Train Derails Due To Bridge Collapse

And the Trinity River Bridge would be where???.....

BB in Canada

Anywhere from Dallas, Texas south to the Gulf of Mexico......

Railfan ("arailfan"@NOSPAMpost.com) wrote: : And the Trinity River Bridge would be where???..... : :

"A freight train derailed Thursday night on tracks over the Trinity River in San Jacinto County near the Polk County border.

Witnesses said they noticed about 10 p.m. that a railroad bridge over the river near U.S. 59 between the towns of Shepherd and Goodrich had collapsed.

One woman said she saw at least one rail car -- possibly a tanker -- hanging into the river. Sheriff's Department dispatchers confirmed that a train had derailed, but they could not provide any other information late Thursday night."

--Jerry Leslie Note: snipped-for-privacy@jrlvax.houston.rr.com is invalid for email

Over the Trinity river, just 4 miles from Rosco's place.

For those keeping score, this would be the old SSW "Jack Rabbit" line from Houston to Shreveport, LA.

Only four miles from Rosco's house. Even I knew that!!

Is Mz Rosco making lunch? Chicken -fried steak or such. If not we can pop up to College Station and eat at Chicken Oil Company....

Jim Stewart

Or anywhere between Lewiston (near Redding) and where it runs into the Klamath

'Captain' Kirk DeHaan cried out

Railfan cried out

The trinity river is about 60 miles north of Houston Texas

leslie cried out

No that "Whitness" is wrong, all of the cars stayed completely on the bridge, none were hanging over, however nine cars did come off of the rails.

Steve Caple cried out

Across the Trinity River?

Yes, it flows in a very tight circle there,. Some locals refer to it as "Lake Conroe."

try:

for picture of bridge collapse see :

That one is. But ours is prettier.

Bridge with feet of clay, eh? Pier washout sure isn't a new phenomenon; you'd think they might have checked it after the last few years of record floods.