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There I was happily "playing with my trains" as my wife puts it, the local freight had just pulled into the yard and reported a possible track nail loose on a curve, the call went out to the MOW train sitting in a siding to go investigate, at the same time another loco was sent out to assist if necessary, the GP38 hauling the MOW consist opened up the throttles, there was a crunch and a bang and the loco lept forward. The engineer shut down the throttle just as the second loco came to a crunching halt.
Investigation showed a ballast hopper on it's side, spilling onto the main line the second loco happened to be travelling down.
Everything has been left in place while a cleaning crew is bought in and an investigation into the derailment is carried out. Initial suspicions are directed firmly at the hopper having been nudged by Catzilla!
Right now I have to go to a third grade band practice - your sympathy would be appreciated!
Investigation showed a ballast hopper on it's side, spilling onto the main line the second loco happened to be travelling down.
Everything has been left in place while a cleaning crew is bought in and an investigation into the derailment is carried out. Initial suspicions are directed firmly at the hopper having been nudged by Catzilla!
Right now I have to go to a third grade band practice - your sympathy would be appreciated!
I have four of those monsters to contend with, but fortunately, only one lacks fear and will attack at "will." My compassion goes out to you Mike.
Oh wait, I just remembered.... it could be even worse.... third-grade Open House preceded by a grinding, crushing, suffocating, mind-bogglingly boring PTA meeting 
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