derailed boxcar at Westford? 12.31.22


nells98vic
 

I'M PROBABLY WRONG, but is there a Railbox derailed around Graniteville today?  I could only see it from the road, can't see it from Milot Rd.  It is the end car near signal tower and seemed to be "listing to one side".
Curious...


Chris
 

I was there when M427 dropped the Ayer loads on the siding just before midnight last night and everything seemed to have gone smoothly and they headed West with the Worcester/NY bound cars just before 1 AM. So it’s probably fine…just may look that way since the tracks lean a bit as they make the turn over Bridge St.

~ Chris C. ~

On Dec 31, 2022, at 2:14 PM, nells98vic via groups.io <nells98vic@...> wrote:

I'M PROBABLY WRONG, but is there a Railbox derailed around Graniteville today?  I could only see it from the road, can't see it from Milot Rd.  It is the end car near signal tower and seemed to be "listing to one side".
Curious...


David Grimm
 

Chris is right. When I first came to the B&M, the Stony Brook was timetabled for 40 mph, with the sidings 25 mph, not that we could go that fast due to track conditions. I don't recall that the elevation in the curves was ever reduced when the timetable speed was lowered.

Dave