2/28/2006: Train blown over

Undertoad · 02-28-2006, 08:24 AM

xoB via wunderground gets us this shot of a train crossing the St. Lawrence River near Montreal... when strong winds blew several cars right over.

IotD seems to enjoy engineering failures. In total, 5 cars wound up blown over; all of them were empty except for one, I guess the tank there, which contained canola oil. But this was only the start of the problem. How do you un-tip these big rail cars? one story on it.

They thought about just dropping them in the water, but figured that would take too much more work. So they decided to tip them back. They brought in cranes to do the job, but the cranes then faced a problem... wind! The first day it was too windy for the cranes to operate.

I found no stories after the 24th on it, so it seems they did manage to clean it up, about a week after the original accident.

Trilby · 02-28-2006, 08:25 AM

Canola oil?! NNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooo!

Undertoad · 02-28-2006, 08:26 AM

OK, rapeseed oil, happy now?

:P

glatt · 02-28-2006, 08:51 AM

Empty shipping containers stacked two high. Also know as sails.

Pancake Man · 02-28-2006, 12:52 PM

Must be some really pissed off hobos now.

Elspode · 02-28-2006, 01:10 PM

It never seemed to be a big deal when this happened on my electric train set...

xoxoxoBruce · 02-28-2006, 08:34 PM

Ther you have another example of how hard UT works to put the IOtD on for us every day.
I found that picture and thought it was pretty cool. All kinds of scenarios in my head about, what now??
But UT did the digging and came up with the whole story.
Thanks, man......you rock.

sandra77 · 02-28-2006, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Ther you have another example of how hard UT works to put the IOtD on for us every day.
I found that picture and thought it was pretty cool. All kinds of scenarios in my head about, what now??
But UT did the digging and came up with the whole story.
Thanks, man......you rock.

I gotta agree wholeheartedly. IOTD is one of my daily internet highlights. Thanks lots.

Sandra

zippyt · 03-01-2006, 10:37 PM

This is a MESS , but train derailments all ways are .
The cool (???) thig is that train cars are designed to come appart , tip one to far and it will come apart like lincolin logs , bring in a crane and it goes back togather just as easyly

capnhowdy · 03-07-2006, 07:03 PM

..."Pardon me... would any of you gentlemen happen to be smitties? Or if not smitties, per se, perhaps trained in the metallurgic arts before you were led to a life of aimless wandering?"

Must have been one helluva wind.

02-28-2006, 08:24 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	2/28/2006: Train blown over xoB via wunderground gets us this shot of a train crossing the St. Lawrence River near Montreal... when strong winds blew several cars right over. IotD seems to enjoy engineering failures. In total, 5 cars wound up blown over; all of them were empty except for one, I guess the tank there, which contained canola oil. But this was only the start of the problem. How do you un-tip these big rail cars? one story on it. They thought about just dropping them in the water, but figured that would take too much more work. So they decided to tip them back. They brought in cranes to do the job, but the cranes then faced a problem... wind! The first day it was too windy for the cranes to operate. I found no stories after the 24th on it, so it seems they did manage to clean it up, about a week after the original accident.

02-28-2006, 08:25 AM	#2
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Canola oil?! NNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooo! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

02-28-2006, 01:10 PM	#6
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	It never seemed to be a big deal when this happened on my electric train set... __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-28-2006, 08:34 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Ther you have another example of how hard UT works to put the IOtD on for us every day. I found that picture and thought it was pretty cool. All kinds of scenarios in my head about, what now?? But UT did the digging and came up with the whole story. Thanks, man......you rock. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-01-2006, 10:37 PM	#9
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	This is a MESS , but train derailments all ways are . The cool (???) thig is that train cars are designed to come appart , tip one to far and it will come apart like lincolin logs , bring in a crane and it goes back togather just as easyly __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

02-28-2006, 08:26 AM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	OK, rapeseed oil, happy now? :P

02-28-2006, 08:51 AM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Empty shipping containers stacked two high. Also know as sails.

02-28-2006, 12:52 PM	#5
Pancake Man Hand-of-Kindness Extender Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 131	Must be some really pissed off hobos now.

03-07-2006, 07:03 PM	#10
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	..."Pardon me... would any of you gentlemen happen to be smitties? Or if not smitties, per se, perhaps trained in the metallurgic arts before you were led to a life of aimless wandering?" Must have been one helluva wind. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

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