Tracking West
Cleanup Preparations
After a derailment in Colfax closed Donner well over 12 hours prior, a massive cleanup effort was underway to reopen both main tracks. After reopening one of the mains, MOW started to tackle the much more damaged main.
Sitting on Track 2, a MOW train has been waiting to be unloaded. This train was carrying new track and ballast for the track it was sitting on, as this would be the same track as the derailment. Meanwhile, floodlights were being sent and set up around the derailment site and staging areas, as this team would have to work all through the night. Many local residents had gathered on this overpass, conveniently in the middle of it all, to watch everything happen. This all happened as the small community of Colfax was holding an annual festival, and I'm sure for the residents a derailment was probably the most interesting thing that happened in town that entire month.
Cleanup Preparations
After a derailment in Colfax closed Donner well over 12 hours prior, a massive cleanup effort was underway to reopen both main tracks. After reopening one of the mains, MOW started to tackle the much more damaged main.
Sitting on Track 2, a MOW train has been waiting to be unloaded. This train was carrying new track and ballast for the track it was sitting on, as this would be the same track as the derailment. Meanwhile, floodlights were being sent and set up around the derailment site and staging areas, as this team would have to work all through the night. Many local residents had gathered on this overpass, conveniently in the middle of it all, to watch everything happen. This all happened as the small community of Colfax was holding an annual festival, and I'm sure for the residents a derailment was probably the most interesting thing that happened in town that entire month.