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Arizona

Kali

(55,007 posts) Wed Jul 29, 2020, 11:56 AM Jul 2020

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Tempe Town Lake RR bridge on fire/derailment

my sister took this photo

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https://www.azfamily.com/news/train-derailment-massive-fire-on-bridge-over-tempe-town-lake/article_ce292ef0-d19e-11ea-a57f-7bc720db639f.html

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Tempe Town Lake RR bridge on fire/derailment (Original Post) Kali Jul 2020 OP

It's quite a thing soothsayer Jul 2020 #1

It looks like a big mess ThoughtCriminal Jul 2020 #2

that bridge has been there a LONG time Kali Jul 2020 #3

Apparently there was another derailment a month ago sweetloukillbot Jul 2020 #4

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

1. It's quite a thing

Reply to Kali (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 11:58 AM

Jul 2020

ThoughtCriminal

(14,047 posts)

2. It looks like a big mess

Reply to Kali (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 12:18 PM

Jul 2020

I have to wonder if Union Pacific will repair the bridge or just abandon this section and sell the trackage north of Tempe to BNSF.

Kali

(55,007 posts)

3. that bridge has been there a LONG time

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 12:22 PM

Jul 2020

they almost tore it down when they did the lake, didn't they?

sweetloukillbot

(11,005 posts)

4. Apparently there was another derailment a month ago

Reply to Kali (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 09:48 PM

Jul 2020

Not as bad and not a news item. Apparently it surprised Tempe’s mayor to learn about it.

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