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By:Joe Hill
Dates:4/27/2010 - 4/30/2010
Album Info:Q648-26 suffered a severe derailment at MP ANB740.4 with at least 38 cars on the ground or in a creek.
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Off the rails
Title:  Off the rails
Description:  Seven of the cars suffered this mild derailment; the rest of the train wasn't so lucky.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 4/27/2010 3:05:30 PM
Location:  Southland, GA
Author:  Joe Hill
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  285   Comments: 0
A big whoops!
Title:  A big whoops!
Description:  The rear 4 cars of this cut are completely off the rails, while the rest of the train is either lying in the creek or piled up around the curve.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 4/27/2010 3:06:43 PM
Location:  Southland, GA
Author:  Joe Hill
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Views:  344   Comments: 0
Massive pileup
Title:  Massive pileup
Description:  There are 20+ cars around the curve and out of sight that are also part of this mangled mess.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 4/27/2010 3:07:27 PM
Location:  Southland, GA
Author:  Joe Hill
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Views:  467   Comments: 1
Off the rails
Title:  Off the rails
Description:  One of 38+ cars to jump the track on Q648-26.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 4/27/2010 3:10:20 PM
Location:  Southland, GA
Author:  Joe Hill
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Views:  206   Comments: 0
Oops!!!
Title:  Oops!!!
Description:  Yet another car in which the wheel(s) bounced off the rails.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 4/27/2010 3:13:29 PM
Location:  Southland, GA
Author:  Joe Hill
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  207   Comments: 0
Rerailed cars
Title:  Rerailed cars
Description:  All of the these cars suffered wheel derailments only, and were promptly rerailed. The cars beyond and around the curve weren't so lucky!
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 4/27/2010 6:38:12 PM
Location:  Southland, GA
Author:  Joe Hill
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Views:  236   Comments: 0
Almost back on track
Title:  Almost back on track
Description:  The last "surviving" car of the Q648 derailment is being rerailed. The cleanup of the rest has just begun in the background.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 4/27/2010 6:41:38 PM
Location:  Southland, GA
Author:  Joe Hill
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  531   Comments: 0
More rerailed cars
Title:  More rerailed cars
Description:  Another cut of rerailed cars awaits pickup by the locomotives in the background.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 4/27/2010 6:42:12 PM
Location:  Southland, GA
Author:  Joe Hill
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Views:  201   Comments: 0
Cleanup begins
Title:  Cleanup begins
Description:  Four bulldozers and three massive cranes have begun to pick up the pieces (literally) of a 38+ car pileup north of Ideal, GA.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 4/27/2010 3:14:48 PM
Location:  Southland, GA
Author:  Joe Hill
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Views:  453   Comments: 1
Mainline....blocked!
Title:  Mainline....blocked!
Description:  Almost a mile of track and part of a trestle was destroyed when Q648-26 derailed 38+ cars north of Ideal, GA.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 4/27/2010 3:15:26 PM
Location:  Southland, GA
Author:  Joe Hill
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Views:  401   Comments: 1
All lined up!
Title:  All lined up!
Description:  An assortment of RR vehicles lines the road leading down to the derailment.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 4/27/2010 6:43:10 PM
Location:  Southland, GA
Author:  Joe Hill
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Views:  256   Comments: 0
Track panels
Title:  Track panels
Description:  A line of track panels await their installation.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 4/27/2010 6:46:17 PM
Location:  Southland, GA
Author:  Joe Hill
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Views:  350   Comments: 0
Organized chaos!
Title:  Organized chaos!
Description:  Another line of trucks near the derailment site. This was the only road access available.
Photo Date:  4/27/2010  Upload Date: 4/27/2010 6:46:45 PM
Location:  Southland, GA
Author:  Joe Hill
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Views:  283   Comments: 0


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