And on the way home from the previous derailment, we got to take in the cleanup of the last pile-up, 9 miles east of the Lincolnton derailment, at Iron Station (25 miles NE of Charlotte).
No, this SP SD40T-2 was not exactly in an accident/wreck but rather instead ended it's life by being scrapped on the spot at Los Angeles's Taylor Yard deadline. This was one of only a few units to... (more)