Login
or
Register
Home
»
Trains Magazine
»
Forums
»
General Discussion
»
Hurricane Katrina
Edit post
Edit your reply below.
Post Body
Enter your post below.
KATRINA UPDATE: Railroads still recovering <br /> <br />by Sean Kilcarr, senior editor <br /> <br />Sep 19, 2005 9:46 AM <br /> <br /> <br />The major railroads serving the Gulf Coast states continue to repair <br />the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina and restore service to the <br />region. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Jacksonville, FL-based CSX Corp. said its continuing to re-route <br />traffic around storm-affected areas and expects repair estimates to <br />top $250 million, including the capital costs of rebuilding the rail <br />infrastructure, losses from business interruption, and other costs <br />associated with the storm damage. CSX said it currently estimates <br />third-quarter losses associated with business interruption and other <br />costs would negatively impact operating income by around $25 million. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Yet Tony Ingram, CSXs executive vp & COO, remains upbeat about the <br />railroads ability to cope with the long-term damage to its systems <br />caused by Katrina. The flexibility of our network has enabled us to <br />respond quickly to the needs of our customers whose freight normally <br />travels across the affected area, he said. Service to local <br />customers will also be restored as repairs are made in phases over an <br />estimated six-month period. The rerouted trains will be brought back <br />to the original lines when all major repairs are completed. <br /> <br /> <br />Omaha, NE-based rail giant Union Pacific added that local service to <br />UP customers on its line between Livonia, LA, and Avondale, LA, is up <br />and running but that it is still detouring 14 trains that normally <br />use the New Orleans gateway. Memphis, TN, is primarily being used for <br />detours to eastern carriers, with St. Louis, MO as the secondary <br />gateway. <br /> <br /> <br />Norfolk, VA-based Norfolk Southern Corp. operated its first westbound <br />train from New Orleans Sept. 13 and then gave it to UP at Avondale as <br />UP is interchanging four trains a day with the NS, two west and two <br />east, to help beef up rail service. Because of the damage to NS <br />buildings in New Orleans, UP is also providing temporary office <br />space, communication equipment and crew lodging in Avondale. <br /> <br /> <br />UP added that its moved 135 trailers loaded with bottled water now <br />being distributed by truck to Katrina victims and response workers, <br />along with several special fuel trains delivered to eastern <br />railroads. It is also coordinating all relief material movements <br />through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including the <br />movement and staging of 20 refrigerated box cars UP donated to <br />support the relief effort. <br /> <br />
Tags (Optional)
Tags are keywords that get attached to your post. They are used to categorize your submission and make it easier to search for. To add tags to your post type a tag into the box below and click the "Add Tag" button.
Add Tag
Update Reply
Join our Community!
Our community is
FREE
to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.
Login »
Register »
Search the Community
Newsletter Sign-Up
By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our
privacy policy
More great sites from Kalmbach Media
Terms Of Use
|
Privacy Policy
|
Copyright Policy