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Breaking – Massive Train Derailment in East Palestine Ohio, Shelter in Place Issued | |
Larphillips  User ID: 83270745  United States02/04/2023 01:21 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | “A person is smart, people are stupid.” “Nobody knows until everybody knows” |
| The Don Of Nantucket User ID: 80692948 United States02/04/2023 01:23 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I’ve got plenty of friends and family in Beaver County, PA. Word is that some of the tank cars are carrying vinyl chloride. There are over 20 crews on scene, with more on the way. All of them are volunteer fire departments. They’re having difficulty finding water hookups and are pumping from nearby sources…most frozen over. They’re having difficulty getting the fires out. Engines were able to decouple and have rolled away from the scene. Another train going the opposite way and was stopped in time, about a mile or so from the derailment. That train has backed away. Quoting: Larphillips I think of these kinds of scenarios everytime I pass by the new cracker plant! PLATA BITCHEZZZZZZ UPGRADE UNAVAILABLE The Rolling Stones said it best... "What's confusing you is the nature of my game" |
| Daniel's Window If You're Empty They Have Nothin To Eat User ID: 80105356 United States02/04/2023 01:24 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Maximum_Overdrive Thanks for the in depth update! Glad the crew is alright! Stay safe out there and look forward to any more details. I never gave the extreme cold we’re experiencing a thought, but absolutely makes sense. Will do, we have a computer system called cab signals and Ptc, sometimes the signal flips from green to a stop signal and the cpu freaks out and slows the train down because it’s recognizing a stop signal. This sudden jerk caused a derailment in Ravenna a few months ago in some dudes back yard, wondering if that’s what did it here too. Given this is your route, you don't sound the slightest bit concerned about your future trips given the recent history and tonight. How are you really stomaching this considering? Stones aside, Brother. Is crews rarely get hurt and I’ve only derailed once in a decade. My biggest concern is making an error at work that causes something like this, besides this derailment is giving me extended free time off. I'm a tradesman in a very dark and dangerous one that see's many maimed and/or killed, tis why I ask. It takes a special sort. Stay safe, Brother, I appreciate and completely understand your response. "Given enough time any man may master the physical, with enough knowledge any man may become wise, it is the True Warrior that can master both and then surpass the result" ~Tien Tai~ |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 83589711 United States02/04/2023 01:26 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 83589711 Will do, we have a computer system called cab signals and Ptc, sometimes the signal flips from green to a stop signal and the cpu freaks out and slows the train down because it’s recognizing a stop signal. This sudden jerk caused a derailment in Ravenna a few months ago in some dudes back yard, wondering if that’s what did it here too. Given this is your route, you don't sound the slightest bit concerned about your future trips given the recent history and tonight. How are you really stomaching this considering? Stones aside, Brother. Is crews rarely get hurt and I’ve only derailed once in a decade. My biggest concern is making an error at work that causes something like this, besides this derailment is giving me extended free time off. I'm a tradesman in a very dark and dangerous one that see's many maimed and/or killed, tis why I ask. It takes a special sort. Stay safe, Brother, I appreciate and completely understand your response. Thank you you as well. |
| Larphillips User ID: 83270745 United States02/04/2023 01:26 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I’ve got plenty of friends and family in Beaver County, PA. Word is that some of the tank cars are carrying vinyl chloride. There are over 20 crews on scene, with more on the way. All of them are volunteer fire departments. They’re having difficulty finding water hookups and are pumping from nearby sources…most frozen over. They’re having difficulty getting the fires out. Engines were able to decouple and have rolled away from the scene. Another train going the opposite way and was stopped in time, about a mile or so from the derailment. That train has backed away. Quoting: Larphillips I think of these kinds of scenarios everytime I pass by the new cracker plant! Oh man, that place…a horrifying thought if something goes sideways there. Every town along the river and through that valley would be uninhabitable. It’s like science fiction seeing that place…especially at night. “A person is smart, people are stupid.” “Nobody knows until everybody knows” |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 84069978 United States02/04/2023 01:28 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Anyone else following the news of this derailment out of East Palestine, Ohio? Several local outlets have reported the train consisted of 100 oil tankers, 50-70 of which are now engulfed in flames. I’ve heard mixed reports about a small refinery also be involved. Latest I’ve seen on Twitter was a report that the refinery seems to be still intact and not damaged or on fire. Quoting: Maximum_Overdrive [link to www.sciotopost.com (secure)] Gas prices to increases by $3 a gallon |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 83589711 United States02/04/2023 01:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | There is a road crossing there where we pass a gas station, it kind of bottle neck and the track is only 50 feet from the gas station. I’m wondering if we clipped that, a Texaco I want to say but I just know a blue and red logo I believe. |
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| Larphillips User ID: 83270745 United States02/04/2023 01:31 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | All Beaver County fire units have been ordered to evacuate to Ohio, as the prevailing winds are pushing the flames towards them. The fire is out of control currently. “A person is smart, people are stupid.” “Nobody knows until everybody knows” |
| Devoted Follower User ID: 84985188 United States02/04/2023 01:32 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 77124500 United States02/04/2023 01:32 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I’ve got plenty of friends and family in Beaver County, PA. Word is that some of the tank cars are carrying vinyl chloride. There are over 20 crews on scene, with more on the way. All of them are volunteer fire departments. They’re having difficulty finding water hookups and are pumping from nearby sources…most frozen over. They’re having difficulty getting the fires out. Engines were able to decouple and have rolled away from the scene. Another train going the opposite way and was stopped in time, about a mile or so from the derailment. That train has backed away. Quoting: Larphillips I think of these kinds of scenarios everytime I pass by the new cracker plant! Oh man, that place…a horrifying thought if something goes sideways there. Every town along the river and through that valley would be uninhabitable. It’s like science fiction seeing that place…especially at night. The Beaver Valley Mall could be wiped out and then all the many stores and businesses there would be gone for good.  |
| Larphillips User ID: 83270745 United States02/04/2023 01:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Larphillips User ID: 83270745 United States02/04/2023 01:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I’ve got plenty of friends and family in Beaver County, PA. Word is that some of the tank cars are carrying vinyl chloride. There are over 20 crews on scene, with more on the way. All of them are volunteer fire departments. They’re having difficulty finding water hookups and are pumping from nearby sources…most frozen over. They’re having difficulty getting the fires out. Engines were able to decouple and have rolled away from the scene. Another train going the opposite way and was stopped in time, about a mile or so from the derailment. That train has backed away. Quoting: Larphillips I think of these kinds of scenarios everytime I pass by the new cracker plant! Oh man, that place…a horrifying thought if something goes sideways there. Every town along the river and through that valley would be uninhabitable. It’s like science fiction seeing that place…especially at night. The Beaver Valley Mall could be wiped out and then all the many stores and businesses there would be gone for good. LOL…II haven’t been to that mall in ages, but I heard it’s mostly a ghost mall. “A person is smart, people are stupid.” “Nobody knows until everybody knows” |
| ChugALugging User ID: 83240963 United States02/04/2023 01:34 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | WOW LETS GIVE ANOTHER 50 BILLION TO UKRAINE... THIS SHOWS THEY NEED IT MORE THAN WE DO... AMAZING! Romans 14:11 It is written: “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God. Revelation 20:15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire. |
| BrainGuy, NFT FFS OMG White heteropatriarchal Christian nationalist User ID: 47627460 United States02/04/2023 01:35 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 83589711 United States02/04/2023 01:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Anyone know the railroad involved? Quoting: Devoted Follower 84985188 Norfolk and Southern and Wheeling and Lake Erie railroads have trackage in that area. Yes it’s NS, this is my route from Conway pa to Toledo. A 32n which we usually build in Conway pa, conductor could have left a hand brake on when building or the extreme cold caused something to happen or both. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 85193340 United States02/04/2023 01:36 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 77124500 United States02/04/2023 01:37 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: The Don Of Nantucket I think of these kinds of scenarios everytime I pass by the new cracker plant! Oh man, that place…a horrifying thought if something goes sideways there. Every town along the river and through that valley would be uninhabitable. It’s like science fiction seeing that place…especially at night. The Beaver Valley Mall could be wiped out and then all the many stores and businesses there would be gone for good. LOL…II haven’t been to that mall in ages, but I heard it’s mostly a ghost mall. It was the spot of spots in the 80's and 90's! |
| Devoted Follower User ID: 84985188 United States02/04/2023 01:38 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Anyone know the railroad involved? Quoting: Devoted Follower 84985188 Norfolk and Southern and Wheeling and Lake Erie railroads have trackage in that area. It’s a Norfolk and Southern train. They had a garbage train derailment just up the river from me only a few weeks ago. A lot of the track their locals run on is in pretty rough shape. You'd think a class one would have the money to maintain their track but apparently not... |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 83589711 United States02/04/2023 01:39 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Just heard from the boys that a defect detector caught a critical alarm, this means a scanner on the tracks detected something funky in east Palestine. A radio transmission goes off in our cab and apparently they couldn’t stop the train in time. Freak incident according to what my coworkers are saying. |
| The Don Of Nantucket User ID: 80692948 United States02/04/2023 01:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I’ve got plenty of friends and family in Beaver County, PA. Word is that some of the tank cars are carrying vinyl chloride. There are over 20 crews on scene, with more on the way. All of them are volunteer fire departments. They’re having difficulty finding water hookups and are pumping from nearby sources…most frozen over. They’re having difficulty getting the fires out. Engines were able to decouple and have rolled away from the scene. Another train going the opposite way and was stopped in time, about a mile or so from the derailment. That train has backed away. Quoting: Larphillips I think of these kinds of scenarios everytime I pass by the new cracker plant! Oh man, that place…a horrifying thought if something goes sideways there. Every town along the river and through that valley would be uninhabitable. It’s like science fiction seeing that place…especially at night. Yeah the place is directly to my north and even right now looking through the woods next to my house toward it it looks like the firey glow that was at the begining of the movie the Road.  And except for a few stores the BVM is a mere shadow of it's former self Not much sleep for me tonight it seems. PLATA BITCHEZZZZZZ UPGRADE UNAVAILABLE The Rolling Stones said it best... "What's confusing you is the nature of my game" |
| The Don Of Nantucket User ID: 80692948 United States02/04/2023 01:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Larphillips Oh man, that place…a horrifying thought if something goes sideways there. Every town along the river and through that valley would be uninhabitable. It’s like science fiction seeing that place…especially at night. The Beaver Valley Mall could be wiped out and then all the many stores and businesses there would be gone for good. LOL…II haven’t been to that mall in ages, but I heard it’s mostly a ghost mall. It was the spot of spots in the 80's and 90's!  PLATA BITCHEZZZZZZ UPGRADE UNAVAILABLE The Rolling Stones said it best... "What's confusing you is the nature of my game" |
| Larphillips User ID: 83270745 United States02/04/2023 01:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Just heard from the boys that a defect detector caught a critical alarm, this means a scanner on the tracks detected something funky in east Palestine. A radio transmission goes off in our cab and apparently they couldn’t stop the train in time. Freak incident according to what my coworkers are saying. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 83589711 Freak incident is probably the most likely, but could certain kinds of sabotage look like a freak incident? “A person is smart, people are stupid.” “Nobody knows until everybody knows” |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 83589711 United States02/04/2023 01:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Anyone know the railroad involved? Quoting: Devoted Follower 84985188 Norfolk and Southern and Wheeling and Lake Erie railroads have trackage in that area. It’s a Norfolk and Southern train. They had a garbage train derailment just up the river from me only a few weeks ago. A lot of the track their locals run on is in pretty rough shape. You'd think a class one would have the money to maintain their track but apparently not... They maintain it slot because Amtrak runs on it, I have to contact the foreman working on the track before we go by them and I was doing that all summer. The true issue is the rail car conditions, the weight of the train and winding terrain in regards to this specific route. |
| Larphillips User ID: 83270745 United States02/04/2023 01:42 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I’ve got plenty of friends and family in Beaver County, PA. Word is that some of the tank cars are carrying vinyl chloride. There are over 20 crews on scene, with more on the way. All of them are volunteer fire departments. They’re having difficulty finding water hookups and are pumping from nearby sources…most frozen over. They’re having difficulty getting the fires out. Engines were able to decouple and have rolled away from the scene. Another train going the opposite way and was stopped in time, about a mile or so from the derailment. That train has backed away. Quoting: Larphillips I think of these kinds of scenarios everytime I pass by the new cracker plant! Oh man, that place…a horrifying thought if something goes sideways there. Every town along the river and through that valley would be uninhabitable. It’s like science fiction seeing that place…especially at night. Yeah the place is directly to my north and even right now looking through the woods next to my house toward it it looks like the firey glow that was at the begining of the movie the Road. And except for a few stores the BVM is a mere shadow of it's former self Not much sleep for me tonight it seems. Stay safe! “A person is smart, people are stupid.” “Nobody knows until everybody knows” |
| The Don Of Nantucket User ID: 80692948 United States02/04/2023 01:43 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: The Don Of Nantucket I think of these kinds of scenarios everytime I pass by the new cracker plant! Oh man, that place…a horrifying thought if something goes sideways there. Every town along the river and through that valley would be uninhabitable. It’s like science fiction seeing that place…especially at night. Yeah the place is directly to my north and even right now looking through the woods next to my house toward it it looks like the firey glow that was at the begining of the movie the Road. And except for a few stores the BVM is a mere shadow of it's former self Not much sleep for me tonight it seems. Stay safe! Thanks my friend...  PLATA BITCHEZZZZZZ UPGRADE UNAVAILABLE The Rolling Stones said it best... "What's confusing you is the nature of my game" |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 83589711 United States02/04/2023 01:43 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Just heard from the boys that a defect detector caught a critical alarm, this means a scanner on the tracks detected something funky in east Palestine. A radio transmission goes off in our cab and apparently they couldn’t stop the train in time. Freak incident according to what my coworkers are saying. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 83589711 Freak incident is probably the most likely, but could certain kinds of sabotage look like a freak incident? It’s possible but we’ve had a lot of issues on this line. Very winding and a huge grade up the hill towards east Palestine, that and the cold weather. I run this route everyday I’d highly highly doubt sabotage sorry to be a buzzkill lol |
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| Larphillips User ID: 83270745 United States02/04/2023 01:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Just heard from the boys that a defect detector caught a critical alarm, this means a scanner on the tracks detected something funky in east Palestine. A radio transmission goes off in our cab and apparently they couldn’t stop the train in time. Freak incident according to what my coworkers are saying. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 83589711 Freak incident is probably the most likely, but could certain kinds of sabotage look like a freak incident? It’s possible but we’ve had a lot of issues on this line. Very winding and a huge grade up the hill towards east Palestine, that and the cold weather. I run this route everyday I’d highly highly doubt sabotage sorry to be a buzzkill lol No…no buzzkill at all. Just needed to ask the question. I appreciate your answer. “A person is smart, people are stupid.” “Nobody knows until everybody knows” |
| Larphillips User ID: 83270745 United States02/04/2023 01:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | https://imgur.com/a/lPtOTzJNot my photo…pulled from a FB group in the area. Last Edited by Larphillips on 02/04/2023 01:47 AM “A person is smart, people are stupid.” “Nobody knows until everybody knows” |
