Train derailment near Arlington City Hall

[pHILSANITY07]

I vaguely remember something about that.

yea me too, i was little when that happened

[pHILSANITY07]

They had a derailment in Arlington / Fort Worth I think last year right by Dottie Lynn / Eastchase Parkway. May have been the year before. Not so much populated there and it only blocked a crossing to someone's home.

must've sucked to be that person

[no4njnk]

So that's why traffic is stopped on Cooper and there's a helicopter above me. Time to bust a bitch and head over to Fielder.


DFWM comes through again.

The DFWM police need to track you down and ticket you, there is no texting allowed in Arlington sir.(sending this while at Lamar and Collins)

And why are we not building the Keystone pipeline again? I think there were people saying it was not as safe as trains to transfer the oil...

[ram57ta]

Wonder what caused it? How the heck does a train come off the tracks like that? I can see sharp turns and excessive speed but...

Seriously? This isn't a high speed passenger track thats highly maintained. Broken rail most likely...constant temp changes cause all kinds of havoc on railroad tracks due to constant expansion and contraction...rail fatigue is another common problem with old steel. We had to deal with this on an almost daily basis in Austin.

[Big A]

Ahh, a nice refreshing glass of milk delivered in a tank car that previously delivered a load of diesel fuel. The experts always say that if you knew what was being transported in tank cars, you would never willingly sit in your car at a rail crossing waiting for a train to pass.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$CHOOCHOO$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$!!!

There's no way that the FDA would allow that to happen, even with a thorough scrubbing. There are strict guidelines on how consumables are to be transported and prepared.

[ram57ta]

That's nothing going off that pic. You should see some of the pics I have from derailments I've seen over the years. LOL at the news station. I can tell those are corn syrup cars from the pic.

Agreed....that is NOTHING. Worst one I can remember (that didn't kill anyone) 2 engines pulling a rock train derailed at the Y about 2 miles east of downtown Austin in 2007 when one of rails snapped under the weight. Lead engine had passed the break and kept pulling....which dug the rear engine deeper into the ground...the broken rail then punctured the freshly topped off diesel fuel tank and ripped it open as the lead car kept pulling. There was an elementary school directly beside the crossing. This happened at 6am on a weekday. It was a HUGE mess. Evacuations....several VERY major streets were closed...5th, 6th, 7th..right at the start of rush hour. It took several days to clean up the mess...all the dirt, asphalt had to be dug up and hauled off from contamination.

[mikec]

Seriously? This isn't a high speed passenger track thats highly maintained. Broken rail most likely...constant temp changes cause all kinds of havoc on railroad tracks due to constant expansion and contraction...rail fatigue is another common problem with old steel. We had to deal with this on an almost daily basis in Austin.

Sorry, don't know jack about trains. Didn't realize that rails had a shelf life for damned sure!

[KOZMO]

Pitbull must have ran across the track to cause that accident.

Fixed, you had the wrong pic

[idrivea4banger]

The helicopters are still hovering above me.

[Broncojohnny]

Fixed, you had the wrong pic

Oh jesus

[lowthreeohz]

Fixed, you had the wrong pic

Lmfao!

Get on xbox

[Captain Crawfish]

damn those trains!

[slow55]

Wasn't there a Amtrak train or maybe a freight train that derailed like 15 years ago near the General Motors Plant?

I don't think it was that long ago, hell maybe it was but anyways it happened twice in a week, one freight train and one amtrack. The Amtrack was only the two engines and no cars, it was going to fast at that curve behind the GM plant and wnet off into that little car lot there. I drove by right after it happened just as the fire dept was getting there. There was dirt, rocks and all kinds of shit scattered across divison.

[71chevellejohn]

Fixed, you had the wrong pic

I don't believe you... his ears aren't cropped!

[AMJ]

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/Tra...lington-021712

By Kevin Boie
ARLINGTON, Texas - A freight train has derailed in Arlington, prompting building evacuations.

The incident happened in the 500 block of Front Street, near City Hall.
As many as 15 cars, including a tanker, have left the tracks, Arlington Fire Department Lt. Darren Whitfield said.
The tanker is leaking an unknown substance and as a precaution officials are evacuating nearby buildings, including the Dyno-Rock indoor climbing facility.
"Those cars can carry anything from milk to diesel fuel," Whitfield said.
It was not immediately clear what caused the derailment.
There were no reports of injuries.
Whitfield said he did not know how long it would take to clean up the mess.
Stay tuned to FOX 4 News and myfoxdfw.com for developments.


Read more on myFOXdfw.com: http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/Tra...#ixzz1mfU7xqeS

shit i was cleaning a block at the shop when i heard what sounded like thunder and 5-10 minutes later i heard sireins i later heard from a customer that there was a train derailed at 2:30ish