BNSF Coal Train Stalls Out on the Joint Line, June 28, 2017

On June 28th, 2017, I overheard on the radio that a southbound bnsf train had stalled out at Castle Rock on the Joint Line due to one of the rear DPUs breaking down, so I had to investigate. They happened to stop about a few hundred feet from the extra locomotive stationed at Castle Rock, however the locomotive needed to be put at the rear of the train because that is where the broken locomotive is, or else they risk breaking the train in two at the summit. The head end power from a southbound UP coal train immediately behind the stalled train was cut off and assisted the bnsf train up to the extra locomotive; The UP power then returned back to their train. A relief crew from Denver moved the extra unit from the Castle Rock house track to the rear of the stalled train. After Coupling, setting up the DPU, connecting the air and running an air test; the BNSF train finally departed. About 30 minutes later the southbound UP coal train passed by. There was also a southbound Crude Oil train waiting around Sedalia, but it was too dark and too late to catch it.

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