aaronfransen
Jedi Master
The Bonnybrook Bridge in Calgary, which Canadian Pacific built and uses for their trains, is in the process of collapsing into the Bow River, and it's got a train on it.
Evacuations in place for 1km around the bridge, including the Deerfoot Trail which is THE major artery for traffic in Calgary. The train cars are filled with "some kind of petroleum product", though they haven't said what. Given that they're not white cars, my guess is it's not compressed, so probably diesel.
Apparently the train had been inspected, but clearly one of the pylons has had the ground eroded out from under it, presumably due to the recent flooding and debris in the river.
(I'm trying to attach a picture...this is my first attempt so hopefully I do it right!)
Evacuations in place for 1km around the bridge, including the Deerfoot Trail which is THE major artery for traffic in Calgary. The train cars are filled with "some kind of petroleum product", though they haven't said what. Given that they're not white cars, my guess is it's not compressed, so probably diesel.
Apparently the train had been inspected, but clearly one of the pylons has had the ground eroded out from under it, presumably due to the recent flooding and debris in the river.
(I'm trying to attach a picture...this is my first attempt so hopefully I do it right!)
