Derailment Altoona Yard

9 cars of a Eastbound Coal train Derailed

[@vettebecker1]

Cleanup on track one!!

[@deetjay1]

Now that is really close clearance...Love the GP38...

[@RMSTitanicWSL]

@RerailMe The gauge is the same 4ft 8 1/2in, but the clearance diagram for freight trains is much greater 10ft 2in wide and 23ft tall versus about 9ft wide and 12ft tall for subway cars.

[@RMSTitanicWSL]

@RerailMe The gauge is the same 4ft 8 1/2in, but the clearance diagram for freight trains is much greater 10ft 2in wide and 23ft tall versus about 9ft wide and 12ft tall for subway cars. Subway cars are also limited to a carbody length of about 65ft due to the much sharper curves

[@alcopower5710]

Outstanding footage

[@HoboTango]

I use to spend my day in these yards and travels on these.

[@Kevin-ev7hw]

NS6677 They didn't get fired, just a 30 day vacation pending investigation.

[@meccaturbo]

NS has much better track maintenance than CSX, they are just a better all-around railroad than CSX is. NS doesn't have many derailments at all. Of course when Altoona was PRR track, PRR did a fine job of track maintenance until the late 60's when they started going downhill before merging with NYC.

[@shauntrailskinner9645]

@meccaturbo How do you know NS has better track maintenance than CSX? I'm looking at this accident on NS's track.

[@TheUnknownRailfan]

Good video and you know what in almost every video I've watched that involved a collision, crash or derailment there is a Operation Lifesaver Unit. Kinda Ironic.

[@RerailMe]

@ <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="204">3:24</a>...HOLY SHIT! That intermodel running by the mountain is long as hell!

[@kaykayschuckers]

Tight squeeze there in the Rose Yard in Altoona

[@thehorseshoecurve]

I like how the backhoe is coming its like it's saying "stay there I'm on my way"

[@nathantrain1372]

Dayum. Wow. That's one impressive derailment.

[@michaelnelson7689]

love to see all those ex.conrail locos.

[@daveporter8351]

Maybe track...side defect detectors....and dragging equip detectors are not enough

[@geomodelrailroader]

that was a typo but that is money all over the yard. this train was bound for Washingtonville from Bailey Mine in Pittsburgh. they can't leave it on the ground so they need to clean it up and get that coal back in a gon and on its way to the power plant

[@freighttrainsahpassing9790]

nice train yard. Too bad about the crash though !!!

[@Railman690]

Training coming off of 1 Yard down No.2 Secondary towards CP Antis. Not the best track in Rose yard.

[@Echo_Sierra]

@RerailMe Nope, same gauge, just larger cars.

[@robertgift]

Try using Engish and periods and commas. [Break] out the shovels ...

[@RerailMe]

@RMSTitanicWSL Thanks alot for the info.

[@RerailMe]

I would like to know if freight trains like these have a bigger gauge than subway trains. :) I have lived all my life in Newyork but the frieght trains look bigger to me.

[@johnblair8146]

There are two subway systems in New York City. The BMT (Lettered Lines) and the IRT (Numbered lines). IRT cars are smaller than BMT cars for clearance reasons. The BMT cars are a little smaller in cross section than equipment used in the general railroad system. All use a 56.5 inch track gauge.

[@robertgift]

Why did you not move right and show how close the derailed car was to the moving train? Why did you not show him close the switch? Cause of derail?

[@Railman690]

Coal hoppers are 130

[@JamesPattersonGeepfan]

Pennsylvania

[@hairylarry6167]

Have you ever watched coal burn? It turns colors. It puts out amazing heat. It burns a long time. I see why people all over the world used it in their basement furnaces for so many years.

[@michaeld53]

looks like a big sink hole starting to form

[@beejay2431]

is there no limit on how many cars can be on one train?

[@tonyburzio4107]

Yes, the radio signal stops at about 3 miles depending on terrain.

[@geoffreylee5199]

That track was last used by PennCentral?

[@rearspeaker6364]

+Geoffrey Lee maybe PRR did when the Baldwin Centipedes were around............

[@KnoxvilleRailfanProductions]

wonder if the crews of other trains were like WTF

[@railworks3fan]

Tjis is what happened to my model trains LOL!

[@DontTryItProductions]

it going to take them a while to clean that up

[@dylan8495]

the grade and power regulates the car count the puc has nothing to do with it

[@NS6677]

Err Opps!! I wonder who got fired for that one

[@TheMsautobodyman]

saw one in mesa az

[@DerangedDragon99]

Give enough power for the train, and you have no limit on the number of cars for that train.

[@DCxViper]

Between CSX and NS they seem to always have more derailments then UP or BNSF. I wonder why? bad tracks or crew.but they are good companies but need to do a better job not wrecking so much.

[@Heroduothecomedian]

I think it has to do with them more or less buying some many different railroads for their business and not checking on alot of these old tracks they got when they bought out other companys and pretty much leaving them alone unless its a main line track or one used alot and and track rotts and rust away eventually and dont do anything about it until something bad happens which is stupid for a business to do in my honest opinion

[@RedstoneRailProductions]

WOW!!!

[@RerailMe]

The train that past next to the jungle at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="203">3:23</a> -<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="348">5:48</a> = 90 cars!!! Uff! Dont want to see THAT derail! The safest cars are the last cars unless going backwards.

[@plussizedpatriot8481]

The PUC does. This is what I do for a living. I have to know the rules.

[@rearspeaker6364]

that's a dip at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="47">0:47</a> is that okay???

[@rearspeaker6364]

+Anthony Smith got it....

[@joannasaxton9927]

is this in iowa.can some one tell me

[@bazis98]

I believe this is in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

[@mattlf9120]

@@bazis98 yeah, she asked 7 years ago, I don't think she cares anymore, even if she's still alive.

[@6777Productions]

Oops!

[@kennethwislinski8152]

I see a Conrail engine there.

[@dynjarren5454]

Wow you think so? You deserve a cookie

[@railworks3fan]

this*

[@geomodelrailroader]

not good the helpers were pushing to hard and this happens all that coal that was to be delivered to Washingtonville is down the drain brake out the shovels and tell the helpers to reverse NS is going to lose money if this coal is not cleaned up.

[@simonjohnhinton1938]

Rolling coal.. rolled over coal more like.😆