[Scan-DC] possible train crash or derailment in Fairfax

[Doug Kitchener]

"Train 97, headed for West Palm Beach with 712 passengers and 15 crew members, was a special train, not in standard service."

No serious injuries, psgrs and engineer bumped and bruised... incident was near Cinder Bed Road south of Springfield... Amtrak planned to continue trip after derailed locomotive was removed... apparently it was only the locomotive - no word on cause.

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> To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:29:01 -0500
> From: b_thom at juno.com
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] possible train crash or derailment in Fairfax
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>
> On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:20:03 +0000 cohenner at gmail.com writes:
>> Is it a crash or derailement?
>> ------Original Message------
>> From: Jeff Krauss
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>> To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
>> To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [Scan-DC] possible train crash or derailment in Fairfax
>> Sent: Jan 23, 2010 22:08
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>> 750 passengers, no injuries
>
> Derailment, I gather. It seems to have been a chartered train, not one of
> the regular Amtrak trains. 750 passengers would be a huge load for
> Amtrak. This train was full of safety patrol kids. I can remember when
> they used to run a whole bunch of these in the spring. January is not the
> usual time of the year for these.
>
> I'm on dial-up, so I'll just send the link without opening it.
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/23/AR2010012
> 303801.html
>
> It seems that both the eastbound and westbound Cardinal, Amtrak #50 annd
> #51, were delayed by a freight train derailment just west of Staunton VA
> on Friday.
>
> http://www.newsleader.com/article/20100123/NEWS01/100123001/1002/Train-de
> rails-in-Swoope-leaves-more-than-100-passengers-stranded
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