NS likely pushed it over months ago in order to keep the line open.
I suspect it wasn’t part of this train.
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moving a rail car into that position would be a pretty imposing task.
how could that have gone unnoticed?
wonder if there are any “before” the derail picks out there?
In the 90s, I owned a home that backed-up to the rail line; about 100 feet from the rail bed, actually.
I also grew up in that town and the whistles could be heard several times a day.
There are no siding tracks for long stretches between Chicago and Detroit, so freight and passenger share a single track.
In those areas, the ROW is 75 feet across (25-foot maintenance / working easements).
If a box car quits rolling, it can easily be tipped over onto the maintenance easement and then when time is more convenient, a crew can come out, disassemble it and carry it to the “yard” (which is in Chicago).
I don’t know how long they get to keep equip in the easement but, it can happen ‘cuz the railroad has its own set of environmental rules.
NS likely pushed it over months ago in order to keep the line open.
I suspect it wasn’t part of this train.
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moving a rail car into that position would be a pretty imposing task.
how could that have gone unnoticed?
wonder if there are any “before” the derail picks out there?
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just caught a rerun of that video clip showing the train cars derailed in ohio & noticed that there is a side track or passing track running parallel to the main line.
this would be the spot where the orange car is seen in the current pix.
it could have been setting there for days prior to the derailment & it would not interfere with traffic on the main line.