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Union Pacific New Orleans Damage Pictures
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Posted on 09/01/2005 4:17:24 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
Received these via email from UPRR.com
TOPICS: Business/Economy; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: katrina; railroad; unionpacific
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To: null and void
Most of the rolling stock is upright and on the rails, most of the track looks like it will be OK once the water is gone. Too early to tell if there was enough flow to scour out under the ties, but the fact the cars aren't tipped over is a good sign. Track may not be that sound. Check out the diesel units on the right top row of the fourth picture. -- and that track is on the highest ground...
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posted on
09/01/2005 5:08:59 PM PDT
by
TXnMA
(Iraq & Afghanistan: Bush's "Bug-Zappers"...)
To: wildcatf4f3
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posted on
09/01/2005 5:11:05 PM PDT
by
The Red Zone
(Florida, the sun-shame state, and Illinois the chicken injun.)
To: TXnMA
That looks to me like the string is partially shunted from one line to another. I'm no expert, though.
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posted on
09/01/2005 5:13:34 PM PDT
by
null and void
(It's all like watching a train wreck, in slow motion, from the front of the train.)
To: TXnMA
Although 6th from the left is clearly tipped a bit - good catch.
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posted on
09/01/2005 5:14:43 PM PDT
by
null and void
(It's all like watching a train wreck, in slow motion, from the front of the train.)
To: NoCmpromiz
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posted on
09/01/2005 5:18:54 PM PDT
by
DJ MacWoW
(If you think you know what's coming next....You don't know Jack.)
To: Publius
Thanks for the input,You are one of FR Greatist Minds and that fact need to be out there.
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posted on
09/01/2005 5:19:58 PM PDT
by
cmsgop
( I DON'T C.A.I.R. !!!!!!!!!)
To: BurbankKarl
This might be a stupid question but...
why the H didn't they make RR cars available to evacuate people on Sat. and Sun?
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posted on
09/01/2005 5:20:58 PM PDT
by
Muzzle_em
(I'm an island awash in a sea of stupidity)
To: BurbankKarl
Those boxcars look like little matchbox cars thrown on the rug by an angry two year old!
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posted on
09/01/2005 5:23:28 PM PDT
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: cmsgop
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posted on
09/01/2005 5:25:23 PM PDT
by
Publius
To: Graybeard58
Too bad people with dial up won't get to see them.I'm on dialup, XP is downloading updates, and the pictures came through fine. What a mess. Those barges are going the wrong way, and my new VCR is in that white container launched into the woods.
To: CyberAnt
That's what I was thinking - how many of those cars contain damaged goods which will never reach the stores who ordered them.Wait until the education process begins as to what is meant by "FOB Origin, FA Destination".
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posted on
09/01/2005 5:27:55 PM PDT
by
HIDEK6
To: CyberAnt
That is a tangible vision of what the ripple effect on the economy this will have..
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posted on
09/01/2005 5:28:40 PM PDT
by
Americanwolf
(To all in the States of MS, AL, and LA effect by Hurricane Katrina my heart and prayers to you all!)
To: BurbankKarl
One thing about rails is they will all pitch in and do whatever it takes to get the railroad going again. It is a hard job but the ones that last are true rails and feel a "ownership" of the rails.
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posted on
09/01/2005 5:32:55 PM PDT
by
engrpat
To: Americanwolf
However, the replacement costs for those damaged goods - should help the economy!
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posted on
09/01/2005 5:48:44 PM PDT
by
CyberAnt
(America has the greatest military on the face of the earth.)
To: Americanwolf
Lots of containers of goods there. Hopefully there won't be permanent price inflation because of this.
To: BurbankKarl
I know nothing about the railroad business but shouldn't they have moved these trains out of the way of the incoming hurricane?
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posted on
09/01/2005 5:52:54 PM PDT
by
weef
To: BurbankKarl
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posted on
09/01/2005 6:09:05 PM PDT
by
Conservative4Ever
(God bless America...land that I love...stand beside her and guide her...)
To: Salvation
Those boxcars look like little matchbox cars thrown on the rug by an angry two year old!No, the rolling stock is in pretty good order. I did see one or two cars 'leaning' and there is discussion upthread about one or two of the locomotives, but all in all, the only big questions are the roadbed and whether any of the bridges need work.
The stuff scattered around are containers and truck trailers. You can see some containers on flat cars that have been blown around.
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posted on
09/01/2005 6:14:01 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: weef
shouldn't they have moved these trains out of the way of the incoming hurricane?Probably not. The weight of the cars helps hold the track in place as the water runs through the yard. The ballast may be washed out but the rail and ties are still there and new ballast can de dumped.
o h
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posted on
09/01/2005 6:15:16 PM PDT
by
ol' hoghead
(never, ever go to "FREECREDITREPORT.COM. Trust me on this.)
To: wildcatf4f3
"New Iberia??!! Thats where they make Tabasco! REBUILD NOW!!!"I hear THAT! I'm stocking up today!
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posted on
09/01/2005 6:28:29 PM PDT
by
Khurkris
(Ain't life funny?)
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