I just got an e-mail this morning that the UPRR just got into a huge de-railment at a place called Galt,Illinois yesterday. The de-railment caused a bridge to collapes and there are cars in the river. Latest is the UPRR is detouring over the IAIS and the line will be closed for at least Two weeks for repairs.
If anyone has any info Please feel free to keep up to date.
Thanks.
Newswire said one UPRR train rear ended another in Neb. [:(][:(]
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Originally posted by BNSF railfan.
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Have the Omaha Weird Herald here in front of me. The one in Nebraska was not too far from Fremont. One train tried to nose the one in front of it. 6 coal cars and two engines derailed plus 4000 gallons of diesel fuel. Watch those matches, please.
Had most of it cleaned up and track replaced by 6 pm last nite.
Moo
Thanks [:D]
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Originally posted by Mookie
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Galt is about 50 miles west Of Nelson & about 75 west of Rochelle. Just saw a UPRR WBer go past the Rochelle cam [:o)]
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Originally posted by BNSF railfan.
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Just checked the Galt IL newswire that they say is updated “continually” & there is no mention of any derailment as yet. [:o)][:D]
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Originally posted by BNSF railfan.
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spbed, Galt has about 40 people. Didn’t know they had a newswire.BNSFrailfan, yes it wiped out a short trestle bridge. Cars are in a creek. not a river. Mostly lumber. Tried to get photos, but security is tight and only two roads in area. Every thing closed unless you have hi-railers on your truck.
P.S. It’s gotta suck to be UP MOW worker today between Galt and Fremont Neb
This was the Elkhorn Creek Bridge, a neat steel truss bridge over a bucolic little creek or river, with a gravel road bridge immediately south and parallel to the rails – great for railfanning in a totally rural area. When there were no trains there were birds and fish and frogs to watch. The bridge is totally taken out – this will be some project.
Galt is known to railfans because that is where some of the Northwestern Steel & Wire steam locomotives ended up in the weeds after that factory stopped running steam around 1981 or so.
Dave Nelson
Dave , you live in Sterling, Rock Falls area?
Dang…that was a neat bridge. Something tells me that whatever replaces it won’t be as photogenic.
Chris
Denver, CO
Chris, yea it was a neat bridge. The morning news showed it and it looked like several cars went thru the side before it collapsed. I think it’s funny UP will have to spend some of it’s hard earned licensing money it made from me. My son and I model this area.
Maybe they will just take a unused bridge & put it in the place of the one that was totaled? What type train derailed? [:(][:(]
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Originally posted by dknelson
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It said on the news and from the pictures its mostly lumber and other commodities, nothing Haz.
Yes just do a Yahoo search for Galt IL & you will get the newswire. This explains why there have no EBounder on the cam. All I saw today is 2 W/bounders. [:o)][:p]
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Originally posted by RIRR80
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OPS!
BNSF, where does IAIS run. North to Savanna or South to Quad Cities.
Well unless they put up the same exact bridge you will give the UPRR more $$$$$ as you will have to remodel your layout to match the new bridge! [:o)][:D]
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Originally posted by RIRR80
Naw, too much work. Old trestle will work. Got too much time involved in rusting and weathering
CopCarSS, you still home?