Whoops! Forgot the parking brake...

[PetalumaLoco]

a line of eight unmanned freight locomotives rolled out of a Near South Side railyard

 

[Bob Dylan]

a line of eight unmanned freight locomotives rolled out of a Near South Side railyard

This is as loony as the airline pilots, its unbelievable how the derail device didnt work, definitely worker negligence, thankfully no-one was injured or killed, but discipline is sure in order and UP needs to get its safety gurus and trainers on the ball!! Hope the pax that were inconvienced werent too late!

 

[MrEd]

must be heavy train to go through the stop device. glad nobody was hurt.

 

[MrEd]

Two Amtrak trains between Chicago and St. Louis, which stop in Springfield, have been canceled Friday.

The cancellations are the result of a freight train derailment near Chicago's Union Station today.

Train 300, the 4:35 a.m. departure from St. Louis to Chicago, and Train 301, the 7 a.m. departure from Chicago to St. Louis, are canceled on Friday.

Passengers are being directed to Train 302, the 6:40 a.m. departure from St. Louis, and Train 303, the 9:25 a.m. departure from Chicago.

 

[DET63]

Two Amtrak trains between Chicago and St. Louis, which stop in Springfield, have been canceled Friday.
The cancellations are the result of a freight train derailment near Chicago's Union Station today.

Train 300, the 4:35 a.m. departure from St. Louis to Chicago, and Train 301, the 7 a.m. departure from Chicago to St. Louis, are canceled on Friday.

Passengers are being directed to Train 302, the 6:40 a.m. departure from St. Louis, and Train 303, the 9:25 a.m. departure from Chicago.

No "bustitution," then?