This is reason number 12949303274628 why I am happy to be done with the train!! Thursday afternoon about 10 minutes after our train went through, the track/bridge caught fire. They suspect arson. When people told me I thought it just a minor thing but looking at the pictures and reading the article I see that it is a big deal! The bridge over the American River could have collapsed. Its going to cost millions of dollars to fix since they have to rebuild the trestles and UP is losing tons of money since they have to reroute everything up to Marysville. Amtrak is busing riders to Sac where they can catch the train westward. A minor inconvenience compared to what would have happened if the fire had been 10 minutes earlier!
Monday, March 19, 2007
Fire!
This is reason number 12949303274628 why I am happy to be done with the train!! Thursday afternoon about 10 minutes after our train went through, the track/bridge caught fire. They suspect arson. When people told me I thought it just a minor thing but looking at the pictures and reading the article I see that it is a big deal! The bridge over the American River could have collapsed. Its going to cost millions of dollars to fix since they have to rebuild the trestles and UP is losing tons of money since they have to reroute everything up to Marysville. Amtrak is busing riders to Sac where they can catch the train westward. A minor inconvenience compared to what would have happened if the fire had been 10 minutes earlier!
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