LILESVILLE, N.C. — Sharp-eyed railroaders and railroad enthusiasts watching Hurricane Florence coverage have noted the presence of export units in the Sunday night derailment of a CSX train near the crossroads terminal of Hamlet.
Eastbound train Q583 derailed about 6 p.m., possibly when it hit a washout, near Lilesville, N.C., between Monroe and Hamlet. In addition to the CSX units derailed in the consist were four SD40-3s, Nos. 123-126, rebuilt by NRE in Mount Vernon, Ill., which were bound for an eastern location for export to Companie de Bauxite du Guinea.
Meanwhile, in eastern N.C., railroad officials and emergency crews are watching a CSX bridge over the Cape Fear River in Fayetteville, where water is expected to crest more than 60 feet above flood stage. The bridge is on a former Atlantic Coast Line branch to the East and is not far from CSX’s strategic A-line that runs from the Washington, D.C., area to Florida.
Tom Truex,
Your guess is about as good as anyone’s as to what the recurrent “Amazon Smile” and similar plugs for other quasi-charitable entities might be about and/or how any of it pertains to this forum. Though it was not so credited in this particular thread, historically it comes from a persistent individual named Paul Marynowich(sp?), who may or may not be a railfan. More likely, he’s a spammer who posts his drivel to numerous blogs. Ignore him.
This wreck was caused by CSX management and dispatcher failure to comply to the FRA SPECIAL INSPECTION RULE 213.239 which is a requirement to run track patrol directly ahead of a train if there are indications of chance the track was compromised. The line was already washed out. The cause is not “Washout” the cause was failure to make special inspection.
It reads: Rule $213.239: “Special Inspection”:
“In the event of fire, flood, severe storm, of other occurrence which might have damaged track structure, a special inspection must be made of the track involved as soon as possible after the occurrence”.
https://www.wral.com/floodwaters-wash-train-from-tracks-in-anson-county/17850499/
You can see the washed out ballast and damaged track even after the wreck, and water was still running over the track. Any track patrol would have stopped any train and prevented a wreck.
Don’t worry. That will buff out….
Please forgive my ignorance as I may have missed a post from some time ago but would somebody please explain what “Amazon customers do not forget AmazonSmile” means and how does it pertain to this forum.
While the flooding in Fayetteville NC is bad, it is not 60 ft. of flooding. According to the NOAA gauge site, minor flooding begins at 35 ft., moderate flooding at 48 ft., and major flooding at 58 ft. As I write, the site shows 61.42 ft.
https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=rah&gage=fayn7