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Precautions with Swing Bridges

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Posted by 7j43k on Monday, August 13, 2018 8:55 PM

BigDaddy

 

 
7j43k
PS: It's picture number 4, currently up by the Star Tribune.

 

I can't find that picture.  Your picture is at a slightly different angle and the lighting color is very different, but it looks the same to me.  Maybe in a year, one of us will remember this thread when the NTSB publishes a report.

 

 

Here's a link to the news story:

http://www.startribune.com/derailed-train-in-st-paul-dumps-3-200-gallons-of-diesel-fuel-into-mississippi-river/490371051/#4

 

As I said, the photo I'm talking about is the fourth one in.  And the location is almost exactly where the "before" shot was taken from.  You can enlarge it.

 

Ed

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Posted by Track fiddler on Monday, August 13, 2018 10:00 PM

Yep I seen that image from bridge Hunter you provided Ed that bridge shoe looks mangled. You may have cinched this one up.

I've been in and out from my own thread as I've been busy with my daughter visiting from China. She's going back the 22nd for another year.

Interesting finds thanks for posting. I'm sure this ties in to what my friend from BNSF said. The bridge was hit hard by a barge several years ago. The structural damage repairs may have not been adequate..... his words not mine.

 

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