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Derailment Site
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created by aGlock4u
on 7/16/2007 3:38 AM
last modified by aGlock4u
on 7/16/2007 3:51 AM
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Outdoor area where a train derailment happened about 20-30 years ago.
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Type: Outdoors
Status: Abandoned
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby
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rust flooding water Poison Ivy, Trains
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This is industrial archaeology at it's finest. I honestly don't know what all is down there buried. I know for a fact there is a fuel tank from one of the locomotives and a bunch of hood doors scattered around the site. The derailment took down a signal, which is also down there on it's side along with it's base. Lots of crossties are down there as well. No telling what digging around might find! I *highly* suggest going in the winter. During the summer it's almost impossible to look around, and there are spiders and poison ivy everywhere.
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gloves long pants / sleeves towelettes
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This derailment occured sometime in the 1970's or 1980's, other than that not much is known about it. One story I have heard is that three locomotives were stopped at Stoneville at the top of the grade while the crew went into a restaurant to get something to eat. The engines didn't have the handbrake tied down, so they started to roll and reached speeds as high as 70mph before derailing at "Deadman's Curve" as the locals call it. I have also heard rumors of another derailment at the site back in the steam days, but I can't confirm that.
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None.. it will rust away and probably eventually slide into the river.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 8/7/2007 5:21 AM.
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on Aug 7 07 at 5:21, Emperor Wang validated this location on Jul 16 07 at 3:56, aGlock4u made this location available on Jul 16 07 at 3:55, aGlock4u updated gallery picture IMG_0311 on Jul 16 07 at 3:55, aGlock4u updated gallery picture IMG_0308 on Jul 16 07 at 3:55, aGlock4u updated gallery picture IMG_0306 on Jul 16 07 at 3:54, aGlock4u updated gallery picture IMG_0305 on Jul 16 07 at 3:54, aGlock4u updated gallery picture IMG_0304 on Jul 16 07 at 3:54, aGlock4u updated gallery picture IMG_0303 on Jul 16 07 at 3:53, aGlock4u added some pictures to a gallery on Jul 16 07 at 3:52, aGlock4u updated gallery Summer Photos
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