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JIM PERKINS

June 01, 2007 07:50AM

More details...I was just behind the tender on
the platform when the engine and tender slowly
rolled to the left 20-25 degrees and then righted
itself. The crew had a slow order there but we
had come over the bad spot okay on the way up.
Immediately, the first coach went on the ties.
The crew did a great job rerailing the car and
pulling the rest of the train slowly over the
spot. Wasn't there an incident some years ago
where they were stuck up there for hours?
We were an hour and a half late at Antonito.
I don't know if the train ran Monday.

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derailment at Phantom curve	JIM PERKINS	June 01, 2007 07:50AM
Re: derailment at Phantom curve	Rich Muth	June 01, 2007 07:57AM
Re: derailment at Phantom curve	Wade Hall	June 01, 2007 08:51AM
Re: derailment at Phantom curve	Wade Hall	June 01, 2007 08:53AM
Re: derailment at Phantom curve	Mark Valerius	June 01, 2007 09:13AM
Re: derailment at Phantom curve	Wade Hall	June 01, 2007 09:38AM
Re: derailment at Phantom curve	Tim	June 02, 2007 09:33AM
Sunday's Crew	Rich Muth	June 01, 2007 10:15AM

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