csxt washout

Anonymous

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csxt washout

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 12, 2005 7:32 PM

hey does anybody know how many miles of track where washed out by the hurricane and how long the csxt will take before they reopen the rail line along the gulf coast?

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BaltACD

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Posted by BaltACD on Monday, September 12, 2005 9:06 PM

28 miles and 6 bridges have been damaged....date for service restoration is as yet not set.

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icmr

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Posted by icmr on Monday, September 12, 2005 9:14 PM

Wasn't CSXT washed out after they got their part of CONRAIL??

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 12, 2005 9:32 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by BaltACD

28 miles and 6 bridges have been damaged....date for service restoration is as yet not set.

hey thanks. i just moved back to tulsa and we are getting several reroutes a day through here and i just was wondering how long the trains will be rerouted

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 11:28 PM

There are a bunch of photos of CSX damage from Sept 1 at:
http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=23308

Also, some news about the recovery efforts:
http://www.railserve.com/railnews/hurricane_katrina.html

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