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Viewing Album:  Derailments and Mishaps
 
By:Bryan Smith
Dates:1/5/1980 - 1/5/1980
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Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  Seen here are the results of a cut of cars happily passing through a switch when all of a sudden a car is not satisfied going down a particular track and decides to take the other track. The results are always the same....a mess.
Photo Date:  1/5/1980  Upload Date: 4/18/2010 5:41:16 PM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Wreck
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Views:  486   Comments: 2
Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  Seen here are the results of a cut of cars happily passing through a switch when all of a sudden a car is not satisfied going down a particular track and decides to take the other track. The results are always the same....a mess. The house visible in the background was the home of my grand parents.
Photo Date:  1/5/1980  Upload Date: 4/18/2010 5:41:54 PM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Wreck
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Views:  450   Comments: 2
Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  Seen here are the results of a cut of cars happily passing through a switch when all of a sudden a car is not satisfied going down a particular track and decides to take the other track. The results are always the same....a mess.
Photo Date:  1/5/1980  Upload Date: 4/18/2010 5:42:16 PM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Wreck
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Views:  300   Comments: 1
Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  Seen here are the results of a derailment in 1980 in Hilton GA. Interesting thing now is the woodrack itself....former CofG rack still lettered for it's original owner.
Photo Date:  1/5/1980  Upload Date: 4/18/2010 5:41:37 PM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
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Views:  362   Comments: 2
Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  Close up of derailed CofG woodrack in Hilton GA reveals the friction bearing trucks that were still used at that time.
Photo Date:  1/5/1980  Upload Date: 4/18/2010 5:42:36 PM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
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Views:  314   Comments: 2
Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  Seen here are the results of a cut of cars happily passing through a switch when all of a sudden a car is not satisfied going down a particular track and decides to take the other track. The results are always the same....a mess.
Photo Date:  1/5/1980  Upload Date: 4/18/2010 5:42:51 PM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
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Views:  302   Comments: 1
Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  The Big Hook from Columbus GA at work clearing up a derailment just west of Leary GA.
Photo Date:  12/1/1981  Upload Date: 11/26/2005 7:14:56 AM
Location:  Leary, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Wreck
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Views:  610   Comments: 1
Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  Looking east toward Albany at derailment scene just west of Leary GA.
Photo Date:  12/1/1981  Upload Date: 11/26/2005 7:16:02 AM
Location:  Leary, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  744   Comments: 1
Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  While the Southern Big Hook from Columbus GA can be seen to the left, encroachment from outside contractors is also evident at this derailment just west of Leary GA in 1981.
Photo Date:  12/1/1981  Upload Date: 11/26/2005 7:16:53 AM
Location:  Leary, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
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Views:  519   Comments: 1
Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  Closeup of damage at derailment near Leary GA in 1981.
Photo Date:  12/1/1981  Upload Date: 11/26/2005 7:18:05 AM
Location:  Leary, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  392   Comments: 0
Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  The Big Hook from Columbus gets an assist from an outside contractor.
Photo Date:  12/1/1981  Upload Date: 11/26/2005 7:19:17 AM
Location:  Leary, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Views:  414   Comments: 0
Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  Closeup of damage from derailment just west of Leary GA. Rolls of paper can be scene in the car in the background.
Photo Date:  12/1/1981  Upload Date: 11/26/2005 7:20:42 AM
Location:  Leary, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  420   Comments: 1
Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  The Big Hook from Columbus can be seen helping clear up a derailment just west of Leary GA.
Photo Date:  12/1/1981  Upload Date: 11/26/2005 7:21:24 AM
Location:  Leary, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  734   Comments: 0
Derailed NS 3308
Title:  Derailed NS 3308
Description:  NS 3308, SD40-2, being rerailed in Hilton GA. Trackage is Chattahoochee Industrial RR. Cause was said to be when this and 2 other locomotives shoved back on a cut of coal an~ pushed rails out of alignment.
Photo Date:  10/20/2004  Upload Date: 11/16/2004 10:23:31 PM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3308(SD40-2)
Views:  1105   Comments: 1
Derailed NS 3308, SD40-2,
Title:  Derailed NS 3308, SD40-2,
Description:  NS 3308, SD40-2, being rerailed in Hilton GA. Car in foreground is carload of peanuts.
Photo Date:  10/20/2004  Upload Date: 11/16/2004 10:24:27 PM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3308(SD40-2)
Views:  888   Comments: 0
NS derailment
Title:  NS derailment
Description:  Car of peanuts on it's side at Hilton GA. Also derailed 3 locomotives.
Photo Date:  10/20/2004  Upload Date: 11/16/2004 10:25:18 PM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  511   Comments: 0
NS derailment
Title:  NS derailment
Description:  NS 3308, SD40-2, laying hard to one side following derailment in Hilton GA.
Photo Date:  10/20/2004  Upload Date: 11/16/2004 10:26:21 PM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3308(SD40-2)
Views:  1257   Comments: 0
NS derailment
Title:  NS derailment
Description:  Another view of NS 3308 derailed at Hilton GA along with 2 more locomotives and 2 cars of peanuts.
Photo Date:  10/20/2004  Upload Date: 11/16/2004 10:28:15 PM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3308(SD40-2)
Views:  1007   Comments: 0
NS derailment
Title:  NS derailment
Description:  Apother view of derailment at Hilton GA showing all 3 locomotives.
Photo Date:  10/20/2004  Upload Date: 11/16/2004 10:21:26 PM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3308(SD40-2) NS 5533(GP38-2)
Views:  1576   Comments: 1
Bayline derailment
Title:  Bayline derailment
Description:  Three loaded chip hoppers turned over right in the Lafayette street crossing on 12/7/2005. C`eanup continues on this date.
Photo Date:  12/8/2005  Upload Date: 12/8/2005 5:45:27 PM
Location:  Dothan, AL
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
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Views:  720   Comments: 1
Bayline derailment
Title:  Bayline derailment
Description:  Three loaded chip hoppers turned over while being pulled to the Bayline yard on 12/7/2005. It happened right in the Lafayette street crossing and cleanup continues today.1
Photo Date:  12/8/2005  Upload Date: 12/8/2005 5:48:10 PM
Location:  Dothan, AL
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
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Views:  488   Comments: 1
Bayline derailment
Title:  Bayline derailment
Description:  Three loaded chip hoppers turned over in the Lafayette street crossing the night before and cleanup continues today.
Photo Date:  12/8/2005  Upload Date: 12/8/2005 5:50:01 PM
Location:  Dothan, AL
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
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Views:  533   Comments: 1
Bayline derailmedt
Title:  Bayline derailmedt
Description:  Here we see the luckiest crossing sign in America. Three loaded chip hoppers turned over with the cars turning over at just the right spot so that the crossing sign was between the cars and did not get knocked over and crushed.
Photo Date:  12/8/2005  Upload Date: 12/8/2005 5:52:46 PM
Location:  Dothan, AL
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
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Views:  554   Comments: 1
Bayline derailment
Title:  Bayline derailment
Description:  Three loaded chip hoppers turned over right in the Lafayette street crossing. Check out the crossing signal. Talk about lucky pasitioning.
Photo Date:  12/8/2005  Upload Date: 12/8/2005 5:57:35 PM
Location:  Dothan, AL
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories:  Yard,Station,Steam
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Views:  542   Comments: 1
Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  This is looking south toward the CIRR yard at 15 cars derailed in a curve.
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 8:42:14 AM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
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Views:  558   Comments: 1
Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  Close up of derailment damage that occured during the early morning hours on the interchange track between the CIRR and NS yards at Hilton GA.
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 8:42:44 AM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
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Views:  467   Comments: 0
Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  Close up of derailment damage that occured in the early morning hours on the interchange track between the NS and CIRR yards at Hilton GA.
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 8:43:15 AM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
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Views:  382   Comments: 0
Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  Close up of derailment damage that occured in the early morning hours on the interchange track between the NS and CIRR yards at Hilton GA.
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 8:43:47 AM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
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Views:  492   Comments: 0
Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  Close up of derailment damage that occured in the early morning hours on the interchange track between the NS and CIRR yards at Hilton GA.
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 8:44:17 AM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Views:  450   Comments: 0
Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  This is looking north toward the NS yard at 15 cars derailed in the early morning hours on the interchange track between the NS and CIRR yards at Hilton.
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 8:44:48 AM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
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Views:  520   Comments: 1
Power on train that derailed
Title:  Power on train that derailed
Description:  The power from the NS local that derailed 15 cars in the early morning hours sits in the CIRR yard clear of the derailment. Yep, thats the Southern green/gold 4610 in the photo.
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 8:45:20 AM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
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Views:  545   Comments: 0
Power on train that derailed
Title:  Power on train that derailed
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 8:48:15 AM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
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Views:  409   Comments: 0
Derailment
Title:  Derailment
Description:  The scene from my back porch of derailed cut of cars. I got the scenery and the grill....can someone provide the steaks???
Photo Date:  4/16/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2011 8:46:23 AM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
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Views:  579   Comments: 4
NS derailment
Title:  NS derailment
Description:  NS 3308, SD40-2, and NS 5533, GP38-2, derialed at Hilton GA.
Photo Date:  10/20/2004  Upload Date: 11/16/2004 10:27:24 PM
Location:  Hilton, GA
Author:  Bryan Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3308(SD40-2)
Views:  2111   Comments: 1

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