I live in the central Florida area. How do railroads prepare when a hurricane is coming? Do they just leave and lock up? Do they try to get the high profile cars out? What if they cannot get them out, do they tie them down?
Thanks,
Marshall
Go to NSCORP.COM and click on the weather alert section on the top left .It explains what the NS has done and explains to customers what to expect.
They move all the cars and engines in the areas expected to flood out of the area.
They divert trains to alternate routes around the affected area.
They embargo stations that will be hardest hit.
They run trains of ballast, panels, ties to locations near the affected area.
Crossing gates are removed.
Crews in the affected areas are deadheaded out.
Electric generators, chainsaws and bottled water are stockpiled.
In years past they would round up mechanical reefers and use the generators in them to run power at depots.
Dave H.
And in some locations they have been known to spot old, expendable locomotives and cars loaded with rock on bridges to hold them down against rising waters. Not too common nowadays.