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Amtrak City of New Orleans Derails
Tuesday, Apr 06, 2004, 08:00 P.M.
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Cause of the wreck of the City of New Orleans, Train 58(06APR) is believed to be a 2 1/2 inch piece of rail that was added in January 2004 to the east rail (engineer's side) to replace a section with a crushed rail head. Under changes in temperature, compressive forces in that rail combined with poor condition of ties caused that rail to roll outward under train.
Consist and damage estimates of the derailed Train 58(6):
- Engine 82: $50,000
- Baggage 1223: $55,000
- Sleeping Car 32036: $2,000,000
- Dining Car 38009: $2,000,000
- Lounge Car 33013: $700,000
- Coach/Smoking 31592: $700,000
- Coach 34069: $650,000
- Coach 34087: $350,000
- Sleeping Car 32005: $215,000
- Coach 34135: $176,000
It is unlikely that the first five Superliners will ever return to service.
(Information provided courtesy of Gene Poon.)
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