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Related: About this forumTempe Town Lake RR bridge on fire/derailment
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Tempe Town Lake RR bridge on fire/derailment (Original Post)
Kali
Jul 2020
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soothsayer
(38,601 posts)1. It's quite a thing
ThoughtCriminal
(14,056 posts)2. It looks like a big mess
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
(55,032 posts)3. that bridge has been there a LONG time
they almost tore it down when they did the lake, didn't they?
sweetloukillbot
(11,163 posts)4. Apparently there was another derailment a month ago
Not as bad and not a news item. Apparently it surprised Tempes mayor to learn about it.