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Gavin Thunberg's Collection
 
5/19/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Gavin Thunberg
Dates:1/1/2020 - 1/1/2020
Album Info:Derailments I've photographed
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100 tanker cars on fire...
Title:  100 tanker cars on fire...
Description:  Upon hearing every tanker in my county called for 100 tanker cars on fire I knew this was bad. Looking up on the way to my car I was confused as to why there were clouds all of the sudden. As I drove closer to East Palestine I could see that was smoke not clouds. It was about 9:51 PM the crew and head end power were stopped under the route 51 bridge. They would soon blast off (almost literally) back to Conway. At about this time the Sherriff was going door to door getting people out. A sickly moldy smell that made me not cough but not able to breath came over the town. I knew it was about time to leave. It was so surreal seeing this town Ive been to many times thrown into absolute chaos. It was almost 11 PM at this point and there were cars and people everywhere. It was around this time when all fire units were told to swiftly evacuate. I knew then I was seeing something I had never experienced or thought possible before.
Photo Date:  2/3/2021  Upload Date: 3/13/2023 3:58:09 PM
Location:  East Palestine, OH
Author:  Gavin Thunberg
Categories:  Wreck
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Views:  110   Comments: 0
171 Derailment
Title:  171 Derailment
Description:  Cars on their side at Summit Cut 22 came off 8 if you count spine cars as one car classic string line cars cleared next morning Amtrak rerouted down the Bayard
Photo Date:  2/23/2021  Upload Date: 6/1/2022 9:36:18 AM
Location:  Big Beaver, PA
Author:  Gavin Thunberg
Categories:  Night,Wreck
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Views:  58   Comments: 0
A BNSF freight moves through the derailment site
Title:  A BNSF freight moves through the derailment site
Description:  about a week after the 30+ car derailment a BNSF freight moves by at restricted speed at milepost 346.1 just north or Marceline
Photo Date:  7/20/2021  Upload Date: 4/7/2022 10:21:59 PM
Location:  Marceline, MO
Author:  Gavin Thunberg
Categories:  Roster,Bridge,Wreck
Locomotives:  BNSF 7180(ES44C4) BNSF 5518(C44-9W)
Views:  161   Comments: 0
CP Beck Derailment
Title:  CP Beck Derailment
Description:  A MOW employee didnt seem to mind me poking around. NS 8175 sits a few days after hitting a rockslide and flipping NS 8099 leading, NO INJURIES
Photo Date:  1/8/2022  Upload Date: 5/31/2022 9:51:37 PM
Location:  Homestead, PA
Author:  Gavin Thunberg
Categories:  Winter,Wreck
Locomotives:  NS 8175(ES44AC)
Views:  405   Comments: 0
Summit Cut derailment
Title:  Summit Cut derailment
Description:  an hour after 170 string lined at Summit Cut spine cars are seen here after they flipped up and over both tracks into the hill
Photo Date:  2/23/2022  Upload Date: 6/1/2022 9:33:26 AM
Location:  Big Beaver, PA
Author:  Gavin Thunberg
Categories:  Wreck
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Views:  48   Comments: 0


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