Interesting derailment at Sante Fe junction

[1611mac]

In case you missed it...

Centerbeam car peeled under rail bridge...

All credit to Virtual Railfan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9VIWVlCIlg

 

[Forester1]

Amazing to have such clear footage of the actual derailment. Thanks!

 

[JCitron]

Amazing indeed!

The train fell over like a bunch of plastic N-scale or HO freight cars. It's unbelievable how the bridge support peeled that center beam car like it was a knife cutting butter.

 

[clam1952]

Center Beams again, clearly a bad design when empty!

Curious how they lifted to the outside of the curve which made me think wind?

 

[jordon412]

Center Beams again, clearly a bad design when empty!

Curious how they lifted to the outside of the curve which made me think wind?

Engineer applying the brakes?

 

[RHKluckhohn]

Engineer applied suppression -- or maybe opened the big hole, was that the beginning explosion? -- and the weight of train behind the centerbeams started shoving them off the track. You can see it if you concentrate on the left side of the screen. The CBs being empty lacked enough weight to take the punch. And maybe nothing would have.

:B~)