[CBQ] Train/car bridges? was Re: Burlington Railroad Bridge

[William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>]

Randy,

None that I know of, but Santa Fe had one at Ft. Madison, IA where  
they crossed the Mississippi River into Illinois. It is still in  
service (I went over it today on Amtrak Train #4). It is also a swing  
bridge and, like the Sacramento bridge, has the trains on the bottom  
and the autos on top. According to Amtrak's information guide, it is  
the the longest such bridge in the U.S. It is sort of Q now!

Bill Barber
Gravois Mills. MO

On Apr 26, 2009, at 8:00 AM, CBQ@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> Train/car bridges? was Re: Burlington Railroad Bridge
> Posted by: "Randy Gordon-Gilmore" zephyr9900@comcast.net    
> proto_trains
> Sun Apr 26, 2009 1:37 am (PDT)
>
>
>
> Speaking of bridges, did the Q have any bridges shared with auto  
> traffic?
> The SP (now UP) has a swing bridge in Sacramento that has double  
> track on
> the lower deck and automobile roadway on the upper deck.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Randy



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