Anyone following this thread familiar with the Selkirk NY rail yard operation?
My Grandfather used to drive Car Carriers from the Selkirk yard to all delivery points in the northeast back in the 1960’s and ‘70s. I can remember a lot of Ramblers loaded on his rig as well as all of the other “Big Three” mfg vehicles over time.
While looking for information about the Selkirk rail yard, I found this Railroad Accident Brief; that for me has a definite “Wow-Factor” regarding the overall impact of costs for damages and environmental cleanup of a non-lethal train accident. Especially the Environmental cleanup impact and costs of this accident makes you wonder about the costs of all of the accidents shown on this thread.
Costs are my
BOLD highlights. To me, the indebt investigation report is an interesting read, especially the ultrasonic inspection analysis.
Quote:
Derailment of CSX Transportation Train No. Q39010
Oneida, New York
March 12, 2007
NTSB/RAB-08/05
• Accident No.: DCA-07-MR-009
• Location: Oneida, New York
• Date: March 12, 2007
• Time: 6:58 a.m., eastern daylight time
• Railroad: CSX Transportation
• Property Damage: $2.07 million
• Environmental Cleanup: $4.66 million
• Injuries: None
• Fatalities: None
• Type of Accident: Derailment
Synopsis
On Monday, March 12, 2007, about 6:58 a.m., CSX Transportation (CSX) train No. Q39010, a mixed freight train, derailed near Oneida, New York. The train was en route from Buffalo, New York, to Selkirk, New York. At the time of the derailment, the train was traveling about 47 mph. The train consisted of 3 locomotives and 78 cars. Twenty-nine cars derailed. Six tank cars were breached, including four carrying liquefied petroleum gas, one carrying toluene, and one carrying ferric chloride. An explosion and fire followed that led local emergency response officials to close two elementary schools and evacuate a 1-mile area around the derailment site. Four firefighters were taken to a hospital for observation as a precaution because they had stepped in a pool of ferric chloride. There were no fatalities. Estimated damages and environmental cleanup costs were $6.73 million.
The complete report link below
http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/f...t/RAB0805.html
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Here are some other links I found about the Selkirk yard
Rail Nuts
http://www.trainweb.org/railnuts/yard.html
"Selkirk Super Facts
According to Conrail's booklet
Conrail's Selkirk Yard: A Visitor's Guide
From various tables and other sources in the booklet"
http://members.localnet.com/~docsteve/railroad/se_2.htm