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Ellicott City B&O Railroad Station Museum

Site of a 20 car derailment on a CSX coal train

 on the morning of August 21 2012

Ellicott City, MD


The old caboose witnessed the whole accident
The old caboose witnessed the whole accident
Loose trucks and piles of coal
Loose trucks and piles of coal
Buried in coal
Buried in coal
Leftover section of new track
Leftover section of new track
Loading dump trucks to remove the coal
Loading dump trucks to remove the coal
Truck after truck is filled with coal
Truck after truck is filled with coal
Coal is placed carefully to avoid creating dust
Coal is placed carefully to avoid creating dust
Hi-rail track inspection truck
Hi-rail track inspection truck
Hi-rail truck passing the remaining coal pile
Hi-rail truck passing the remaining coal pile
First test train rounds the bend to Ellicott
                  City
First test train rounds the bend to Ellicott City
CSX SD-60 #8741 in the lead
CSX SD-60 #8741 in the lead
Moving at walking speed
Moving at walking speed
All work ceases as the first train passes
All work ceases as the first train passes
CSX SD-60 #8741 passing the accident scene
CSX SD-60 #8741 passing the accident scene
Dust flies from crushed stone on the rail
Dust flies from crushed stone on the rail
Watching carefully as CSX SD-60 8741 passes
Watching carefully as CSX SD-60 8741 passes
No problems with the new rail alignment
No problems with the new rail alignment
First train passes Ellicott City Station after
                  derailment
First train passes Ellicott City Station after derailment
CSX ES40DC 5342 with first test train in Ellicott
                  City
CSX ES40DC 5342 with first test train in Ellicott City
CSX ES40DC #5342
CSX ES40DC #5342
The old caboose feels useful again
The old caboose feels useful again
Watching the test train from the old B&O
                  caboose
Watching the test train from the old B&O caboose
Watching the rail bed as the first train passes
Watching the rail bed as the first train passes
First test train with 100 empty autoracks
                  westbound
First test train with 100 empty autoracks westbound
Site of 20 car derailment in Ellicott City MD
Site of 20 car derailment in Ellicott City MD
B&O caboose C-2149 at the Ellicott City
                  Station
B&O caboose C-2149 at the Ellicott City Station
First test train crossing the bridge in Ellicott
                  City
First test train crossing the bridge in Ellicott City


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