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CSX 7836 |
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Flooding in April and then in June. Q 121 cruises by the flooding. |
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4/5/2008 Upload Date: 8/1/2008 8:41:21 PM |
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Vincennes, IN |
| Author: |
Brian Vieck |
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CSX 7836(C40-8W) |
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| Title: |
Q 121 |
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Flood water reflecting the train. Finding some beauty in the flooding amid the devastation. |
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4/5/2008 Upload Date: 8/1/2008 8:41:39 PM |
| Location: |
Vincennes, IN |
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Brian Vieck |
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Q 121, Hot intermodal |
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Ripples in the water caused by the pounding of the switch from the train. Notice the reflection of the jet contrail. |
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4/5/2008 Upload Date: 8/1/2008 8:42:01 PM |
| Location: |
Vincennes, IN |
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Brian Vieck |
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Wabash River Flooding |
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CSX's Chicago to Evansville main line is barely above the water. Water is over the farm field. The river is behind the trees in the background. |
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6/10/2008 Upload Date: 8/1/2008 8:39:10 PM |
| Location: |
Vincennes, IN |
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Brian Vieck |
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Smith Siding |
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Water is up to the tracks. The siding was put in a couple years ago. |
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6/10/2008 Upload Date: 8/1/2008 8:39:31 PM |
| Location: |
Vincennes, IN |
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Brian Vieck |
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| Title: |
Smith Siding |
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Flood water is all around the tracks. River will crest the next day. Back in 1985 water covered the ties. CSX has built up the track here. |
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6/10/2008 Upload Date: 8/1/2008 8:39:48 PM |
| Location: |
Vincennes, IN |
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Brian Vieck |
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Crossing gates |
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No one will use this road for a while. They just go through the motions. The flooding also flushed wildlife out of the woods. |
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6/10/2008 Upload Date: 8/1/2008 8:40:00 PM |
| Location: |
Vincennes, IN |
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Brian Vieck |
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| Title: |
George Rogers Clark Memorial |
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Tracks serving the grain elevator are out of service because of the flooding. |
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6/11/2008 Upload Date: 8/1/2008 8:40:14 PM |
| Location: |
Vincennes, IN |
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Brian Vieck |
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| Title: |
Q 687 |
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687 crosses the Wabash river as a detour train from St. Louis. Normally 687 goes to Indy but that line is washed out at Greencastle. |
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6/11/2008 Upload Date: 8/1/2008 8:40:26 PM |
| Location: |
Vincennes, IN |
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Brian Vieck |
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| Title: |
Q 687 |
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Westport Illinois is completely flooded. The old B&O will remain open. RJ Corman was dumping rock in places to shore up the roadbed. |
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6/11/2008 Upload Date: 8/1/2008 8:40:48 PM |
| Location: |
Vincennes, IN |
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Brian Vieck |
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| Title: |
Flood Gates |
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Rails are taken out so the flood gates can be put in to protect Vincennes. No service to the grain elevator. |
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6/11/2008 Upload Date: 8/1/2008 8:41:03 PM |
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Vincennes, IN |
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Brian Vieck |
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