May 05, 2011

Instant Bridge

You don't have to be a Railroader to realize that this is some scary shit!
This is pretty much the result of poor drainage control.  If I had to guess, the culvert underneath the track (assuming one was present) was not large enough the handle the increased rainfall at this location.  Instead, the railroad corridor becomes a dam that has to temporarily handle the longitudinal forces on one side of the track.  Regarding the video above...I think he waited too damn long to run.

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