Watch: Wildfire takes out railroad bridge in Texas
Written by RT&S Staff
BNSF
The Little Highline Fire in Potter County, Texas, destroyed a railroad bridge over the weekend.
Warning: The video that was taken is blurry.
Rail traffic was stopped prior to the collapse. The bridge is owned by BNSF and located east of Highway 87.
BNSF said in a statement: “Our engineering team has developed a bridge reconstruction plan that is currently underway to replace the timber structure with concrete and steel. The bridge will be out of service for a few days. In the interim, we are rerouting traffic based on origin and destination and working with Union Pacific to utilize existing trackage rights when applicable.”
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