Airslide
The Flange Squeal
this happened in the yard where i normally do a lot of railfanning. needless to say ill be steering clear for a while.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/report-100-rifles-stolen-train-car-17844589
however, there seem to be a few holes in the story so far.
1. Tilford is a bulk freight classification yard, its always pretty busy, and the CSX Police hQ is on site.
2. The average joe cannot just open a boxcar door - even with tools, i think it requires some training or know how to open a boxcar door...inside job perhaps like the taking of Pelham 1-2-3
3. boxcars are typically used to haul bulk freight or raw materials, not finished goods, not since the introduction and wide use of intermodal. cant imagine why "guns" would even be in a boxcar.
4. other than runaround or bypass, i have never seen intermodals parked in tilford and i have been railfanning there since about 1995.
seems pretty strange but i guess the investigation is still ongoing so further details are being withheld..
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/report-100-rifles-stolen-train-car-17844589
however, there seem to be a few holes in the story so far.
1. Tilford is a bulk freight classification yard, its always pretty busy, and the CSX Police hQ is on site.
2. The average joe cannot just open a boxcar door - even with tools, i think it requires some training or know how to open a boxcar door...inside job perhaps like the taking of Pelham 1-2-3
3. boxcars are typically used to haul bulk freight or raw materials, not finished goods, not since the introduction and wide use of intermodal. cant imagine why "guns" would even be in a boxcar.
4. other than runaround or bypass, i have never seen intermodals parked in tilford and i have been railfanning there since about 1995.
seems pretty strange but i guess the investigation is still ongoing so further details are being withheld..