----- Original Message ----
From: Bill Lohman <844bill@gmail.com>
To: ttat-members@aoot.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 5:14:25 PM
Subject: Re: The UP Derailed just west of Lamar & the Amtrak station.
The train wreck made the Channel 24 evening news. Turns out one of the cars, looks like the gondola, hit one of the balconys on the Condo complex to the north. Man, that's train watching. Not sure I'd be interested in living there. Next time it might be something toxic or flammable. Wonder who's bright idea it was to put a condo complex that close to the right of way and at the end or beginning of a sharp curve!! Hmmmmm. Bill
On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 9:47 AM, Michael Graziano
<mgraziano@austin.rr.com> wrote:
I have a nice view of the UP line as it goes over the Colorado. I noticed
this morning that an empty freight was going a little faster than usual up
the grade and around the curve. Then just as the loco's past the Amtrak
station, the 1st two cars (a hopper and a gondola) derailed. I watched it
happen.
Photos attached.
-Mike