Runaway at Jugneck?

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Wed Mar 19 17:58:25 EDT 2008


Harry,
How far did those diesels make it before they got them stopped? And, how did they stop them?

Ben Blevins


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Subject: Where is Jugneck?


Where is Jugneck? I heard it is near Bluefield, but where exactly?
Ben:
Betcha the signal to be replaced is for the Blake
cross-over, about a mile east of Jug Neck. There
is a reverse curve (11 degrees each) at Jug Neck
speed-boarded for 25 MPH. No. 1 Eng 101 derailed
there in 1918 -- thought to be the result of the
extra engineer exceeding the posted speed. There
was a proverb on the Radford Division that if there
was a "roll out" at East Yard in Bluefield, wreck crews
could go to Jug Neck and pick up the remains. Dispite
all the safety precautions (derails, twenty five hand
brakes tied on every cut of cars, etc) there was a
"runaway" there in the late 60's. Everyone rushed
to Jug Neck to pick up the pieces, only to find the
loaded coal cars had derailed, but the engines stayed
on the track, pumped off the air brake, and were
headed to Roanoke w/o an engineer.
Harry Bundy


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