Short summary:
CP Reeseville Swamp (between Watertown and Columbus) has over 3 feet of
water on the tracks before today's 4+ inches fell. Detours on the BNSF and
ICE. Amtrak #7/8 are running the BNSF. Best estimate is sometime late next
week before the tracks are even visible again and then will basic need to
completely re-built. 261 trips for June are canceled (FO 261 will be taking
a big loss). May reschedule trips for August.
BNSF still trouble spots on the Aurora Subdivision La Crosse to Savanna but
traffic still running. Hannibal Subdivision is closed. Ottumwa Subdivision
expected to be closed on Friday. Fort Madison Subdivision expected to be
closed Saturday
UP Boone Subdivision - One track is out of service near Denison, Iowa close
to where a tornado hit Wednesday evening. Clinton Subdivision - Rising water
along the Cedar River has taken both tracks out of service near Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. Trenton Subdivision - Rising water along the Des Moines River
has taken the mainline out of service between Des Moines, Iowa, and Kansas
City, Mo. The following areas also are being watched closely due to rising
waters: Clinton Subdivision near Tama, Iowa; River Subdivision near
Booneville and Hodge, Mo., and St. Genevieve, Mo., expected to flood
sometime Saturday. Adams/Milwaukee line closed due to storms and water in
the Beaver Dam - Chicago.
Mid-Continent closed for the season officially and has taken extremely
severe damage to everything.
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Matt Carlson
La Crosse, WI
<http://www.carlsonphotos.net> www.carlsonphotos.net
From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob
Webber
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:03 PM
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Amtrak on the C&I
There are a wide variety of detours happening. Not sure which train
is going via Hinckley. The Empire Builder is going on the BNSF and
will likely continue for a week. The Texas Eagle was also rerouted
(though obviously, in a different direction). I understand that
Otumwa is going to be making a levee that cuts across the BNSF main -
and the CZ will be annulled for an indeterminate time. Basically, if
you're seeing something that "shouldn't" be there, it is likely due
to the huge numbers of detours and inundated mains in Iowa and
Wisconsin specifically, and the whole Midwest generally. Notice that
the saturated areas of Wisconsin were seeing rain at an inch an hour
and that went on for hours - at least 5+" more on saturated ground.
They are forecasting record levels on all rivers, and the Mississippi
may exceed the 500 year flood of 1993. At St. Louis, the river is at
it's second highest it has been in recorded history. 9 rivers in
Iowa are above record levels. In other words, this is not a short term
issue.
At 07:51 PM 6/12/2008, Rusty wrote:
>Does anyone know why Amtrak is running daily trains on the C&I? One
>goes west bound in the early afternoon and the the east bound goes
>through Hinckley IL at around 7pm! Just curious! thanks for the help in
>advance! Rusty
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