Alvord, IA: Flood of 2024: BNSF Derailment

(Satellite)

This is one of the flood incidents of 2024.

This is on a former Great Northern route. 

2 of several photos from ktiv:

a, Warrior Sports Photography

b, KIWA
[How long does it take for the investigators to see the track washout that a KIWA reporter has already seen?]

“BNSF can confirm at approximately 03:30 a.m. CST Friday, June 21, a train derailed in Alvord, Iowa, affecting the main track. There are no injuries and no threat to the public. BNSF personnel are on site working to clear the incident as quickly and safely as possible. The cause is under investigation.”

Official statement from BNSF

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Charles Vandergriff posted

Thomas Tarantella: This is what happens when the dispatcher can't wait for the track patrol to confirm the way is safe.

Pay now or pay later.

The dispatcher knew of water in the area.

So what you save? You could have killed the crew!

Amy Bernardon posted 11 photos with the comment: "Aerial shots of the Train Derailment outside of Alvord, Iowa (Lyon County)."

Jason Jordan shared

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