This time it’s too much water.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-rivers-locksbre93i19o-20130419,0,7733244.story
Gotta love those reporter/writer types. Nine barges broke loose and hit a dam. Four of the barges sank. Three remain afloat. The other two barges are ???
I mean it seems like those are the only two possibilities. The unaccounted for barges either had to 1) remain afloat or, 2) sink.
River transportation just doesn’t seem all that reliable.
mmmm…perhumps the 2 mia are because of miscount…or a mississippi triangle thing…[:-^]
Actually it does seem that the river is running high this time…hope it does not go too high…
There was a quick shot on the TV news last night of a barge(s) stuck on the spillway, which apparently caused levees to overflow and flood Chicago suburban homes.
We have been having allot of problems in the Chicago area after the recent storms. Areas along the Des Plains river are still flooded. These storms have also played havoc with rail traffic in the Midwest.
This morning’s Memphis paper had a report that two barges were unaccounted for. Perhaps, they were like some soldiers who were reported missing in action–they ran?
That’s what I was wondering.
I have been seeing coal trains in NS’s Normal Il yard, and was thinking these were rerouted due to flooding in the area and along the rivers. Does anyone know?