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Viewing Album:  Big mess in Pacolet
 
By:Tim Huemmer
Dates:9/24/2004 - 9/24/2004
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Derailment scene
Title:  Derailment scene
Description:  At 6:15am NS train 238 derailed 20+ cars. The cause is still unknown
Photo Date:  9/24/2004  Upload Date: 9/24/2004 7:57:54 PM
Location:  Pacolet, SC
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7143(GP60) NS 7120(GP60) NS 7122(GP60)
Views:  2933   Comments: 1
Workers and insurance people survey the scene
Title:  Workers and insurance people survey the scene
Description:  The guy in the darker blue shirt is a BMW guy. There were a lot of cars of BMWs on this train
Photo Date:  9/24/2004  Upload Date: 9/24/2004 7:57:54 PM
Location:  Pacolet, SC
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7143(GP60)
Views:  1144   Comments: 0
Autoracks on the road
Title:  Autoracks on the road
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/24/2004  Upload Date: 9/24/2004 7:57:54 PM
Location:  Pacolet, SC
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  663   Comments: 0
Autoracks all over the place
Title:  Autoracks all over the place
Description:  One cause I heard for this derailment was a switch that was open, probably vandals
Photo Date:  9/24/2004  Upload Date: 9/24/2004 7:57:54 PM
Location:  Pacolet, SC
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7143(GP60)
Views:  1522   Comments: 2
GP60s and twisted metal
Title:  GP60s and twisted metal
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/24/2004  Upload Date: 9/24/2004 7:57:54 PM
Location:  Pacolet, SC
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7143(GP60) NS 7122(GP60)
Views:  2237   Comments: 2
This mess is gonna take a while to clean up
Title:  This mess is gonna take a while to clean up
Description:  Look at the piles of autoracks in the background!
Photo Date:  9/24/2004  Upload Date: 9/24/2004 7:57:54 PM
Location:  Pacolet, SC
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7143(GP60)
Views:  1151   Comments: 1
Getting ready to upright the first loco
Title:  Getting ready to upright the first loco
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/24/2004  Upload Date: 9/24/2004 7:57:54 PM
Location:  Pacolet, SC
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7143(GP60) NS 7120(GP60) NS 7122(GP60)
Views:  1713   Comments: 1
NS 7120 seems the least affected
Title:  NS 7120 seems the least affected
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/24/2004  Upload Date: 9/24/2004 7:57:54 PM
Location:  Pacolet, SC
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7120(GP60)
Views:  930   Comments: 0
Locomotive scene
Title:  Locomotive scene
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/24/2004  Upload Date: 9/24/2004 7:57:54 PM
Location:  Pacolet, SC
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7143(GP60) NS 7120(GP60) NS 7122(GP60)
Views:  1781   Comments: 0
Pile 'o autoracks
Title:  Pile 'o autoracks
Description:  Derailment of NS train 238
Photo Date:  9/24/2004  Upload Date: 9/24/2004 7:57:54 PM
Location:  Pacolet, SC
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7122(GP60)
Views:  1164   Comments: 0
Locals inspect autoracks that broke through the woods
Title:  Locals inspect autoracks that broke through the woods
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/24/2004  Upload Date: 9/24/2004 7:57:54 PM
Location:  Pacolet, SC
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  473   Comments: 0
Yep, thats a new BMW X5 in there!
Title:  Yep, thats a new BMW X5 in there!
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/24/2004  Upload Date: 9/24/2004 7:57:54 PM
Location:  Pacolet, SC
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  638   Comments: 2
Ford F250 and other Fords are trashed
Title:  Ford F250 and other Fords are trashed
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/24/2004  Upload Date: 9/24/2004 7:57:54 PM
Location:  Pacolet, SC
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  618   Comments: 1
The tops open like sardine cans
Title:  The tops open like sardine cans
Description:  Derailment of NS Train 238
Photo Date:  9/24/2004  Upload Date: 9/24/2004 7:57:54 PM
Location:  Pacolet, SC
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  404   Comments: 1
Insurance companies hate days like these
Title:  Insurance companies hate days like these
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/24/2004  Upload Date: 9/24/2004 7:57:54 PM
Location:  Pacolet, SC
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7122(GP60)
Views:  1064   Comments: 4
Almost ready to put her back on the tracks
Title:  Almost ready to put her back on the tracks
Description:  Derailment of NS Train 238
Photo Date:  9/24/2004  Upload Date: 9/24/2004 7:57:54 PM
Location:  Pacolet, SC
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7143(GP60)
Views:  1138   Comments: 0
RJ Corman guy blocks SC Hwy 9
Title:  RJ Corman guy blocks SC Hwy 9
Description:  Lots of heavy equipment is starting to arrive
Photo Date:  9/24/2004  Upload Date: 9/24/2004 7:57:54 PM
Location:  Pacolet, SC
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  442   Comments: 0
Rip-off shot of the Corman semi
Title:  Rip-off shot of the Corman semi
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/24/2004  Upload Date: 9/24/2004 7:57:54 PM
Location:  Pacolet, SC
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  360   Comments: 1
Up the road, P86 works some industries
Title:  Up the road, P86 works some industries
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/24/2004  Upload Date: 9/24/2004 7:57:54 PM
Location:  White Stone, SC
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6106(SD40-2) NS 6152(SD40-2)
Views:  1157   Comments: 1
NS 6152 on P86
Title:  NS 6152 on P86
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/24/2004  Upload Date: 9/24/2004 7:57:54 PM
Location:  White Stone, SC
Author:  Tim Huemmer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6152(SD40-2)
Views:  731   Comments: 0

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