A bridge across the Rat Root River south of International Falls/Ranier, MN has burned. A southbound train partially crossed the buring bridge and stopped before the bridge collapsed. Here is a link to the newspaper article. Here is a link to the Google Maps location. Very suspicious. It has been raining off and on in northern MN for the past week.
Another article with picture of the three cars left on the collapsing bridge.
With some of the NIMBY complaints about traffic on this line, I wonder if this is more than just the act of some braindead teenager and instead was a form of sabotage.
Glad the engine crew got through safe and that it hasn't had more severe consequences.
petitnj A bridge across the Rat Root River south of International Falls/Ranier, MN has burned. A southbound train partially crossed the buring bridge and stopped before the bridge collapsed. Here is a link to the newspaper article. Here is a link to the Google Maps location. Very suspicious. It has been raining off and on in northern MN for the past week.
Anyone know what reroutes will occur because of this?
Norm
Norm48327 Anyone know what reroutes will occur because of this?
There was a west bound double stack on the CP River sub already today.
If the train had kept going it might have made it all across the bridge. The bridge didn't collapse for two hours after it stopped. Apparently the fire severed the brake pipe or something because the engineer said he couldn't get started again after stopping. Hindsight is 20-20.
There is a list of detours on C-N-R@yahoogroups.com 2 pages long.
There are some big trains on that list. Some are...
M32641 27 ex Ardberg ON - CN2802,CN2939, CN2862, CN2811 (Symington - Kirk) *DP train, 180 cars, 21,811 tons, 10,710 feet long*
M36041 28 arr Capreol, ON CN 2940, 2833, 2827, 2883 (Symington- NS Pulman Jct.)* DP train,173 cars, 21,945 tons, 10,636 feet long.
M32641 28 ex Macduff ON - CN 2915, 2838, 2895, 2901 Symington - Clearing) * DP train, 181 cars, 21652 tons, 11107 feet long.
M32241 28 ex Penequani ON - CN 2903, 2846, 2946, 2849 (Symington - Memphis) * DP train, 189 cars, 22004 tons, 11700 feet long.*
M36041 29 ex Sioux Lookout ON - CN 2310, 5602, IC 2701, CN 2259 (Symington - NS Pullman Jct) * DP train, 182 cars, 18603 tons, 11489 feet long.
M32241 29 ord Symington MB - CN 2913, 2872, 2889, 2907 (Symington - Memphis) * DP train, 167 cars, 21908 tons, 10449 feet long.
30 more trains listed.
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