Derailment AFTERMATH in Atlanta, GA

[@v12productions]

UPDATE: This is how the railroad reported this accident to the Federal Railroad Administration - CREW FAILED TO COMPLY WITH GAOPB - 079 RESULTING IN GA24 PASSING CP FIELDS AND CP BOLTON WITHOUT AUTHORITY CAUSING THEM TO RUN INTO TRAIN 265G115 REAR END. AS A RESULT NS 6997, COER 172718, UCRY 15643, COER 172688, WFRX 116376, WFRX 116310 DERAILED OON GA42 AND, BNSF 211319 ON TRAIN 265G115.

[@Athenstrainman]

To me it's absolutely baffling that such a huge piece of equipment is not on the rails. It's like what possibly could have happened to caused this accident. What could cause these gigantic things to be in pieces.

[@patrickgarant3643]

A triangle piece of hard wood on the inside of one rail only needs to lift up one wheel 1 inch to cause the train to derail. Once one starts the rest are sure to fallow.

[@lucaslawless4291]

There is actually a video of the accident right after it happened. It hit some piece of large road equipment I forget exactly what it was that was stopped on the crossing. The locomotive didn't end up completely on its side, amazingly enough the only thing that kept it from falling was the coupler between it and the second engine. It definitely was leaning hard to it's right though.

[@temotormouth]

@@lucaslawless4291 not sure what derailment you are referring to. This was a single unit and definitely ended up on its side. There was no large piece of equipment on the track. It rear ended a northbound and took out another on the next track. I know the details, but out of respect to my co-worker and company policy I’m not at liberty to discuss.

[@ashevilletrainman6989]

@@patrickgarant3643 that’s also incredible to me. A metal coin is flattened to nothing , but you couple place a wood piece and boom , mayhem

[@dd.greenefilms2598]

Thanks for sharing this with the audience, great job and I remember seeing you here at Bridge last weekend, thanks again.

[@v12productions]

Thank you for watching!

[@dd.greenefilms2598]

@@v12productions Your Welcome and I enjoyed it.

[@kens.3729]

Thanks for the Update. You’re easy to understand and have a great audio voice. Thanks! 👍

[@v12productions]

Thanks for watching!

[@CycolacFan]

Very professionally filmed and excellent, sensible commentary.

[@v12productions]

Thanks!

[@Phantom1963]

I was there just before this train derailed and observed what appeared to be 3 Sasquatches messing around with equipment on and around the tracks.

[@idkanymore9267]

im guessing those sasquatches were random idiot railway workers

[@RailsOfTheSouthProductions]

If I recall correctly it was NS G88 and NS 265 involved in the crash

[@TracksideAlexGonzalez]

Feel bad the person who is hurt, just hope this SD60E will be repaired soon

[@Upguy-tj3gv]

Hey

[@mathuetax]

Since it was rebuilt/upgraded less than a decade ago I'd suspect it'll get repaired, so long as the frame is ok.

[@nicksgarage8295]

@@mathuetax nope its going to be scrapped its a major liability to have trains that are damaged to be reused... from a insurance and corporate standpoint.

[@mathuetax]

@@nicksgarage8295 Hmm, is this a recent change in the industry? I'm fairly certain I've seen locomotives rebuilt after wrecks many times. For example; BNSF #997 www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2344366 Before www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2125572 After

[@davej3781]

@@nicksgarage8295 you have no clue what you're talking about. locomotives are rebuilt all the time after wrecks, many FAR more damaged than this. for example, the Kismet collision, BNSF rebuilt locomotives that looked completely destroyed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5KypZKkiqyIpdE this SD60 needs barely a band-aid compared to those BNSF units.

[@martinross5521]

Thank you V12 for following up this accident. Those repair crews really work fast and hard to get back to normal. Hoping 6997 gets recovered soon

[@v12productions]

Thanks for watching!

[@Indianlifelines]

outstanding nice pesentation

[@v12productions]

Thanks!

[@Neash2]

Great video and excellent commentary - thank you for posting. It seems that in the last two years, there have been more and more accidents on the US railroads. Do you think it's indicative of a lack of investment in maintenance? (I don't live in America, just asking objectively as a longtime admirer of American locomotion). Are there any statistics to back this up or are there just more railfans with cameras reporting incidents which have always (sadly) been happening?

[@v12productions]

Thanks for watching! The railroad self-reports the accidents to the Federal Railroad Administration and they put that info on their website for the public to view. I may eventually compare the numbers from this year to previous years. I can definitely say I've covered quite a few accidents on this KZbin channel this year and all of those have been no more than 20 miles from where I live.

[@GilbertNichols]

Thanks for the update.

[@xavienchatman]

That locomotive is working around my local area. I never knew it was in a derailment

[@miguelamaya6246]

We love trains, some times my kids ask me if we can buy 1, we would like to.

[@ecpcharles]

1:33 is that 11 engines?!! There's no way all of those are powered...

[@kens.3729]

Most likely only a few of those Units are burning fuel. Railroads routinely Move Power (aka Units) and Other Cars for Other Railroads around the Country. Make a Lot of Sense to work with each other when they can instead of against each other. It’s ALL about Efficiency and the Customers using the Railroads to help move products from their Businesses. 👍

[@ecpcharles]

@@kens.3729 okay yea thats what i figured haha its quite a sight to see!

[@thomasboese3793]

"Power Move" - Think in terms of common sense. The Power Desk assigns locomotives to a train based on tonnage. Some days the needs are greater or less than average. Some subdivisions create far more loads going in one direction than the other and over time the power desk needs to deal with re-balancing where everything is. If you watch some of the Virtual Railfan Grab Bags the BNSF routinely has large power moves of 15-25 units at a time.

[@thomasboese3793]

@Utah Rails I never made any statement that all locos in a power mover were powered up at the same time. Here is a little clip I found back in 2012 that I'm using as a modeling reference. Enjoy! Note: Just the first two and the last two units are running. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX7Sn5mOqrCoerc

[@constanceharrison2487]

9 Pppppò

[@glenbard657]

1:24 Crab Orchard & Egyptian boxcar bites the dust.

[@vincentweatherly9991]

“Railroads are essential and trains need to keep moving” not where I am

[@fortheloveofnoise]

North Korea?

[@vincentweatherly9991]

@@fortheloveofnoise nope

[@amtraklover]

Yeah when I heard this derailed over by CP Bridge I had to go over and get some photos of it. Still surreal that you can get fairly close to it to see the damage

[@railraftaar9191]

very nice coverage

[@v12productions]

Thank you!

[@carlcolbaugh1802]

Thanks for update

[@AbelG8781]

If and when the locomotive gets further attention, do record that! Whether it be getting lifted up on a flatcar or scrapped on site. That would be a really good video!

[@v12productions]

I'll keep an eye on it. I drove by there yesterday and it was still in the same place.

[@railsofkentucky2645]

I'm going to Austell and Mableton next month and I'm sure it will be cleaned in way before then, but I hope to see something of the remains

[@JohnnysTrainVideos]

Great video.... Love the drone video...

[@pennsylvanianrailfan]

Hey! You going to be there when Western Maryland 1309 is first shown? Imma be there!

[@v12productions]

It's a little far away from me, but let me look into it. Sounds like it will be pretty cool!

[@pennsylvanianrailfan]

Yea! It’s the big boy of the east

[@newenglandrailfan6979]

What happened to the locomotive

[@v12productions]

I'm not sure. The last time I saw it, it was on a flat car headed somewhere.

[@amjkodaz]

Some local without airbrakes rammed into the back of an intermodal train leaving Inman Yard, that's why it derailed.

[@tucobenedicto109]

Looks like the derailment took out the Singal bridge, the stanchion and the 60hz, feed meter pan to the interlocking and crossing. Notice high tension wires above. So that might haveen shut down as well. That truck had a blue wheel, big derailment. :( if they ever reconstruct a video of this incident can you post that too. It might be a year later or two on NTSB youtube. thanks

[@v12productions]

I'll keep an eye out for any subsequent investigation information.

[@haroldreardon8070]

I'm not surprised that so many people watching this seem to have NO understanding of heavy equipment and how it can be damaged by other heavy equipment.

[@brianhebert6152]

NS 6997 be like "Help meeee!"

[@TheKingDavid444]

Happy I got tf outta there. I bet everybody that was coming north had a 16+ hour shift. Tragic

[@idkanymore9267]

how did i not know this happened on my brithday

[@railfanninginohiowithjessi9844]

all I can say is wow

[@wrangler70jkujeep74]

I been saying since I was in fire department we trained always have 🏃🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ escape route derailment can happen split second . This example what I been saying this is why shoot or pic locations are safe and vehical get back home safe to next rail adventure for crews safety also.

[@vsolou]

I showed this to my father and he was Shocked!😵😱

[@kansasstatealerting2874]

Wasn’t the truck it hit the cause of the wreck?

[@awizardalso]

I find it sad to see train derailments. The RJ Corman company has the equipment to rerail derailed locomotives and freight cars. I've seen videos where their workers do the work of fixing train derailments.

[@piktureit]

RIP train signal :(

[@SebisRandomTech]

Looks like the new track is jointed rail...interesting...

[@mariataylor-perry5366]

If I remember correctly, the crew that was on that train that night/early morning was from their Greenville, SC yard. One of them is a Masonic brother and his wife and I are friends (as well as Eastern Star sisters) on social media.

[@bogthing1]

Lot of train incidents in the metro area lately.

[@rickeyburke2596]

From what I was told it had something to do with the rail bed. But don't know for sure.

[@amtrak713productions8]

Hope they don’t scrap the 6997

[@santafewarbonnetproductions]

0:05 holy crap thats a box car

[@wolfeyandkloofey5929]

It could have been avoided

[@SgtPotatoChip6356]

Dang. Poor SD60E.

[@oliverhood1732]

What's Gonna Happen To The Diesel

[@LSM_Lover]

Atlanta gets so many derailments I feel like....

[@tomscorner3838]

What I wondered for some time is that if your so interested in railroads, why don't you get a job on one of the many railroads. This way you can play all day and get paid for it.

[@v12productions]

I certainly have thought about it. I kind of like what I'm doing now though. Of course I have a day job, but I also like the variety of telling stories about railroad history and different modern railroads.

[@wolfeyandkloofey5929]

Crew followed orders told to them

[@minnesotarailfan11]

Ah yes Norfolk southern at their finest

[@Noonespecial237]

Hopefully they throw that 6900 POS in the garbage where it belongs...

[@mgr_video_productions]

Great video! I'm shocked at how that accident happened that night. I know the accident occurred at a bottleneck area for NS rail traffic.

[@v12productions]

Thanks man!

[@jacksonmississippirailprod8188]

Right on parrot ave

[@jamesbutterson5218]

Jaw tooth was there getting live action son!" 👌💨

[@ghosted6150]

i like trains

[@theoriginalchefboyoboy6025]

and Jaw Tooth wept...

[@pourindiesel]

liked and subbed!

[@v12productions]

Thanks!!

[@LoganEightyacre]

Norfolk Southern, What's your function? Crashing in Atlanta, GA right on time!! CRASH: We make everything slow with the flow. FIRE: We make the crash take up 1 week to blow, Bet you won't get far! Norfolk Southern What's your function!

[@LoganEightyacre]

@asteinmann Part 2: If you set your route to norway, You crash 5 minutes away! Norfolk Southern, WHAT THE FUNCTION! We love our trains crashing right on time!

[@patrickgarant3643]

Garant vs Norfolk Southern Railroad. After being hired in 2011 and telling the physical doctor that I may have M.S. and after being approved for FMLA in 2015 for possible M.S., then fired in 2016 for possible M.S. and with such a rush, attempted to cancel medical insurance for my family and I a month before they were allowed legally, in hopes I die without medical aid as a result of their actions. How is M.S. diagnosed? What is M.S.?

[@ffjsb]

?????????

[@patrickgarant3643]

@@ffjsb what part about "Garant vs Norfolk Southern Railroad. After being hired in 2011 and telling the physical doctor that I may have M.S. and after being approved for FMLA in 2015 for possible M.S., then fired in 2016 for possible M.S. and with such a rush, attempted to cancel medical insurance for my family and I a month before they were allowed legally, in hopes I die without medical aid as a result of their actions. How is M.S. diagnosed? What is M.S.?" do you not understand?

[@PaulCashman]

@@patrickgarant3643 maybe they failed to perceive any connection between your post and a video about a railroad derailment, aside from the tenuous connection that they both involve Norfolk Southern. Just a thought, but how about making your OWN video about your travails, since it seems to be important enough to you to troll someone else's video with it?

[@patrickgarant3643]

@@PaulCashman I'm not the guy to make videos at this time but I will do as I feel to point out the faults of the ones who feel above anybody, just to make sure everyone knows that they are no better than anybody else. Beyond that know, Norfolk has had a chance to look good and people within the company always tries to make themselves look good by trying to make other people sound "BAD", while trying to sidestep the facts that they want, usually = problems.

[@onthemound]

Get an inside look of this train in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHzKc6Cmd7OJjK8

[@davidminter7685]

I know what happened

[@Stolly008]

Hahaha right! The comments are funny on here.

[@patrickgarant3643]

LOL

[@T1_Productions]

Fulton County, Georgia