SABULA, Iowa — Authorities say a Mississippi River barge has hit a railroad bridge in Sabula, but there are no reports of injuries.
http://qctimes.com/traffic/barge-hits-railroad-bridge-in-sabula/article_b6b42fc5-6975-531d-96cb-2bd2861ec910.html
CP's old ICE tribe is having no fun getting to the quad cities or KC?
"The investigators will have to inspect the bridge and make a determination if it needs repairs," added Tim Marriott, enforcement chief for the Coast Guard's upper Mississippi River sector.
The rail bridge is owned by Union Pacific Corp, Marriott said. A spokesman for the railroad company did not immediately return a request for comment.
http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=OBR&Date=20140408&ID=17508513
No response. Was the Union Pacific's P. R. Department too busy writing a press release on their merger with the Canadian Pacific?
From what I heard, the damage was confined to the apron.However, if it were taken out for any length of time, CP could detour over UP from Bensenville Yard through Proviso (or around it, via IHB), and then go west on UP to Clinton, Iowa, where they'd pick up the ICE again.UP should be very willing to do that, since they've taken over this other bridge . That guy Harrison's selling everything off, huh?
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when is the merger gonna happen?
As far as I know, no merger...we were just making fun of the coverage saying that the bridge in Sabula is owned by UP. It's not--it's CP.And, according to the Newswire, trains are running over the bridge again.
More than 20 years in the making and four years of construction, the project became a reality with a mix of federal stimulus and private money.
“We see infrastructure all over the United States,” Rose said. “At BNSF, we’re going to spend close to $4 billion this year.”
The new bridge will serve nearly 40 trains daily and open some 300 times a month for river traffic.
http://wqad.com/2012/10/18/bnsf-railway-and-burlington-celebrate-bridge-to-the-future/
The old CB&Q swing span at Burlington was a barge magnet. Will the bridge at Sabula become a candidate for a lift span as well?
What's with these tugboat operators that they can't steer straight? They're moving slowly enough.
dakotafredWhat's with these tugboat operators that they can't steer straight? They're moving slowly enough.
And that is the problem! To steer, a boat must be traveling faster than the speed of the water, which is hard for some.
Or slower (imagine that !). Basic principle taught in whitewater canoe and kayak classes, although it's counter-intuitive - which may be why it needs to be explained.
- Paul North.
Swing spans were built to let steamboats pass. A tow pushing a string of barges is lot longer and harder to line up for the narrow chute between the pilings. This is especially true going downstream. The faster the current, the harder it is to shoot the gap.
Victrola1 Swing spans were built to let steamboats pass. A tow pushing a string of barges is lot longer and harder to line up for the narrow chute between the pilings.
Swing spans were built to let steamboats pass. A tow pushing a string of barges is lot longer and harder to line up for the narrow chute between the pilings.
Barges on the inland waterways are lashed together with steel cables. In effect the unit created becomes a single vessel. Your power and rudder is at the rear the same as a jon boat, or an ocean vessel.
Even video gamers will have a blast trying to steer a barge under the Eads Bridge in the barge simulator (be prepared—it's trickier than it looks!).
http://www.stlsprout.com/articles/places/item/1078-tour-a-working-dam-and-learn-about-rivers-at-melvin-price-locks-and-dam
It has been a while since visiting this museum. If the simulator is still part of the display, try threading the eye of the needle with a camel.
Victrola1 Barges on the inland waterways are lashed together with steel cables. In effect the unit created becomes a single vessel. Your power and rudder is at the rear the same as a jon boat, or an ocean vessel.
I'm at your mercy, Vic; I know nothing about barges. (Altho I've seen them in action on the Mississippi and Illinois rivers.) It still seems goofy to me that the pilot is at the end of this train, instead of up front where he can see something. It's like putting your loco engineer on the helper unit.
Just as confusing is why they're called "tows."
I have to believe they'd just as counter-intuitive as driving the tiller on an aerial fire truck. Turn left when you want to go right....
That said, I've seen them on the Missouri - at night. Very impressive.
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Paul_D_North_Jr Or slower (imagine that !). Basic principle taught in whitewater canoe and kayak classes, although it's counter-intuitive - which may be why it needs to be explained. - Paul North.
Very true. I omitted this, as usually barges don't travel slower than the river!
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