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Author: | buzz_morris [ Wed May 22, 2013 9:35 pm ] |
Post subject: | Trestle Fire and Collapse |
Impressive fire and collapse of a wood trestle in Texas. Anyone know what line this was on? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLVKb1HxhAY |
Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Wed May 22, 2013 11:48 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Trestle Fire and Collapse |
Former Santa Fe branch between Lometa (junction with Brownwood-Temple line) Brady, currently(?) operating (since January) as the Heart of Texas RR hauling lots of frac sand, formerly Gulf, Colorado & San Saba RR. Trains subscribers: http://cs.trains.com/trn/b/fred-frailey ... rt-ii.aspx |
Author: | J3a-614 [ Thu May 23, 2013 12:03 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Trestle Fire and Collapse |
Texas news story on the fire: http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/hill ... the-ground Comments with the original YouTube link also refer to a newspaper story that had some claims about arson. |
Author: | Txhighballer [ Fri May 24, 2013 11:33 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Trestle Fire and Collapse |
Beautiful scenery along its 67 miles...track condition was terrible, but the new owners were beginning to put a dent in the railroads' appetite for ties. Hope they can find the money to rebuild. |
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