Norfolk Southern train derails in Alabama

Train wrecks have become the "mass school shootings" in the media. Today, a Norfolk Southern train derails in Alabama, just hours before Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw appeared before Congress on Thursday.
(I removed the previous photo. Faux news inserted a photo from 3/4/2023 for sensationalism)
Sheriff Matthew Wade said about 30 Norfolk Southern train cars went off the tracks in a rural area between Iron City Motorway and Angel Road on the county’s East side. No one was injured, and the train cars were empty, Wade said. There is no hazardous materials threat.

Thursday's derailment occurred around 6:45 a.m. in the Quad Cities area of White Plains, the Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency said in a news release. There were no reports of injuries and no reports of a hazardous leak after approximately 30 cars derailed, an agency spokesperson said. This is the third derailment of the company’s trains since last month, and are responsible for the Ohio disaster. So is rail transportation safe? Norfolk n Way baby.
I wonder if the next train wreck with toxic chemicals, will derail in a big city.

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a reply to: Violater1

Clearly these are being done deliberately. Who is doing this is not seen at all. From what I can tell. Is it China, Russia, or our government? I'm sure in time we will be told a narrative that is wanted to believe.

I looked it up on the MSM.
Most of the news reports keep blaming Donald Trump for not implementing electronically controlled brakes during his term.
That might be a hint.

(I should make it clearer that I'm hinting that these are occuring/being reported excessively to point a finger at Trump with the upcoming election year, I am NOT blaming Trump, not at all, no way.)

a reply to: Violater1

I heard there have always been a lot of derailments but something seems off.

Either our infrastructure is totally ready to give, or there are outside forces.
Maybe both.

Either way something needs to be done asap.

a reply to: JAGStorm

Makes one wonder if someone is jacking with the train signaling systems.

Cheers

originally posted by: Kocag
a reply to: Violater1

Clearly these are being done deliberately. Who is doing this is not seen at all. From what I can tell. Is it China, Russia, or our government? I'm sure in time we will be told a narrative that is wanted to believe.

Is it possible that china, russia or the deep throat state are intertwined? This is becoming WAY too common.
So far, we have seen these train wrecks in sort of rural areas. As if this is some sort of a test or trial and error.
It could be quite possible that simultaneously, multiple train loads of toxic chemicals derail in major metropolises.

a reply to: Violater1

I believe the "vapor" you are seeing is actually dust and dirt gouged up by the leading end of the derailed tank car.

If this is a still taken from the video of the derailment, it appears that the lead "truck" (the wheel/axle/suspension assembly on which the tank car rides) failed/collapsed, causing the front of the tanker to gouge into the track and trackbed.

dude. clearly its all his faullt. he caused ww1 before he was alive AND he is literally hitler. i wouldnt be suprised if he wasnt behind the dinasours going extinct. ef that i will blame him anyway. seems like the flavour of the month trump eradicated the dinasours!!!! impeach the uninpeachable. elect him again just so we can impaech him. throw him to the dogs is say.reply to: servovenford
throw in russia and a few clintons its a clear cut case. we will have him once and for all. lol


. one more thing he was also drivingg all 3 trains.....dduh

It's just a coincidence. Every train in the country can derail and its still a coincidence.

originally posted by: JAGStorm
a reply to: Violater1

I heard there have always been a lot of derailments but something seems off.

Either our infrastructure is totally ready to give, or there are outside forces.
Maybe both.

Either way something needs to be done asap.
tracked.

Norfolk Southern seems to have some serious safety and maintenance issues.

Most likely the consequences of putting profits ahead of all other concerns has turned to bite them in the "caboose".


Coupled with long-neglected infrastructure (tracks and crossing grades) maintenance and upgrades, especially in rural areas where money for such projects is especially tight, and you have a perfect recipe for disaster.

Too many local governments have a "Why spend money on something that hasn't broken, yet?" attitude.

Then wonder why disaster strikes.

a reply to: Violater1

There was also a CSX derailment Wednesday in West Virginia.
All cars were empty, but fuel oil from the locomotive was
spilled in the river.

Cause of derailment was a landslide covering the tracks.

A matter of time before another derailment rolls on a mini van full of kids going to soccer practice or someone parked at the gate crossing.

Wasn’t there a railroad strike that was averted by Biden and the Union not long ago, like railroad workers getting the shaft?

Coincidence my bleeping ass!

originally posted by: JAGStorm
a reply to: Violater1

I heard there have always been a lot of derailments but something seems off.

Either our infrastructure is totally ready to give, or there are outside forces.
Maybe both.

Either way something needs to be done asap.

Our rail system is not that large, and though they have a few passenger trains that use the tracks, it is more a just because they are there, kind of service.

I have thought about this because my first thought was the same as yours, "foreign actors must be at play". But the more I thought about it, the less sense it began to make.

The rails do not even exist in most States, and though they are used for distribution, they are not, by far, the only mode of distribution transportation. The rails are indeed a dying mode of transportation in America, which is a shame, because I love riding the train, and I was hoping that with all the problems they are having with the airlines, that trains as a mode of passenger travel, would be revived.

Now I am thinking that this may be the perfect excuse they need to just scrap the trains all together. This will cause a huge problem for the transport of gas and other potentially dangerous and toxic shipments. It will definitely affect the cost of almost everything,

The rail system is a wreck and has been for decades. There has not been any money being made off the rail system for a long time. It is a deep money pit with decreasing benefits. Unless I am missing something, if these are foreign attacks, then they would be doing the government a favor.

originally posted by: servovenford
I looked it up on the MSM.
Most of the news reports keep blaming Donald Trump for not implementing electronically controlled brakes during his term.
That might be a hint.

(I should make it clearer that I'm hinting that these are occuring/being reported excessively to point a finger at Trump with the upcoming election year, I am NOT blaming Trump, not at all, no way.)

If they know the problem then why doesn’t Pothole Pete get off his lame worthless ass and start working to fix it or is he to busy trying to find trans and gay Black steel workers to employee for the left’s endless parade of stupid woke bs? If I had to guess with him he’s probably busy mentoring another pedophile for this administration.

This finger pointing all while the democrats have their thumbs firmly planted up their wazoos is getting old. That’s all you dems are good for is blaming others for your complete and utter lack of competency.

Qin Gang, the foreign minister, said at a Tuesday news conference, “If the United States does not hit the brakes but continues to speed down the wrong path, no amount of guardrails can prevent DERAILING and there will surely be conflict and confrontation,”

Derailing? Since when do train tracks have guardrails?

originally posted by: mtnshredder

If they know the problem then why doesn’t Pothole Pete get off his lame worthless ass and start working to fix it or is he to busy trying to find trans and gay Black steel workers to employee for the left’s endless parade of stupid woke bs? If I had to guess with him he’s probably busy mentoring another pedophile for this administration.

This finger pointing all while the democrats have their thumbs firmly planted up their wazoos is getting old. That’s all you dems are good for is blaming others for your complete and utter lack of competency.

Not sure you read my post right (actually, not sure I worded it right, lol). I'm a right-winger... I stated I was against the finger pointing in an edit about a half hour before your reply as I knew it wasn't clear enough at first, my fault. No posting before coffee from now on.

That said, I wholeheartedly agree with you 100%.

originally posted by: servovenford

originally posted by: mtnshredder

If they know the problem then why doesn’t Pothole Pete get off his lame worthless ass and start working to fix it or is he to busy trying to find trans and gay Black steel workers to employee for the left’s endless parade of stupid woke bs? If I had to guess with him he’s probably busy mentoring another pedophile for this administration.

This finger pointing all while the democrats have their thumbs firmly planted up their wazoos is getting old. That’s all you dems are good for is blaming others for your complete and utter lack of competency.

Not sure you read my post right (actually, not sure I worded it right, lol). I'm a right-winger... I stated I was against the finger pointing in an edit about a half hour before your reply as I knew it wasn't clear enough at first, my fault. No posting before coffee from now on.

That said, I wholeheartedly agree with you 100%.

I know, I wasn’t coming at you, just the left in general for blaming all their problems on Trump or conservatives. So sick of their lame ass excuses for EVERYTHING, they’re complete idiots that think people can’t see through their endless trail of BS. Like some lefty’s here that have their heads buried so far up the lefts behinds that they can’t think straight or form any resemblance of common sense if their life depended on it.

a reply to: Kocag

How about adding an 'industry player' to the mix?

NSC asset value has fallen consistently over the past 5 years. Its is a cylical stock and should have shown an uptick over the period. See the graph attached.

The net asset vale (that is assets less liabilites) fell over the period 30th Sept. 2018 to 31st Dec 2022 from $16.5Bn to $12.7Bn.

So 39 months saw a fall of $3.8Bn - very nearly $100M a month, every month, 'dropping out' of NSC.

This isnt a 'loss' as in buy for 3 and sell for 2, this is the NSC working capital shrinking.

Where is it going?

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originally posted by: mtnshredder

originally posted by: servovenford
I looked it up on the MSM.
Most of the news reports keep blaming Donald Trump for not implementing electronically controlled brakes during his term.
That might be a hint.

(I should make it clearer that I'm hinting that these are occuring/being reported excessively to point a finger at Trump with the upcoming election year, I am NOT blaming Trump, not at all, no way.)

If they know the problem then why doesn’t Pothole Pete get off his lame worthless ass and start working to fix it or is he to busy trying to find trans and gay Black steel workers to employee for the left’s endless parade of stupid woke bs? If I had to guess with him he’s probably busy mentoring another pedophile for this administration.

This finger pointing all while the democrats have their thumbs firmly planted up their wazoos is getting old. That’s all you dems are good for is blaming others for your complete and utter lack of competency.

We all know that his "worthless ass" is busy doing something else.

a reply to: JAGStorm
a reply to: Violater1


No, there isn't a lot of derailments(in populated areas based on train derailment records), so this what they want you to believe. Take a looksey at the 'history' of american railroad accidents - quoted for conversation and ease.

History of train derailments

Here is a list of ALL train derailments specified as "accidents" based on investigations, from 1970s to 2022 - in a SINGLE year there hasn't been more then 3(that has impacted the lives of civilians)
1991, 2005, and 2015 all had 3.. rest are 1-2 a year.. off this date range.

This list is of ACCIDENTS; therefore, intentional acts such as the 1939 City of San Francisco derailment are not included here.

1970s
1971 Salem, Illinois, derailment; 11 killed plus 163 injured
1972 Gilchrest Road, New York crossing accident; 5 killed plus 46 injured
1972 Chicago commuter rail crash, Chicago, Illinois; 45 killed plus hundreds injured
1973 Littlefield, Texas bus/train crash; 7 killed plus 16 injured. Possibly the state of Texas's deadliest rail accident
1974 Decatur tank car explosion, Decatur, Illinois; 7 killed plus hundreds injured
1976 1976 Beckemeyer train accident, 12 killed and four injured.
1976 New Canaan Branch collision, New Canaan, Connecticut; 2 killed plus 29 injured
1977 Chicago Loop derailment, Chicago, Illinois; 11 killed plus 180+ injured
1978 Waverly, Tennessee, tank car explosion; 16 killed plus 43 injured
1979 Southwest Limited (predecessor to the Southwest Chief) derailment, Lawrence, Kansas; 2 killed plus 69 injured
1979 Harvey, Illinois train collision; 2 killed plus 38 injured
1979 Philadelphia Conrail collision, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 1 killed plus hundreds injured

1980s
1982 Washington Metro train derailment, Washington, DC; 3 killed plus 25 injured
1984 Montrealer (train) derailment, Williston, Vermont; 5 killed plus 100+ injured
1987 Maryland train collision, Chase, Maryland; 16 killed plus 164 injured
1989 San Bernardino train disaster, San Bernardino, California; 6 killed plus 7 injured

1990s
1990 Market–Frankford Line subway derailment, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 4 killed plus 162 injured
1991 Dunsmuir, California derailment; no human deaths but vast numbers of aquatic animals poisoned to death by chemical leak
1991 Lugoff derailment in South Carolina; 8 killed, 76 injured when passenger train derails and coach crashes into freight hopper
1991 Union Square derailment, New York City; 5 killed plus 161 injured
1992 Nemadji River bridge derailment, Superior, Wisconsin; no direct human deaths but many animals—wild and domestic—confirmed killed by chemical leak; 50,000 to 80,000 people evacuated from Superior and from Duluth, Minnesota
1993 Big Bayou Canot rail accident, Mobile, Alabama; 47 killed plus 103 injured. Alabama's deadliest rail disaster to date
1993 Kelso collision, Washington; 5 killed
1995 Fox River Grove bus–train collision, Fox River Grove, Illinois; 7 killed plus 21 injured
1996 Secaucus train collision, Secaucus, New Jersey; 3 killed plus 162 injured
1996 Maryland train collision, Silver Spring, Maryland; 11 killed plus 26 injured
1999 Bourbonnais, Illinois, train crash; 11 killed plus 122 injured
21st century
2002 Minot train derailment, Minot, North Dakota; 1 killed plus hundreds made ill
2002 Placentia train collision, Placentia, California; 2 killed plus 22 injured
2004 Macdona rail disaster, Macdona, Texas; 3 killed plus ~50 made ill
2005 Graniteville train crash, Graniteville, South Carolina; 9 killed plus hundreds made ill. Possibly South Carolina's deadliest rail disaster to date
2005 Anding collision, Mississippi; 4 killed
2005 Metra Rock Island derailment, Chicago, Illinois; 2 killed plus 83 injured
2008 Massachusetts train collision, Newton, Massachusetts; 1 killed plus 12 injured
2008 Chatsworth train collision, Chatsworth, California; 25 killed plus 135 injured
2009 June 2009 Washington Metro train collision, Washington, DC; 9 killed plus 80 injured
2010s
2012 Midland train crash, Midland, Texas; 4 killed plus 16 injured
2012 Goodwell train collision, Oklahoma; 3 killed
2013 December 2013 Spuyten Duyvil derailment, New York City; 4 killed plus 61 injured
2015 Valhalla train crash, Valhalla, New York; 6 killed plus 15 injured
2015 Oxnard train derailment, Oxnard, California; 1 killed plus 29 injured
2015 Philadelphia train derailment, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 8 killed plus hundreds injured
2016 Chester, Pennsylvania, train derailment; 2 killed plus 31 injured
2016 Hoboken train crash, Hoboken, New Jersey; 1 killed plus 114 injured
2017 Washington train derailment, DuPont, Washington; 3 killed plus 62 injured
2017 Brooklyn train crash, Brooklyn, New York; 103 injured
2018 Cayce, South Carolina train collision; 2 killed plus 116 injured
2020s
2022 Missouri train derailment, Mendon, Missouri; 4 killed and 150 injured.
2023 Ohio train derailment, East Palestine, Ohio.

About a 1000 derailments since trains became active TOTAL(that have been reported to injure people).. but realistically only 1-2 a year.. 'average' actually get derailed in populated areas.. So the fact that ALL of these are occurring in populated area's is something to consider.. Now with that said, yes these are being made to happen.

What's my proof? Logic and statistics:
If it's really 1000train derailments a year like they are claiming, then 998-997 of them are in non-populated areas. So the fact that there are PEOPLE nearby in EVERY SINGLE CRASH THIS YEAR should increase the suspicion that the trains are being tampered, when you look back over the years and see almost '1-3' of those 1000 train crashes per year were in populate enough area's to harm civilians. It starts to have a little red waving flag that should appear above your head as obvious.. I also want to point out that there have been INTENTIONAL derailments, and sabotage done ON PURPOSE in the past that have claimed the lives of MANY. Like this one below, the investigation concluded that it was sabotage of the railway.. Now that's another list we need to dig into.

1939 Sabotage

Now with that said, sabotage, and crimes to cause these "accidents" are not included in this list for the railways.. again, most of those DO NOT occur within populated areas..