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I'm sure there are active investigations happening at Caribou Station today. Makes sense that it would be closed to me.

I just figured since it happened well behind the station they wouldn't need to. But Busch does like hiding their behind the scenes stuff similar to Disney but not near as hardcore, so they probably just don't want it to become an issue.

That and last thing they need is someone to be on the wrong track at the wrong time.
 
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Hard to see in this picture but it's the best I could get. The red and green trains are side by side in the station. I was mistaken when I said the green was behind it that just how it looked trying to see up the hill and into the closed station. The blue one is behind the station with its engine covered up by a tarp. As for the train being closed I am pretty sure that they are required to do so till the cause can be determined and even if they are not required it makes good sense not run it till you are sure that there won't be a repeat even if those odds are extremely unlikely
 

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Which is missing, the tender or engine? That's only one additional car in front of the passenger cars.
 
I must just have terrible depth perception lol
You might be right but its completely covered and no way to tell. It's hard for me to visionlize the size of those to cars. I was thinking that they were smaller then the passenger carriages if that is wrong the me guestament of them both being there might be wrong to. But taking one away would require significant lifting equipment not likely to be immediately available given the late timing of the fire.
 
You might be right but its completely covered and no way to tell. It's hard for me to visionlize the size of those to cars. I was thinking that they were smaller then the passenger carriages if that is wrong the me guestament of them both being there might be wrong to. But taking one away would require significant lifting equipment not likely to be immediately available given the late timing of the fire.
The engine and tender together are the same size / slightly larger than a passenger car, which is what made me think one is missing.

I am not sure if they are both there or not since it is hard to tell from that angle, but if one was missing that would be very interesting.

Edit: The more I look at the picture @horsesboy took it seriously looks like the tender is absent. This makes some sense in hindsight (it is possible), since disconnecting the possibly faulty fuel source from the engine could be a safety precaution to avoid another incident. I am not sure how they would've done this, possibly using another train or a towing mechanism to pull the train out, disconnect the tender, move it, and put the rest of the train in that maintenance slot.

Edit 2: I enlarged the picture a lot and looked really closely and I take it back. Pretty sure I can see all the wheels underneath of the engine. Still looks bit off but it could just be the angle. Oh well. Who really knows. Doesn't matter much anyway
 

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I just figured since it happened well behind the station they wouldn't need to. But Busch does like hiding their behind the scenes stuff similar to Disney but not near as hardcore, so they probably just don't want it to become an issue.

That and last thing they need is someone to be on the wrong track at the wrong time.
As was said, they must certainly have to investigate. Obviously they have to determine the cause, which may or may not be within the realm of expertise locally. I'd assume OSHA would also be involved since there was a workplace injury. And, since the Red train is from the same manufacturer, you'd have to figure they'll thoroughly inspect it as well.
 
As was said, they must certainly have to investigate. Obviously they have to determine the cause, which may or may not be within the realm of expertise locally. I'd assume OSHA would also be involved since there was a workplace injury. And, since the Red train is from the same manufacturer, you'd have to figure they'll thoroughly inspect it as well.
Not to seem overly dramatic but since it's used as passenger transport it might even qualify for an NTSB review.
 
the bittersweet news out of this situation is that The Alpen Express gets some showtime. Kinda sucks that due to the capacity of the engine, they don’t run it that often. At least we can enjoy it once the railroad opens again, and while the BC is possibly being repaired.
They will most likely use Alpen with the blue cars until BC makes a return
 
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Throwing this out there but assuming they can't repair it in time for Christmas town then this might be an issue with the plans to use it as an attraction for the event.
 
Throwing this out there but assuming they can't repair it in time for Christmas town then this might be an issue with the plans to use it as an attraction for the event.

I don't think we need to look that far into this. I see this as a very short term problem. Worst case BC is out for the season, they still have two other trains. It's not that big of a deal. In a couple days it'll be like nothing even happened, except for the potential absence of BC.
 
Glad that Balmoral appears to be okay. I do hope that they will make their decision quickly (Which with the capacity the old Castle hauls, it'd be a crime to put off any work). My biggest concern is with Howl-o-Scream starting in less than a month, Alpen may have to be out more often to aid DH. Honestly, these past 24 hours have been pretty tense for me as BC holds a very special place in my heart. He (and yes I refer the BGW trio as males) was the first train I had ever rode. And he has actually ran ever single time I have been to the park since that first ride.
 
To be clear I am not concerned that they can't fix it but that they might not be able to fix it by Christmas Town. We have no idea what exact plans to use the train as an attraction are or how popular it will be but if they can't fix it by Christmas Town then they have lost s third of the capacity for that. Given the crowds we have seen in the last few years down third capacity during the even might be a significant issue.
 
That honestly is my biggest concern too. I doubt with Howl-o-Scream coming up and with Christmas Town after that, that Alpen would be able to keep up with assisting DH the entire time. I figure the crews wouldn't want to overwork AE if it can be helped.
 
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