Folks sharing with you a video I watched:
These pieces of wood are mighty strong to support the weight of the locomotive!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txNMwminoiw&feature=relmfu
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We employ a similar method whenever our CP Huntington Train ( http://chancerides.com/peoplem...untington_train.html) goes on its own little adventure.
Nice video.
He has several good vids. I like this one,he tells exactly what is going on just by looking at one picture. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNqM_idVllU&feature=relmfu
After our experiences in Indiana last year, we now carry an ample supply of Oak planks and wedges aboard the 765. 
Hydraulic jacks? 
Once helped re-rail the tender on 630 that picked the points on a spring switch - at least two heavy duty jacks, lots of oak planks, and a re-railer.
Interesting, definitely not fun, and much "trial and error"! 
As a veteran of many such incidents, oak blocks and wedges are always the first option. Once had to rerail a RSD5 near the Missouri river in Pierre SD. Going into the derailment site, saw what appeared to be a strip of banding crossing the one lane trail. Only problem it was moving and had rattles. Carmen arrived, threw out some oak wedges & blocks, (had to use one set of rerailers we were quite a way from the rail.) in less than 30 minutes we were on the rail and leaving the snake pit.
First job back at Huron, load some more wedges & blocks in the car & truck
very interesting.
what repairs would have to have been done to the track after this?
