railroadbozzo92
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Post by railroadbozzo92 on Mar 15, 2007 21:39:41 GMT -5
I got this from trainboard.com! Breaking news on the web: Reporter on the scene (audio) with updated helicopter video (7:36) www.news10.net/video/player_news10.aspx?aid=37216&bw= Hear her say "I'm walking on the tracks right now, trying to get closer to the flames..." at 00:50 into the video! Interview with Sacramento Fire Dept. spokesman with helicopter video of fire (2:49) www.news10.net/video/player_news10.aspx?aid=37215&bw= Raw helicopter video (6:46) at: www.news10.net/video/player_news10.aspx?aid=37214&bw= Stories with still photographs: www.news10.net/display_story.aspx?storyid=25551 www.kcra.com/news/11265140/detail.html The fire's location is at MP 92.4 - 92.6 on Union Pacific's Martinez Subdivision, in Sacramento, California. Carrying two main tracks, it is the eastern approach to the American River bridge. Will try and bring you all more stories as available. This will cause some major rerouting for some time it looks like. reroute possibilities: Quote: Unless the sw connection between the Sac Sub and Valley Sub gets relaid at Binney Jct. the only way to access Roseville from the West and South will be to go up the nw leg at Binney to Berg, run around the train and then head down the Valley sub to Roseville. To head out just follow the same path in reverse. The biggest issue is the Sac Sub is in poor shape and will have a difficult time with the almost tripling of traffic. Only two sidings between Haggin and Binney (about 40 miles) and its all single track. [/qoute]
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Post by lotus098 on Mar 15, 2007 22:28:50 GMT -5
Wow, wonder what caused it.
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Post by RR Redneck on Mar 16, 2007 10:49:42 GMT -5
Hot box maybe?
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Post by alexweiihman on Mar 16, 2007 12:52:33 GMT -5
Wow, hope it doesnt colopase.
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Post by alexweiihman on Mar 16, 2007 12:57:04 GMT -5
JUST FOUND THIS
Trestle Collapses; Fire Continues to Burn > Written for the web by Jason Kobely, Internet News Producer > > At 11:23 p.m. Thursday, fire claimed the last remaining piece of a > section of railroad in Sacramento that had burned for almost six > hours. The trestle on the north side of the American River fully > collapsed into a heap of burning timber and red-hot iron. > > The flames, visible for miles, raged across nearly 600 feet of a > major Sacramento railroad trestle near Cal Expo during the peak of > afternoon traffic Thursday. > > Sacramento fire officials said the blaze was expected to burn > throughout the night north of the American River and could continue > to smolder for the next few days. Sources also told News10 that > investigators believe the fire may have been intentionally set... ============ ========= ========= =========
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Post by alexweiihman on Mar 17, 2007 15:39:23 GMT -5
Railway blaze may be arson; closure will affect commuters
A crane tears into the last section of the fire-ravaged train trestle Friday. HECTOR AMEZCUA/THE SACRAMENTO BEE
THE SACRAMENTO BEE
Last Updated: March 17, 2007, 04:16:43 AM PDT
SACRAMENTO — Teams of experts from federal firearms investigators to state toxics analysts sifted through the smoldering ruins of a train trestle Friday seeking clues to the causes and consequences of the massive blaze on the American River Parkway. The cause of the inferno Thursday night on the Union Pacific Railroad mainline remained undetermined but may have been arson, investigators said.
The track closure forced passenger and freight train officials to scramble to reroute dozens of trains Friday, causing slowdowns throughout the region.
No incendiary device had been found by Friday afternoon when UP crews were allowed onto the site to begin a several-day demolition and cleanup process.
The hot-burning fire that destroyed the trestle seemed to ignite simultaneously in a thin line along a 100-yard section of the tracks just after 5:30 p.m.
"It's suspicious because of how rapidly it spread," Sacramento Fire Department Capt. Jim Doucette said. Doucette, a 27-year veteran of the department, said that in his experience, "an accident wouldn't have spread as quickly."
He said, however, it was too soon to rule out any theory.
The Sacramento Police Department's explosive ordnance disposal unit responded to the scene "due to the suspicious nature of the fire and the speed with which it spread," Sgt. Matthew Young said. Investigators with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also arrived soon after the blaze, officials said.
A crew from the Army Corps of Engineers had been under the trestle Thursday morning inspecting replanted elderberry bushes but did not report seeing anything unusual, corps officials said.
An Auburn-bound Capitol Corridor commuter train passed over the tracks about 15 minutes before the fire erupted, but officials say they have not connected the train to the fire's start. Train officials and passengers reported seeing nothing suspicious.
Big demolition job ahead
Demolition crews are expected to work through the weekend clearing tons of charred and burned debris, Union Pacific officials said.
About 1,400 feet of timber and rail is expected to be removed by a number of cranes and bulldozers, UP spokesman James Barnes said.
Once the clearing is done, Barnes said, UP hopes to begin working immediately on building a new trestle of concrete and steel. Barnes said the former wooden structure will be replaced by concrete because railroad officials "saw this as an opportunity to try to make some improvements. "
Parts for the new trestle are scheduled to arrive by train and truck as early as today from UP yards in California, Arizona, Texas and Nebraska.
Amtrak officials, who run several trains each day on that line, including the California Zephyr to Chicago, said about 600 train passengers a day are expected to be affected while the line is being rebuilt.
Half of those commute on the Capitol Corridor trains between Sacramento and the Roseville, Rocklin and Auburn stations and will be transported around the fire zone on buses.
Amtrak'slong- distanceCaliforn ia Zephyr trains will be diverted through Marysville, Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham said.
Amtrak service from the San Joaquin Valley — including stations in Modesto, Denair and Merced — to Sacramento and the Bay Area is not affected. Riders on northbound trains change trains in Stockton to reach Sacramento.
Freight trains that usually travel through Sacramento will be diverted to the Marysville line, causing delays of at least 90 minutes, Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis said.
Freight train delays will be exacerbated for trains that must stop for sorting at UP's large Roseville rail yard. These trains load and unload canisters for different destinations — some go south to Stockton and Modesto, for example, and some head to Oakland. Delays for trains that need cargo sorted could last as long as 24 hours, Davis said.
Fire officials opened a public arson tip line Friday — 916-808-1361 — and Union Pacific is offering a $2,500 reward for information about the fire's cause.
The rebuilding process is expected to cost $25 million to $30 million, and Union Pacific officials said they hope to resume service over the line by May 1.
The fire, which threw up a smoke plume seen for 50 miles, prompted county health officials to issue health warnings. The still-smoldering fire spread ashes for several miles Friday, prompting residents miles away to report smelling the acrid smoke.
An army of state and federal officials was on the scene Friday examining the fire's environmental consequences.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board took air samples at several locations at the fire site and in surrounding urban areas.
Officials reported they detected no immediate threat to water quality in the American River.
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Post by RR Redneck on Mar 17, 2007 21:31:38 GMT -5
Why would anyone target a railroad like that.
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Post by lotus098 on Mar 18, 2007 10:58:49 GMT -5
There are a lot of UP haters out there, maybe one just got carried away. I wonder if something could have dropped off the passing train, to start the fire?
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Post by bktrains on Mar 18, 2007 14:33:38 GMT -5
That could have happened.
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Post by alexweiihman on Mar 18, 2007 15:02:25 GMT -5
Why would anyone target a railroad like that. It might have been one of those crazy enviromentalists
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Post by lotus098 on Mar 19, 2007 9:23:38 GMT -5
And look at all that smoke and greenhouse gasses being released. If it was the better by more carbon offsets.
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Post by RR Redneck on Mar 19, 2007 16:25:50 GMT -5
Why would anyone target a railroad like that. It might have been one of those crazy enviromentalists You know full well them stupid basturds is capable of it too.
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Post by UP Patcher on Mar 19, 2007 18:49:48 GMT -5
I HATE ARSONISTS! THEY ALL BELONG IN PRISON![/b][/color]
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Post by espeefoamer on Mar 21, 2007 19:16:02 GMT -5
I HATE ARSONISTS! THEY ALL BELONG IN PRISON! [/b][/color][/quote] I know a place the arsonists all belong. It's a lot hotter than prison,and the fire never goes out!
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Post by RR Redneck on Mar 21, 2007 22:04:07 GMT -5
Provided it even exists.
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