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[quote user="Euclid"] That wreck seems to have a lot in common with the Doon, IA oil train derailment last June.  Both are said to have a cause related to flooding.  In this one like Doon, there are questions of what the crew's responsibility was to protect from flood effects; and whether they were warned by the company of dangerous flood condtions.  It looks like it will be a chore to fish those cars out of the river, rebuild the trestle, and reopen the line.  <div style="clear:both;"> </div> [/quote] Here is some new information: <a href="http://www.iowapublicradio.org/post/rail-cars-cleared-floyd-river-after-sunday-train-derailment#stream/0">http://www.iowapublicradio.org/post/rail-cars-cleared-floyd-river-after-sunday-train-derailment#stream/0</a> The railcars are removed from the river now. Quote from above link: The bridge over the Floyd River collapsed after the train’s front locomotives made it across, Jacobs (UP spokesperson) said. “So it wasn’t collapsed before the train went over it,” Jacobs said. “That occurred kind of because of the weight of the train.” And: During the weekend of the derailment, the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls reported heavy rain and flooding, as the Floyd River crested to a new record high level of 22 feet. Meteorologist Jeff Chapman said Friday the river dropped below flood stage on the evening of Sept. 23. As of Friday, the river is sitting at 8.4 feet. And: Jacobs says flooding was a factor in the derailment. Union Pacific is still looking into whether other factors were in play.   And here a photo of the bridge before the collaps: <a href="https://media.graytvinc.com/images/800*533/Alton+derailment+from+Gretchen+Vande+Poppe.jpg">https://media.graytvinc.com/images/800*533/Alton+derailment+from+Gretchen+Vande+Poppe.jpg</a> Taken from: <a href="https://www.wowt.com/content/news/Union-Pacific-train-derails-on-bridge-in-Iowa-494077121.html">https://www.wowt.com/content/news/Union-Pacific-train-derails-on-bridge-in-Iowa-494077121.html</a> Regards, Volker PS.: Why hiding this accident in String Line, a thread that left its topic long ago, and not posting it in the General Discussion forum? I was just going to post it there when remembered that interesting topic sometimes in this thread. I usually don't follow it or the Chatterbox.
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