that it may have picked one of the slipswitches. The cause is unknown at present, of course. I believe that it was the Lake Shore Limited, arriving just over an hour late.
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Looks like a truck picked a switch...
Jon 
KOOLjock1 posted:Looks like a truck picked a switch...
Jon
You mean "wheel picked a switch"?
Here we go...
The unaffected cars were "UNBUCKLED" and pulled back into the station.
That might have been interesting to watch, I have never seen a train unbuckled before.
Doug
challenger3980 posted:The unaffected cars were "UNBUCKLED" and pulled back into the station.
That might have been interesting to watch, I have never seen a train unbuckled before.
Doug
Probably part of that "unbuckling" process is also removing the "lashes" that connect the diesel units together.
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An Amtrak track crew is currently replacing that slip switch. Maybe it was the root cause of the derailment, or it was damaged from the derailment.
Hot Water posted:challenger3980 posted:The unaffected cars were "UNBUCKLED" and pulled back into the station.
That might have been interesting to watch, I have never seen a train unbuckled before.
Doug
Probably part of that "unbuckling" process is also removing the "lashes" that connect the diesel units together.
Next Lionel will be selling an unbuckling track.... Well, you can lash up engines in command control.
