Train derailment from a webcam. (2/2/22)

[Paha Sapa]

It was at a place called Santa Fe Junction in the Kansas City area. I have read that railroads have been having issues with empty center beam cars in the middle of trains buckling out of line. This will show you what I am talking about.

[elleng]

1. Makes sense.

Nothing like 'momentum.'

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. The guy plowing the parking lot didn't miss a beat. NT

[Liberal In Texas]

3. That was interesting! Always like to watch a train wreck! n/t

[Chainfire]

9. You must love national politics.

[Rebl2]

4. I am in

Kansas City and never heard about this on local news. Guess they were to busy with snow coverage-telling us the same thing over and over. Would have thought they would at least mention it.

[Karadeniz]

5. Looks like that's the explanation. The empty cars don't have enough ballast to combat

centrifugal force on curves.

[Paha Sapa]

6. Check out the covered hopper car in front of the Center Beam.

The wheels came off the rails and started to come apart from the car before slamming back down on the rail just to roll off relatively undamaged. That is crazy physics.

[timms139]

7. Something not right

All of the breaks should have set the second the cars came apart. There should have been no shoving from the cars left behind.

[gristy]

8. Wow. What a mess.