CSX Transportation Historical Society

CSX - Derailment - Draffin KY - 02-17 to 02-29-2020

1. This is a poor quality drone shot taken late in the day of the 02-13 derailment. CSX 168-571-384 plowed into the slide. This occurred after days of heavy rain. The fire was a conflagration after the derailment about 7:00 AM. CSX 168 etc. CSX derailment. Draffin KY.

2. After dragging it up from the river bank, a B&P Enterprises excavator slowly pulls CSX 571 to its final resting place. CSX derailment. Draffin KY. 02-17-2020.

3. CSX derailment. CSX 571. View 2. Draffin KY.

4. CSX derailment. CSX 571. View 3. Draffin KY.

5. CSX derailment. CSX 571. View 4. Draffin KY.

6. CSX derailment. CSX 571. view 5. Draffin KY.

7. CSX 571 was moved below the crossing. It was lowered to the stone pad the next day. CSX derailment. Draffin KY.

8. Crews worked around the clock. CSX derailment. Draffin KY. 02-17-2020.

9. All three engines had been recovered by the afternoon of 02-18-2020. CSX derailment. Draffin KY.

10. CSX derailment. Draffin KY.

11. CSX 384 on Saturday, 02-22-2020. CSX derailment. Draffin KY.

12. CSX 384. CSX derailment. Draffin KY.

13. CSX 571 and 168. CSX derailment. Draffin KY.

14. CSX derailment. Draffin KY.

15. CSX derailment. Draffin KY.

16. CSX derailment. Draffin KY.

17. CSX 384. Saturday 02-29-2020. All of the excitement is over now. Equipment awaits the fate of probable scrapping on the spot. CSX derailment. Draffin KY.

18. CSX 384. CSX derailment. Draffin KY.

19. CSX 168 and 571. CSX derailment. Draffin KY.

20. CSX 168. CSX derailment. Draffin KY.

21. CSX 168 and 571. CSX derailment. Draffin KY.

22. CSX 168. CSX derailment. Draffin KY.

23. CSX 571. CSX derailment. Draffin KY.

24. CSX 571. CSX derailment. Draffin KY.

25. CSX 168, 571 and 384. CSX derailment. Draffin KY.

I’ll probably go back to see the outcome. All for now.