Trespasser blocks Norfolk Southern train in Bristol, Bristol VA
Disorderly ConductA trespasser blocked a Norfolk Southern freight train near Bristol, Virginia. This caused the train to lose air pressure to its rear cars and temporarily obstructed the railway. The conductor checked the area before the train continued.
Audio|Source: NS Railroad A-Line Central Division - NE TN and SW VA
02:43
Transcript:
00:00
15c lifts in front of it and then I think a trespasser blocked our train and we didn't get any air.
00:09
All right, I got it.
00:13
Do you know the current situation we're in right now?
00:17
Yeah, you lost your rear g-B, you're trying to limp it up to Telford. How's that going? Okay,
00:23
we got the second motor started, but it's not loading fully because it's not warmed up.
00:30
All right, you think you'll be able to get into the setting?
00:33
Yeah, I'm going to limp it to Telford.
00:36
All right, I understand, thank you.
00:40
If you have a mechanical in-round, hopefully to Telford,
00:44
her shift was on the phone when I came in here, so they know about it, and I think a Tremaster also is aware, so I'll let's know if I get any E.E.A. Is it over?
00:51
Okay.
00:54
We will have stuff blocked at Telford.
00:57
After walking here at Toneboro, they'll take clock as long.
01:01
Yeah, we're not going to do that. You'll block stuff at Telford. That's okay. Come on, I'll block those rounds over.
01:06
All righty.
01:08
Thank you.
01:13
I guess you hired a dispatcher about 45 minutes or something.
01:21
27 clear in the Army City, over.
01:29
360-1315.
01:36
Eastman, over? Yeah, 918.
01:40
Confirming that Journal West of a 17.5, 70.5, letter A, is that correct?
01:46
Yes, that is correct. I'm at the 72.5 right now. All right, thank you. All right, going ahead, 7-8.
02:03
5027.
02:10
The air-to-your train didn't have air-to-air train in Bristol, was it because of the trespasser or what happened with that?
02:17
Yeah, it was because of the trespasser. They blocked our train.
02:20
All right, so the trespasser blocked your train west of Ford.
02:25
What happened with the air-to-air train? You didn't have air-to-air train, you said?
02:29
They blocked it, so I didn't have air to the rear of my train.
02:33
Okay.
02:35
Okay.
02:36
It was 26 cars back.
02:40
Conductor found except the area and then we were good to go.
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