Which major Hurrican Effected the Railroads the Most?

Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 4, 2004 3:22 PM

I don't think the W&W will be able to rebuild the one last year was Isabble

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 3, 2004 2:19 PM

The last 2 Hurricanes to hit Delaware (including Floyd) wiped out the Wilmington & Western. This last one was last year. They are trying to rebuild again.

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ozarkrailfan

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Posted by ozarkrailfan on Saturday, April 3, 2004 2:11 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt

I actually thought CAMILLE did more damage to the "GULF COAST"
The G&MO;IC;ETC>
And what about "ANDREW"

Being originally from the Gulf Coast, I think Camille didn't do much damage to the railroad probably because there's not much railroad there. If it had been a major railroad hub, I'm sure history would have been different. And unlike the Key West Extension the L&N mainline was at least a block from the shore which probably spared it from the same fate.

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rrnut282

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Posted by rrnut282 on Saturday, April 3, 2004 12:44 PM

I would go with Agnes, since the Erie goes (went) through IL IN OH PA NJ so more localities were affected when Dereco (N&W) pulled the plug after Agnes damaged so many bridges on the EL.

Mike (2-8-2)

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 3, 2004 11:26 AM

Yes UPTRAIN Floyd was 1999

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UPTRAIN

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Posted by UPTRAIN on Friday, April 2, 2004 9:20 PM

Floyd was bad...wasn't that in 1999?

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 2, 2004 7:49 PM

What about Floyd?

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locomutt

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Posted by locomutt on Friday, April 2, 2004 6:46 PM

I actually thought CAMILLE did more damage to the "GULF COAST"
The G&MO;IC;ETC>
And what about "ANDREW"

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espeefoamer

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Posted by espeefoamer on Friday, April 2, 2004 3:04 PM

I nominate the hurricane that took out the FEC line to Key West,Florida,in 1935.

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DTomajko

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Posted by DTomajko on Friday, April 2, 2004 2:32 PM

Hurricane Agnes in 1972(?) did millions and millions of damage to Northeast railroads.The damage done forced a very fragile Penn Central into its final bancruptcy and the eventual formation of Conrail.Good luck and enjoy yourself.

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Modelcar

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Posted by Modelcar on Friday, April 2, 2004 2:13 PM

...Might consider the hurricane that destroyed the rail line to Key West, the Flaggler line and don't know it's name but it occured about 1935. 160 some miles of railroad trashed. Believe most of the stone and cement arch bridges survived and were later used to install US Rt. one on them allowing it to be built to Key West. In recent years they have been replaced by modern structures and they are wider allowing a wider road surface.

Quentin