[39645] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Update: CSX train derailment
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeff Gehlbach)
Thu Jul 19 14:27:11 2001
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 14:25:26 -0400
From: Jeff Gehlbach <jeffg@empire.com>
To: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
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On Thu, Jul 19, 2001 at 11:11:14AM -0700, Sean Donelan wrote:
> The Baltimore Fire Department started removing train cars from
> the tunnel this morning, but stopped when the fire flared up
> again.
Once the fire is back under control, we'll hear:
It has been reported by sources close to the BFD that one of the cars
was a flatbed carrying a load of backhoes. This cargo explains the
extensive fiber cuts that happened in the tunnel around the time of
the accident and had previously been blamed on the fire.
--
Jeff Gehlbach, Concord Communications <jgehlbach@concord.com>
Senior Professional Services Consultant, Atlanta
ph. 678.265.6067 fax 770.384.0183