Freight train derailment 2008-04-09

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A freight train derailed just outside Carleton Place this Wednesday (2008-04-09), within a couple of hundred metres of our house. No one seems to have been hurt, and the only damage was to railway equipment. It looked as if three cars on the siding had derailed, and had then been side-swiped by a passing train on the main line.

Luckily, the tankers were empty, and they weren't actually punctured. It might have been much worse, especially as one was a chlorine tanker.

It took the repair staff two days to sort out the mess, and repair the tracks. The fence around the adjacent private property still needs to be replaced, and the damaged tankers to be removed.

Railcars Wed Apr 9 20:12:08 2008	Railcars Wed Apr 9 20:12:11 2008 You can clearly see that the three tankers are completely off the tracks.	Railcars Wed Apr 9 20:12:16 2008
Railcars Wed Apr 9 20:12:23 2008	Railcars Wed Apr 9 20:12:31 2008 The crew were trying to pull the cars away from the other train, which they were able to move after a day or so	Railcars Wed Apr 9 20:12:37 2008
Railcars Wed Apr 9 20:12:45 2008	Railcars Wed Apr 9 20:12:52 2008 Various views from the Highway 7 bridge over the railroad	Railcars side Wed Apr 9 20:12:58 2008
Railcars side Wed Apr 9 20:13:06 2008	Caustic soda tanker Fri Apr 11 15:24:17 2008 This car was the most badly damaged	Chlorine tanker Fri Apr 11 15:24:22 2008 Just grazed, but this is close enough for my liking
Damaged chlorine tanker Fri Apr 11 15:24:27 2008 Not leaking, and said to be empty anyway. Nevertheless...	Caustic Soda tanker Fri Apr 11 15:24:32 2008 The colour of the top of the car is almost exactly the same as the sky,	Third tanker Fri Apr 11 15:24:38 2008 The third damaged tanker
Broken fence Fri Apr 11 15:24:43 2008 The fence is still down. This is the rear of the four-acre lot at the end of Napoleon Street, just before Highway 7	Rail section Fri Apr 11 15:24:53 2008 A section of rail left lying by the side of the track	Danger sign Fri Apr 11 15:25:05 2008 Left lying by the track
Damaged caustic soda car Fri Apr 11 15:25:11 2008 This car took the most damage