UP bridge is seriously damaged by a major forest fire

[Fred M Cain]

"Yoho",

In the first article from the URL you cited, it did mention that there had been detours.  So, did the U.P. detour any trains over the Siskiyou line (i.e. CORP)?

I don't think they could use that line for high/wide loads but perhaps general manifest trains could use it.  Not sure if tunnels on the Siskiyou Line would clear TOFC but I'm certain that they would not clear double stacks.

 

[YoHo1975]

They did not. The detoured over Inside gateway until the dixie fire took it out, then they sent everything around and through the blue mountains. They had put up train symbols for trains running over CORP, but the bridge opened in time to null those.

[timz]

Fred M Cain

Not sure if tunnels on the Siskiyou Line would clear TOFC

Not in SP days, and presumably not now. (Dunno if the tunnels were actually big enough for TOFC, but SP said not.)

[BaltACD]

timz

 

Fred M Cain

Not sure if tunnels on the Siskiyou Line would clear TOFC 

Not in SP days, and presumably not now. (Dunno if the tunnels were actually big enough for TOFC, but SP said not.)

I believe 17 foot 3 inches is the required clearance for TOFC.  Needless to say single stack containers are well under 17'3".  I believe double stack Sea boxes are 19'2" and double stack Domestic boxes are 20'2".